4 ms·

What happened to the common heritage of all mankind?[1] How come these fuckers can go and grab them for themselves? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_herita

by Mizza 4y ago

What happened to the common heritage of all mankind?[1] How come these fuckers can go and grab them for themselves? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_heritage_of_humanity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_heritage_of_humanity

thehappypm 4y ago
They have a permit issued by an international body
- pauljurczak 4y ago
  > international body Where some nations are more equal than the others...
- a_bonobo 4y ago
  Fun fact: the people in that international body (The International Seabed Authority) are very close to the mining industry https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-04-19/gold-rush-in-the-deep-sea-raises-questions-about-international-seabed-authority https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-04-19/gold-rush-... >Mining firms have found an ally in Lodge, a 62-year-old British lawyer first elected as secretary-general in 2016 after serving at the ISA since it began operations, according to former authority staffers, activists and scientists. >“I am disturbed by the fact that popular perception of deep seabed mining is increasingly subject to wildly inaccurate and distorted scenarios portrayed by some sections of the media and interest groups,” Lodge said in a 2018 speech to a business group in Hamburg, Germany. “Suggestions that deep seabed mining will inevitably cause large-scale irreversible damage and ecosystem collapse appear to be grossly exaggerated and lack any basis in fact.”
billbrown 4y ago
It's covered in many of the documents on the project page[1], specifically the just-released Social Impact Assessment scoping document.[2] There are 168 members of the ISA, including Nauru which sponsors TMC's exploration license. Once the project reaches commercial operation, royalties will be distributed to ISA for division amongst the members or funding related international programs. Maybe look into it even a little before spewing bile? [1] https://metals.co/nori/ https://metals.co/nori/ [2] https://metals.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NORI-D-SIA-Scoping-Dec_2022.pdf https://metals.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NORI-D-SIA-Scop...

by Mizza 4y ago

thehappypm 4y ago

They have a permit issued by an international body

pauljurczak 4y ago
> international body Where some nations are more equal than the others...
a_bonobo 4y ago
Fun fact: the people in that international body (The International Seabed Authority) are very close to the mining industry https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-04-19/gold-rush-in-the-deep-sea-raises-questions-about-international-seabed-authority https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-04-19/gold-rush-... >Mining firms have found an ally in Lodge, a 62-year-old British lawyer first elected as secretary-general in 2016 after serving at the ISA since it began operations, according to former authority staffers, activists and scientists. >“I am disturbed by the fact that popular perception of deep seabed mining is increasingly subject to wildly inaccurate and distorted scenarios portrayed by some sections of the media and interest groups,” Lodge said in a 2018 speech to a business group in Hamburg, Germany. “Suggestions that deep seabed mining will inevitably cause large-scale irreversible damage and ecosystem collapse appear to be grossly exaggerated and lack any basis in fact.”

billbrown 4y ago

It's covered in many of the documents on the project page[1], specifically the just-released Social Impact Assessment scoping document.[2] There are 168 members of the ISA, including Nauru which sponsors TMC's exploration license. Once the project reaches commercial operation, royalties will be distributed to ISA for division amongst the members or funding related international programs. Maybe look into it even a little before spewing bile? [1] https://metals.co/nori/ https://metals.co/nori/ [2] https://metals.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NORI-D-SIA-Scoping-Dec_2022.pdf https://metals.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NORI-D-SIA-Scop...