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Something is bothering me about the Economics of Deep-sea Mining

Posted on March 8, 2024March 11, 2024 By Andrew Thaler
Something is bothering me about the Economics of Deep-sea Mining

Note: please see the update to this post – Updated financial model for deep-sea mining makes more sense, fewer dollars This month, once again, the delegations from 169 countries will gather in Kingston, Jamaica to continue the negotiations on the Deep-sea Mining Code. At this point, I’ve written extensively about the potential environmental impacts of … Read More “Something is bothering me about the Economics of Deep-sea Mining” »

Coral reefs lose their champion, which laptop is really the greenest, new sea slugs, and an octopuses garden in the sea. Monday Morning Salvage: November 5, 2018.

Posted on November 5, 2018November 4, 2018 By Andrew Thaler
Weekly Salvage

Foghorn (A Call to Action!)

  • Help the Victims of Typhoon Yutu.
  • Ruth Gates dedicated her life to saving the world’s reefs and training the next generation of reef scientists. The Fight for Corals Loses Its Great Champion.

Flotsam (what we’re obsessed with right now)

  • Scientists Have Just Named 17 New Sea Slug Species, and They’re All Fabulous.
The newest members of the nudibranch family. (H. iba comes in 2 color morphs.) Photo: California Academy of Sciences
The newest members of the nudibranch family. (H. iba comes in 2 color morphs.)
Photo: California Academy of Sciences
  • Palau Becomes First Nation to Ban Sunscreens That Harm Corals.
  • The tiny sponge that could help preserve our deep oceans.
A close-up photo of the sponge that is being studied. NHM.
A close-up photo of the sponge that is being studied. NHM.

Read More “Coral reefs lose their champion, which laptop is really the greenest, new sea slugs, and an octopuses garden in the sea. Monday Morning Salvage: November 5, 2018.” »

Monday Morning Salvage: November 28, 2016

Posted on November 28, 2016November 28, 2016 By Andrew Thaler
Weekly Salvage

Flotsam (what we’re obsessed with right now)

  • This GIF of a swimming crinoid: crinoid
  • The original video by Els Van Den Eijnden can be found here: Dive in Bali by Els Van Den Eijnden

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