Donald Trump wants to blow up international agreement and open the Pacific
Ocean to deep sea mining.

This is a massive global emergency with consequences we can't even
imagine: the President of one island in the mining zone calls it "playing
gods with the cradle of life".

Fortunately, the US government department in charge of the final
regulations has insisted on a public comment period. We need as many
people as possible to speak out and give them justification to act against
Trump:

[ [link removed] ] Stop Trump's Ocean Destruction 

   
John,

Donald Trump just announced he’s going to open the Pacific Ocean to deep
sea mining!

That means his friends will get permits to vacuum up the ocean floor,
destroy irreplaceable marine life, and make billions – for destabilizing
the entire planet’s ecosystem.

This is the kind of chaos Trump brings. But the government department in
charge of the final regulations has insisted on a public comment period,
which means civil servants who care about the environment will be
reviewing all our objections – and could put a stop to Trump’s plan.

We need as many people as possible to speak out and give them
justification to act:

[ [link removed] ]Sign and share now to save the ocean from Trump!

Scientists estimate there’s an unbelievable 1.5 million undiscovered
species in the ocean. We know next to nothing about the ecosystem that
underpins all life on Earth – it’s like an alien planet right at home.

That’s why scientists, experts, environmentalists, and everyone with a
heart or a brain has urged extreme caution before greedy industrialists
start mining the deepest, most vulnerable parts of the ocean for minerals.
Almost every country in the world has agreed to caution – but not the US.

That doesn’t mean we can’t stop this. We’re seeing how courts and ordinary
workers can get in the way of the worst of Trump’s plans. And this deep
sea mining plan affects the entire world – so hearing from across the
world is critical. Most of the ocean floor Trump is targeting isn’t even
in US territorial waters!

The world has to survive 4 years of Trump. If he’s poisoned our oceans by
the time he leaves, his impact will carry on for generations.

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Thanks for all that you do,
Emma and the team at Ekō


More information:

[ [link removed] ]Fears Trump’s deep-sea mining order will irreparably harm ecosystems
The Guardian, 26 April 2025
[ [link removed] ]‘Playing gods with the cradle of life’: French Polynesia’s president
issues warning over deep-sea mining
The Guardian, 1 April 2025
[ [link removed] ]The unknown giants of the deep oceans
BBC, 9 February 2023

 

 

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