How do you turn people off the green transition and deliver them to the far right? Through #ClimateAuthoritarianism. The government seeks to coerce, not to persuade. And it's turning a planning system based on consent into one based on decree. This week's column.🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Trump spent three hours at hospital today doing ‘tests’. It should only have been 20 minutes, but the first test was really hard.

Our team works to highlight the environmental and financial risks of deep sea mining, while amplifying voices speaking out against it. Follow and share to join the growing wave of opposition Together we can protect our moana from deep sea mining 💙 #DSMC #ProtectOurOceans #StopDSM

“Up until maybe last year, in the green transition, deep-sea mining was touted as needed for the transition away from fossil fuels. Once that has been addressed and debunked, the conversation as of last year has shifted globally to critical defence minerals.” www.fijitimes.com.fj/environment-...

Very glad to see this report that I worked on released. Trusting it has some impact on UK Government's trade strategy around critical minerals. Any feedback welcome...

This is how local actors fight back - using any tools at their disposal. Even as the US imposes its will over deep-sea mining this bill deters the use of the island as a staging area for mining operations. "Guam bans seabed mining as federal offshore leases loom" www.postguam.com/news/local/g...

£325bn dirty money flows through UK. Jumps to £788bn+ when UK tax havens added. Linked to financial crime, corruption, illegal trades, narcotics, tax dodging. Banks, accountants, lawyers profit. Govts deregulate finance industry, prosecutions rare. Bank frauds (HBOS) not investigated.

S&P: Resist Musk, don't throw investors under the bus action.eko.org/a/s-and-p-do...

Free Daria Egereva! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Glad to see this story released - on a quick flick through it looks like a fascinating read... theuntoldstoryofthefbi.com/volume-2-bur...

We don't think enough about sand mining ... "Recognizing sand as an integral part of nature and an essential asset would require coordinated governance across sectors and scales, supported by long-term planning to balance supply needs with ecosystem protection" www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

This AP News article does a pretty good job of exposing the bubble mentality going on around US deep sea mining, with tiny start-ups making big claims and nothing proven. Some may cash in on speculation, but mining seems a long way off. apnews.com/article/trum...

We have a chance to ban oil and gas donations from Westminster - permanently. I've just sent a letter to my MP asking them to support an amendment to the Representation of the People's Bill, will you do the same? share.nwmd.social/s/LsjuKT0C

Even at the exploration stage, DSM is under scrutiny for compliance with ISA contracts. Governments have agreed to review contractor obligations. Key parts of the mining code remain unresolved. 🚩 Another legal and financial risk signal for investors. #FinanceFridays #DSMC #ProtectOurOceans #StopDSM

Nothing like ‘ghost sharks’ or ‘death ball’ sponges to remind what could be lost from over-exploiting our oceans 😊 edition.cnn.com/2026/05/19/c...

"For nodule mining, some simple scientific steps would help to resolve the risk of biodiversity loss, which is still mostly unknown." Really? If we don't know enough to know what the loss will be, how do we know these simple steps will be effective? www.iflscience.com/no-further-r...

"The report finds a clear correlation between gold prices and gold mining-related deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. On recent trends, this is projected to cause an extra 375 sq km of deforestation by 2028" All forests need protection, but gold is unncessary www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"We need robust, comprehensive policy and legislative pathways established immediately to safeguard our ocean from the irreversible impacts of deep-sea mining" pang.org.fj/pacific-lead...

Philippines: "Human rights cannot survive where fear, corruption, and impunity are allowed to flourish. This government must decide now whether it will continue to protect power and privilege or finally uphold the rights of every Filipino.” www.amnesty.org.ph/2026/05/aban...

I have to say this does look like Adani have bribed the US Government to make a bribery investigation go away! If so that has to be the most zeitgeist story of the year. www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026...

A good summary of the latest on Duterte at ICC "A senator sprinting through corridors to avoid accountability says more than any legal brief ... The men who dismissed the dead as collateral damage now discover human rights when the handcuffs come for them" www.justiceinfo.net/en/159354-ic...

🚨Energy Transfer is suing Greenpeace organisations for hundreds of millions of dollars for solidarity with the ongoing Indigenous-led resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline. Tell Energy Transfer and other corporate bullies to stop their attacks on free speech. Sign the petition: act.gp/3Hrx6Ye

"US e-waste therefore likely contains approximately 18,000 tonnes of magnets each year – an amount that would meet almost two thirds of the DoE’s projected US demand for 2030" www.chathamhouse.org/2026/05/rare...

A really important point on critical minerals: "China didn’t become a Saudi Arabia of critical minerals exporting processed minerals to the rest of the world. Far from it. It became a net importer of rare earths while the US became a net exporter" voltrush.substack.com/p/why-we-kee...

Great to see this in depth piece @ojopublico.bsky.social on the Quellaveco case. Anglo American's copper mine in Moquegua is damaging the environment in an area of severe water scarcity 👇 ojo-publico.com/6301/copper-... Find out more in our report: londonminingnetwork.org/2026/05/angl...

Analysis of ISA’s proposed financial and benefit-sharing system found that if DSM goes ahead, returns to developing countries would be minimal & most of the wealth would flow to a few private companies. Read more: www.greenpeace.org/internationa... #FinanceFridays #DSMC #ProtectOurOceans #StopDSM

"What this review makes clear is that the scientific community is not yet equipped to resolve [debates on #DeepSeaMining]. ... Until the knowledge gaps are filled, the true cost of mining the deep ocean remains unknown." oceanographicmagazine.com/news/fifty/

Where’s the fury about rightwing antisemitism? The newspapers that call out leftwing antisemitism publish antisemitic cartoons and champion politicians with a record of antisemitic statements. So who is holding *them* to account? This week’s column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This is truly outrageous! According to an investigation by @table.media (@caspardohmen.bsky.social & Leonie Düngefeld) mining projects were added more or less randomly to the list of strategic projects after (!) the experts’ assessment. table.media/esg/talk-of-...

Watch the Deep Sea Mining webinar on the Red Lines in the Abyss report & learn about the growing financial sector concerns around deep sea mining, including reputational risk, downstream exposure and long-term financial viability. www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5gT... #DSMC #ProtectOurOceans #StopDSM

Yep, this is bound to work. Putting more armed units in to protect the resources that are a key cause of the conflict, including increased corruption because of the number of armed groups drawn into the area. Can't see anything going wrong there at all... www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/...

Seems common sense prevailed over draconian attempts to ensure that some citizens don't get the right to defend their actions. www.theguardian.com/law/2026/may...

So sad to see the passing of Al Gedicks - when I was starting working in solidarity with communities affected by mining he was already something of a legend, and his reputation went on to grow. You helped forge the path... Thoughts go out to his family & friends. www.wnpj.org/post/tribute...

"European governments also do not want ​the U.S. to lead the project because they are worried access to critical minerals could be restricted in a crisis" Wonderfully diplomatic wording for 'no-one can trust the US in multilateral collaboration any more'. www.reuters.com/business/ene...

How does a taxpayer funded public body get to vote on its 'deal of the year'? Who decides & what's the criteria? All very odd, and I do tend to think get on with your job of being (supposed) public servants... www.exim.gov/news/exim-an...

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I learnt a fair amount about sulfur and sulfuric acid that I didn't know (in terms of all its uses, where it is exported and imported). Another bit of education in international supply chains (mainly thanks to the latest Gulf War). www.mining.com/op-ed-the-co...

"That’s what this paper highlights again and again: even after 50 years of research, there’s a dearth of knowledge about deep sea ecosystems, and how mining could affect them. What is clear is that the impacts will vary depending on the ecosystem" notesfromthedeep.substack.com/p/lessons-fr...

So it would appear that Keir Starmer's response to Labour's support melting away is more of the same - doubling down on the rhetoric & the 'soft Tory' styling. As the saying goes "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results" www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...

"If the ocean is sacred, then governing deep-sea mining is not simply a technical task. It is a moral reckoning with how we choose to live in a world already shaped by spiritual responsibility" devpolicy.org/when-the-oce...

REPORT: AFC Wimbledon Under-18s made yet more history as our Academy side clinched a quadruple of trophies by lifting the Youth Alliance League National Cup! 🏆🏆🏆🏆 #AFCW 🟢⚫️ www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news/2026/ma...

"Labour demonising the Greens isn’t just nasty politics it’s strategically self-defeating. You cannot ask people to unite to stop Reform and lend their vote to you tactically in 2029, while spending the years beforehand briefing against their first preference" ruthtanner.substack.com/p/the-chaos-...

"What we experience, we begin to understand. What we understand, we begin to love. And what we love, we absolutely will protect" A fascinating article from Victor Vescovo, who has so much experience to share! oceanographicmagazine.com/features/vic...

Call me crazy, but isn't stopping an existential threat important to everyone. The key is to ensure everyone understands that and that any costs of we get out of this fossil fuel driven mess doesn't fall unduly on the working class

"A company ... just published a 22-point manifesto calling for the draft, the rollback of postwar denazification, the end of international arms treaties, civilizational ranking of human beings, and the fusion of Silicon Valley with American hard power" deanblundell.substack.com/p/peter-thie...

Good for the local communities at Dupax del Norte ... the barricades remain! www.altermidya.net/woggle-pulls...

Please follow and support the campaign opposing #DeepSeaMining #StopDeepSeaMining #DefendTheDeep @deepseaconserve.bsky.social

Sat 16 May: Join our solidarity call with communities affected by Glencore ⏰ 4-6pm BST 📍 Online Ahead of Glencore’s AGM, activists from DRC, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, South Africa & Brazil will share their struggles and calls to action. Register here: londonminingnetwork.org/2026/05/join...

‘The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again…’