Company's Deep-Sea Mining Plans Called 'Big Kick in the Teeth' for Ocean Protectors

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'The Metals Company's (TMC) announcement flies in the face of international opposition to deep-sea mining, and it's a big kick in the teeth for governments that spent three long weeks debating the future of the oceans,' said Greenpeace's Louisa Casson.

"This is a cowboy company running out of cash and trying to ride roughshod over international decisions," said one Greenpeace campaigner.Greenpeace on Wednesday again took aim at a Canadian startup after the deep-sea mining company announced its expected application costs, development timeline, and production capacity following an international agency's recent meeting that ended without finalized regulations.

"The Metals Company's announcement flies in the face of international opposition to deep-sea mining, and it's a big kick in the teeth for governments that spent three long weeks debating the future of the oceans and concluded this industry should not get a green light," said Greenpeace campaigner Louisa Casson in a statement.

"It's clear that trying to mine the oceans is becoming politically toxic—even more so with zero rules in place. This is bullish talk to try and force governments into rushed decisions, but it will come back to bite them," she continued."TMC are showing their true colors: This is a cowboy company running out of cash and trying to ride roughshod over international decisions."

Casson added that"instead of acting on scientific findings, which conclusively prove this industry will put the oceans in danger, they're announcing fanciful plans to ramp up production in a desperate attempt to reassure their worried investors and save their plummeting share price."

 

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