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Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson reports ‘record’ mining investment amid talk of a green technology mineral boom

Seabed mining is the hot-button political issue coming into the conference, said Susanna Fuller, a vice-president of Oceans North.

First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) sits in a tight position with the Government of Panama as the two parties can’t

The world needs an energy transition towards renewable, sustainable, and carbon-neutral sources. However, this implies tremendous challenges, beyond the economic investment, to make it a fair and responsible process.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at how a lot of government climate action is ignoring people with disabilities and examine the pros and cons of deep sea mining.

A battle is brewing over the future of the ocean floor that pits the fate of this little-known ecosystem against humanity’s demand for critical minerals — and a Vancouver company is leading the charge.

Mining clumps of metal at the bottom of the ocean could address critical shortages, but the damage to the seabed may deter attempts to make this process mainstream.

GORO, New Caledonia – Known widely as the “Madagascar of the Pacific,” New Caledonia is coated in remnant Gondwana rainforest and surrounded by reefs rich in marine life that constitute one of the largest marine parks on earth. It is a French territory located approximately 1,470 kilometers (900 miles) northeast of Brisbane, Australia. Despite its size, […]

For almost two hours, a large crowd of community leaders blocked Front Street in downtown Toronto to protest against the negative impact on workers and the environment from the operations of major mining companies around the world

Major mining firms are eyeing to expand to protected indigenous lands in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, a report said.