“An Irrevocable Black Mark”: Widespread Condemnation as Norway Approves Deep Sea Mining

By Democracy Now

HAVANA TIMES – Norwegian lawmakers voted 80 to 20 to allow deep sea mining despite widespread warnings and condemnation from scientists, environmentalists, as well as the U.K. government and the EU. Norway’s government says seabed exploitation could help power an economy less reliant on fossil fuels.

One of the Earth’s remaining untouched habitats, the deep sea contains