Why are companies so eager to start harvesting metal rich nodules from the ocean floor? In Episode 3 we are following Deep Green, a company founded by former Nautilus management. This company is eager to start harvesting nodules in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the Pacific. Could this be a more sustainable way of getting minerals?
Guests:
Gerard Barron, Deep Green
Dr Gregory Stone, Deep Green
Dr David Santillo, Greenpeace
Matthew Gianni, Deep Sea Conservation Coalition
Dr Chong Chen, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Dr Julia Sigwart, Queen’s University, Belfast
Duncan Currie, Deep Sea Conservation Coalition
Credits:
Producer and Host: Marcy Trent Long
Producer: Sam Colombie
Sound Engineer: Chris Wood
INTRO/OUTRO Music: Alex Mauboussin
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