*[Enwl-eng] Mining for profit at the expense of the world
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Mining for profit at the expense of the world"It just feels like the system is set up for failure for us.”
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US President Donald Trump directed the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to pass a rule encouraging deep sea mining off the precious Alaskan coast, the latest assault on the natural world from the White House. Indigenous groups in the state are objecting, saying they weren’t consulted. The wreckage from mining could affect ancestral lands for decades, or even centuries. Deep sea mining of the kind that Trump announced in an executive order last April is harmful to the environment and deeply damaging to underwater biospheres. But that doesn’t matter to the administration, which sees opportunity to add to corporate profits. By expediting mining permits, the White House will ensure that deep sea mining is easier for companies in the US—clearing the way for the destructive practice. It’s another step forward for the administration’s anti-planet, pro-corporate agenda. A sale of mineral lease rights in Alaska is expected to begin soon, with the administration starting the process on Thursday. Trump’s Cabinet is so enthusiastic about mining in general that Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum debuted a new mining mascot, Coalie, on social media last month. “It just feels like we don’t have any say on whether it happens or not. It just feels like the system is set up for failure for us.”—Jasmine Monroe, Inupiaq, Yupik, and Cherokee Alaskan (Grist) (Reuters) (E&E News) (the Guardian) In other newsReach of scandal The latest release of files relating to sex predator Jeffrey Epstein are roiling Western institutions. Bank of America can be sued over its connection to the billionaire pedophile, a court ruled. In Britain, Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s ties to Epstein friend and ally Peter Mandelson is the latest damaging scandal to hit the Labour government as many call for him to resign. “Why are Ministers still going on TV claiming 'we didn't know'?”—Richard Burgon, Labour MP War profiteering Ubiquiti, a company owned by US billionaire Robert Pera, is helping Russia wage its drone war on Ukraine. The company provides communication tech to Russian operators. While Ubiquiti claims it doesn’t have “visibility” into who purchases and uses its product, that’s not an excuse likely to hold up in court if it comes to that. It’s not the first time Ubiquiti’s products have dodged sanctions—it was fined in 2014 when its technology was found in Iran. Predictable consequences The climate crisis could crash the economy, a new report warns. Researchers from the University of Exeter and financial think tank Carbon Tracker Initiative found that national economies could be “wiped out” from climate events. The danger is very real and very predictable. With no meaningful action, it’s likely to become reality. “The climate scientists we surveyed were unambiguous: current economic models can’t capture what matters most—the cascading failures and compounding shocks that define climate risk in a warmer world—and could undermine the very foundations of economic growth.”—Dr Jesse Abrams, University of Exeter Here’s your campaign of the day
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Date: пт, 6 февр. 2026 г. в 14:13
Subject: Mining for profit at the expense of the world
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