Mining the Deep Ep3: The world of nodule treasures

Eight Million by Marcy Trent Long, Sustainable Asia

Nov 22, 201918:03News & Politics

Why are companies so eager to start harvesting metal rich nodules from the ocean floor? In Episode 3 we are following DeepGreen, a company founded by former Nautilus management. This company is eager to start harvesting...

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