Let’s not go there

Corporations will go to the ocean's depths for profit. Let's stop them.   Companies want to mine the ocean's depths, despite scientists' warnings about it. 32 countries are already against it - so let’s join them and demand the International Seabed Authority to ban it before it's too late! [ Sign the petitionÂ]( {NAME}, Dark oxygen, a newly discovered form of oxygen deep within the Pacific Ocean, is rewriting our understanding of life’s origins. After this groundbreaking discovery, corporations like The Metals Company are already pushing to mine these uncharted depths. Despite scientists' warnings about deep-sea mining, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) is hesitant. It has been delaying regulations that could protect these delicate ecosystems, even though we’ve already witnessed the devastation caused by terrestrial mining. Disrupting this balance could trigger environmental disasters on an unimaginable scale — and not just for marine biodiversity but for the oxygen cycles that sustain life on Earth. 32 countries are already against it - let’s join the pressure and demand authorities to stop this nightmare before it begins: [ISA, ban deep-sea mining NOW before it’s too late!]( mining is an imminent threat to the home of extraordinary ecosystems that remain largely unexplored. Dark oxygen supports a wealth of undiscovered species, some of which have only recently been identified. In Latin America, for example, such exploitative practices have caused unbelievable destruction – mining companies and their greed have caused the worst environmental disasters in the region. In the name of 'clean energy,' companies are poised to destroy what they don’t fully understand, jeopardising our planet’s future. Don’t let the pursuit of profit outweigh the preservation of life. We can stop it to protect our oceans: [ISA, protect our oceans, biodiversity, and planet – ban deep-sea mining for good!]( Ekō members have been pressuring and demanding the US Forest Service to deny BlueTriton’s permit to extract water in San Bernardino National Forest -- and we won! It's proof of what we can achieve together - let's do it again. [ Sign the petitionÂ]( Thanks for all that you do, Vanessa and the team at Ekō More information: ['Dark Oxygen' in depths of Pacific Ocean prompts new theories on life's origins]( France 24, 23 July 2024 [What We Know About Deep-sea Mining — and What We Don’t]( World Resources Institute, 23 February 2024 [Evidence of dark oxygen production at the abyssal seafloor]( Nature Geoscience, 22 July 2024 [How much of the Ocean has been explored?]( Ocean Literacy Portal, 09 May 2022     --------------------------------------------------------------- Ekō is a community of people from around the world committed to curbing the growing power of corporations. We want to buy from, work for and invest in companies that respect the environment, treat their workers well and respect democracy. And we’re not afraid to stand up to them when they don’t. Please help keep Ekō strong by chipping in $3 [Chip in $3]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. | [Unsubscribe](   --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Us On Social Media [Facebok]( [Instagram]( [Youtube](Eko.Movement) [Twitter]( [TikTok](eko.movement) [Telegram](