John,

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!

Deep-sea 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.