Peak & Plunge #1 – Ain’t No Mountain High, Ain’t No Deep Sea Low
In episode 1 of Peak & Plunge, we talk to special guest Mark Haver about the controversial practice of Deep Sea Mining. As Global Policy Advisor for the Sustainable Ocean Alliance, an environmental consultant, and advocate for action on our oceans and our climate, Mark helps us ask…do our future cell phones, cars, and green energy lie at the bottom of the sea? Or is this just another environmental disaster waiting to happen?
Supplementary Pictures
Picture 1 – A Field of Polymetallic Nodules
Picture credit: Geomar Bilddatenbank. Used under a CC BY 4.0 DEED License
Picture 2 – Polymetallic Nodules (Metal Potatoes), Close Up
Picture credit: Hannes Grobe. Used under a CC BY 4.0 DEED License
Picture 3 – A Sea Cucumber, Psychropotes longicauda, on a polymetallic nodule
Picture credit: Geomar Bilddatenbank. Used under a CC BY 4.0 DEED License.
Bonus Picture because it’s Cute and I Want To – Casper the Ghost Octopus
Picture credit: NOAA. Picture is Public Domain.
External Links
Action you can take RIGHT NOW! Tell President Biden and U.S. Congress to “Say No to Deep-Sea Mining”.
Sustainable Ocean Alliance Deep Sea Mining Activation Toolkit
Look Down Action
Deep-Sea Soundings (Poem), Full Text
Artwork Attributions:
Podcast cover artwork by Mercedes Schultz.
Music And Sound Attributions:
All sound effects and music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license, are Public Domain, or are otherwise free to use without attribution.
Special Thanks:
Special thank you to Mark Haver for his time and expertise, as well as lending his voice to this episode. All voices are used with permission.
