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"Norway’s Deep Sea Mining Ban Strengthens Global Movement for Ocean Protection"
#Norway #Oceans #Environment

Norway's Deep Sea Mining Ban Strengthens Global Movement for Ocean Protection | Happy Eco News
Norway's deep sea mining ban will protect Arctic waters until 2029 after environmental pressure and green party negotiations. The decision ends public funding for mineral mapping and strengthens global resistance to ocean floor extraction. Over 40 countries now support pausing deep sea mining while recycling alternatives could provide needed minerals without environmental destruction.

International Seabed Authority chief urges EU to back deep-sea mining rules | Euractiv
https://www.euractiv.com/news/international-seabed-authority-chief-urges-eu-to-back-deep-sea-mining-rules/

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #ElSonido
Mano Negra:
🎵 Señor Matanza
#ManoNegra
https://manonegra.bandcamp.com/track/senor-matanza
https://open.spotify.com/track/2uR6DAqwZCfDeD6jFrD5zA

Post zum Freitag: Vom Installieren einer Wärmepumpe in Zeiten der Unsicherheit
Manche Leute trauen sich zu, die Wärmepumpe selbst zu installieren und sich günstig unabhängig(er) zu machen. Dies und weitere Themen in der Post zum Freitag.

Sources: Shanghai-based AI startup MiniMax plans to price its Hong Kong IPO at ~$21, the top of its marketed range, and will stop taking orders a day early (Dave Sebastian/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) trocknet die Integrationskurse aus – still und heimlich, ohne auch nur den Beteiligten Bescheid zu geben. Das ist unfair und unklug. Der Kommentar.
https://www.fr.de/meinung/kommentare/integration-die-k…

Integrationskurse auf der Kippe – die Koalition muss Innenminister Dobrindt stoppen
Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) trocknet die Integrationskurse aus – still und heimlich, ohne auch nur den Beteiligten Bescheid zu geben. Der Kommentar.

I'm not a fan of the "users won't understand error messages any way, so we can just not give any meaningful error messages" philosophy... Is there a way to tell @… that I want to see more meaningful error messages?

As Bitcoin prices continue to plummet and electricity costs climb,
it’s become tough out there for a crypto miner.
The hash price index, which is used to determine how much revenue miners can make by mining crypto,
reached its lowest point on record this week, according to mining services company Luxor Technology.
According to Coindesk, the average cost to mine one Bitcoin is currently around $87,000
— far higher than its current going rate,
making it an e…

Miners are being squeezed as bitcoin’s $70,000 price fails to cover $87,000 production costs
Bitcoin is now approximately 20% below its estimated average production cost, historically a feature of a bear market.

Not Just Oil: In Venezuela, U.S. Interior Secretary Pushes for Mining Access - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/world/americas/venezuela-mining-access-burgum.html

The Year in Physics
Physicists spotted a “terribly exciting” new black hole,
doubled down on weakening dark energy,
and debated the meaning of quantum mechanics
https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-year-in-physics-20251217/

The Year in Physics | Quanta Magazine
Physicists spotted a “terribly exciting” new black hole, doubled down on weakening dark energy, and debated the meaning of quantum mechanics.