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pscot

(21,023 posts)
Sat Jun 21, 2014, 09:36 AM Jun 2014

Sea bed iron mine rejected

From the Times

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A project to mine undersea iron ore deposits off the New Zealand coast has been rejected because of uncertainty about the environmental effects of the project, the country’s Environmental Protection Authority said on Wednesday.

Trans-Tasman Resources, a New Zealand company formed to explore and develop the country’s so-called iron sand deposits, had sought final approval to excavate but was turned down by a special committee set up by the environmental agency.

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Sea bed iron mine rejected (Original Post) pscot Jun 2014 OP
Fuck me ... the precautionary principle has just won something! Nihil Jun 2014 #1
 

Nihil

(13,508 posts)
1. Fuck me ... the precautionary principle has just won something!
Mon Jun 23, 2014, 04:47 AM
Jun 2014

> rejected because of uncertainty about the environmental effects of the project

Well done NZ! The sane minority in the rest of the world applaud you!
(and are jealous)


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