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‘Aquaman’ warns Sundance of deep-sea mining peril
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Jason Momoa
PARK CITY, Jan 21, (AFP) – He is best known as hunky, sea-dwelling superhero “Aquaman,” but actor Jason Momoa brought a stark and sober warning about the perils of deep-sea mining to the Sundance film festival on Friday.
The Hawaiian-born A-lister narrates “Deep Rising,” a new documentary about the frenzied efforts by resource-hungry corporations to scrape valuable metals from vast swathes of the Pacific floor. Supporters of deep-sea mining claim that pellets of nickel and cobalt — used in electric car batteries — can be conveniently scooped off the seabed, helping reduce our fossil fuel reliance.
But conservation groups and
scientists fear this could devastate poorly understood marine systems that play a crucial role in
regulating the climate.