Daniel Ackerman

...a follow-up on my coverage of the @ISBAHQ council meeting for @NPR [2/2] npr.org/2023/07/24/118…

The International Seabed Authority failed to finalize regulations for deep seabed mining during its council meeting last month. So what happens now? I joined @1a today to discuss the future of the global ocean. [1/2] the1a.org/segments/the-d…

High interest rates are bad for borrowers...including clean energy developers. Here's how it's playing out for offshore wind. My latest for @Marketplace marketplace.org/2023/08/01/cle…

HUGE thanks to co-producer @jeyca97 who went above and beyond to make this episode shine. And shout-out to @WCAI_NPR where I first reported a version of this hard-hitting maritime history. Support your local public radio station!

Come for a surprise celeb appearance, stay for @romanmars nerding out about Moby Dick!

Tune in to @99piorg this week to hear me report more than you ever wanted to know about grease--and about how our modern mechanical world was built in part by the brutal, long-defunct (thankfully) New Bedford whaling industry. 99percentinvisible.org/episode/a-whal…

This may be the 99pi-est 99pi in 99pi history. The invisible role of lubrication in the modern world. This one is so fun! Whales! Surprise guests!

@DSMobserver Thank you @DrAndrewThaler for your vital work at @DSMobserver!

After six years, the Deep-sea Mining Observer is coming to a close. A farewell from the Editor: It’s science fiction, until it isn’t. dsmobserver.com/2023/01/a-fare…

Audio version here: npr.org/2022/11/12/113…

One ripple effect of the war in Ukraine: A shortfall in the country's healthcare budget means some patients have lost access to life-saving treatments like heart and lung transplant. A crash course in organ transplant aims to fill the gaps. My latest for @NPR

@jholz__ @axios Congrats! Great hire by @axios

A timely conversation with @drvolts as French pres. @EmmanuelMacron today reiterated his call for a ban on deep-sea mining at #COP27

Take a deep dive into deep sea mining with @drvolts & @DAckermanNews.  "The transition to clean energy is going to radically increase demand for a key set of minerals, many of which are mined today in social & environmentally destructive ways." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vol…

@MiriamWasser Still waiting for a pro tools leaf blower filter

Leaf blowers 🥴

This comes just ahead of next week's @ISBAHQ Council meeting in Kingston, Jamaica, where member states will gather to continue drawing up the Mining Code (rulebook for mining in international waters)

And some news: New Zealand has joined the list of governments calling for a moratorium on dsm "until strong environmental rules can be agreed and backed up by robust science." beehive.govt.nz/release/nz-bac…

Great talking with @drvolts about deep seabed mining and the energy transition.

All that transmission we're gonna need to carry renewable electricity? Some of it will need to be underwater. Important story by @MiriamWasser

Can (and Should) Seabed Metals Fill the Renewable-Energy Materials Gap? Great conversation with @Revkin @danackerman @jholz_ and @ImpossMetals. youtube.com/watch?v=sNaWzS… via @YouTube #oceans

In case you haven't had your fill of deep-sea mining content for the week. Will be sharing more reporting from my final episode of @how2saveaplanet