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Fear-mongering in the Cobalt-sphere? | News Round-up #52
In Peru, expansions and an order to pay medical care. In the US, tech companies aren't liable and a copper land swap upheld. In Brazil, regulators ask…
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Nickel anxieties & Battery frontiers | News Round-up #51
African leaders urge equitable extraction. Volkswagen allegedly involved with forced labor. London Metal Exchange trades 'criminal property'?
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Batteries that concern the US | News Round-up #50
The US releases guidance on sourcing EV batteries. Battery metal prices take a dive. Scores of deaths at mine sites. Researchers urge greater…
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Phosphate is as much 'climate mineral' as lithium
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Cobalt miners call out 'neocolonialism' as firms avoid accountability
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The journey to responsibly mined lithium
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Batteries that concern the US | News Round-up #50
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Mines produce more waste than metal
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EU's critical materials plans worry Nordic Indigenous
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Podcast: Pitfall author Chris Pollon on the need to mine
On the first Green Rocks podcast, I speak with Chris Pollon, author of Pitfall, on material demand, climate justice, and what the mine of the future…
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Gra-fight! | Climate and mining news round-up #49
China and US wield exports as weapons in a graphite fight. Chinese companies linked to violence at overseas projects. Western companies chasing after…
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Climate goes Metal | News Round-up #48
What is Saudi Arabia doing? Plus monk activism, zinc batteries, and how copper can ease a shortfall.
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The journey to responsibly mined lithium
Lithium operations in Chile's salt flats scored high against a tough standard. What does this tell us about achieving sustainable batteries?
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Mining green rocks for the climate | Round-up #47
Mining investment deemed green, tensions in Nevada's lithium, and mine workers demand safety and security.
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Mining for the Climate | Round-up #46
Deep-sea mining code up against July deadline. James Cameron ambushed in Argentina. Sand mining investigations.
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News round-up in mining for climate tech #45
Might as well start numbering these mining news nuggets. In this one: US mines, activism in Ecuador, seabed mining, and *lodes* of reads.
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