Archive - Green Rocks

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…

Mar 28 •

February 2024

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'?

Feb 29 •

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…

Feb 1 •

November 2023

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…

Nov 16, 2023 •

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October 2023

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…

Oct 26, 2023 •

September 2023

Climate goes Metal | News Round-up #48

What is Saudi Arabia doing? Plus monk activism, zinc batteries, and how copper can ease a shortfall.

Sep 14, 2023 •

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?

Sep 7, 2023 •

July 2023

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.

Jul 20, 2023 •

June 2023

Mining for the Climate | Round-up #46

Deep-sea mining code up against July deadline. James Cameron ambushed in Argentina. Sand mining investigations.

Jun 15, 2023 •

May 2023

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.

May 11, 2023 •

EU's critical materials plans worry Nordic Indigenous

The Saami Council, representing the Sámi civil society in Nordic countries, has wrestled with mining for years. The energy transition is changing the…

May 4, 2023 •

March 2023

Brazil was left with a "climate bomb" in mining

Brazil is known for its iron and gold, and the new president must confront the legacy of years of deregulation and a mining boom that has put lives at…

Mar 30, 2023 •

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