Chris and Charley continue discussing the human and environmental impact of mining for the critical minerals of the green energy transition. In part 2: rare earth elements and nickel.

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Issue 2: Green energy & electric cars

Intro: Why does green energy produce so much toxic waste?

Chapter 1: Comparing wind, solar, nuclear & geothermal energy; mining waste

Chapter 2: The human and environmental costs of green energy mining

Chapter 3: Phasing out cars (even electric ones) to save the planet

Chapter 4: Your life would be way better if we phased out cars

Extra: Hydroelectric is not green energy

Bonus 1: Planet-saving green energy technology we foolishly never developed

Bonus 2: How did Congo (the world’s leading cobalt producer) get the way it is?

Bonus 3: The Congo Wars (1996-2003) and its millions of victims

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Issue 2 is available in written and podcast format

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Image: Climate Rights International, Does Anyone Care? / Riza Salman for CRI

Chris and Charley look at the human and environmental impact of mining for lithium and cobalt, two critical minerals of the green energy transition.

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Issue 2: Green energy & electric cars

Intro: Why does green energy produce so much toxic waste?

Chapter 1: Comparing wind, solar, nuclear & geothermal energy; mining waste

Chapter 2: The human and environmental costs of green energy mining

Chapter 3: Phasing out cars (even electric ones) to save the planet

Chapter 4: Your life would be way better if we phased out cars

Extra: Hydroelectric is not green energy

Bonus 1: Planet-saving green energy technology we foolishly never developed

Bonus 2: How did Congo (the world’s leading cobalt producer) get the way it is?

Bonus 3: The Congo Wars (1996-2003) and its millions of victims

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Issue 2 is available in written and podcast format

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Lithium evaporation ponds (Luis Robayo / AFP):

The dried riverbed of the Trapiche River: Maria Paula Gaido / Ruido:

Double issue means double chapters, and double chapters are way too long to record in one sitting. Chris and Charley sit down again to finish Chapter 1.

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Issue 2: Green energy & electric cars

Intro: Why does green energy produce so much toxic waste?

Chapter 1: Comparing wind, solar, nuclear & geothermal energy; mining waste

Chapter 2: The human and environmental costs of green energy mining

Chapter 3: Phasing out cars (even electric ones) to save the planet

Chapter 4: Your life would be way better if we phased out cars

Extra: Hydroelectric is not green energy

Bonus 1: Planet-saving green energy technology we foolishly never developed

Bonus 2: How did Congo (the world’s leading cobalt producer) get the way it is?

Bonus 3: The Congo Wars (1996-2003) and its millions of victims

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Issue 2 is available in written and podcast format

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