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A guide to the 4 minerals shaping the world’s energy future
It takes lithium and cobalt to build the batteries that power electric vehicles and e-bikes, nickel and rare earth elements ...
Chile’s lithium boom promises jobs and money — but threatens a critical water source
The Atacama Desert is a major source of lithium for EV batteries. As global demand ramps up, the local Lickanantay people are ...
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Trade-offs of the green transition: Is mining critical minerals better than extracting fossil fuels?
As renewable energy gathers steam around the world, the harms of mining its mineral components continue to grow. On the ...
The weirdest ways scientists are mining for critical minerals, from water to weeds
This story was originally published by Grist with the headline The weirdest ways scientists are mining for critical minerals, ...