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The Lithium Gold Rush
Podcast |
Outside/In
Publisher |
NHPR
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Natural Sciences
News
Science
Society & Culture
Publication Date |
Sep 10, 2020
Episode Duration |
00:44:34

In one version of a sustainable, carbon-neutral future, the world’s cars will transition from fossil fuels to electricity. Right now that vision absolutely depends on lithium, a primary component of the lithium-ion battery.

But there is no “Lithium Central Planning Committee” balancing supply and demand or making sure that lithium is mined in environmentally and socially responsible ways. In fact, there is almost no lithium mining in the United States at all. So where does it all come from? And who is being affected?

Featuring Emily Hersh, Chloe Holzinger, Mike Wise, Patrick Donnelly, Thea Riofrancos, Emiliano Gullo, Ramón M. Balcázar, and Julian Brave NoiseCat.

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