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An Uncontacted Tribe Is One of the Latest Casualties in Race to Build EVs
“These are the forests which we guard for the future generation and now they are being destroyed for electric cars, where is the heart of people in the west?”
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Norways Finds a Treasure Trove of Minerals in Its Seabed
A recent study from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate found large amounts of valuable metals and minerals on the seabed of the country’s continental shelf, Reuters reported. The rare earth metals, copper, and other materials would be a boon to Europe’s ability to produce energy transition technologies, but environmentalists are worried about the potential impacts of…
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China’s Booming EV Industry Is Changing Indonesia for the Worse
A Chinese-backed nickel refinery has taken over a chunk of a major island in Indonesia, and is wreaking havoc on its ecosystem. In less than a single decade, the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) has released enough pollution that people in the neighbouring village of Kurisa can no longer fish, nor rely on rivers as…
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U.S. Acknowledges Child Labour in Electric Vehicle Supply Chain
The federal government has, for the first time, included crucial raw materials needed for the clean energy transition under a list of goods that have child or forced labour in their supply chains.