The United States is spending billions of dollars to secure access to critical minerals – minerals and metals that are ...

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In her new book, Thea Riofrancos explores the environmental and social costs of the race to embrace green solutions like ...

Mining critical minerals such as lithium and cobalt fuels the "green" energy and digital transitions essential to meeting climate goals. But building the technologies that enable a sustainable future ...

Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden have both made it a priority to secure a sufficient supply of critical minerals from the ground. But some in the current Trump administration have called for ...

Lithium is the lightest and smallest alkali metal in the periodic table and possesses a high electrochemical potential. These attributes make it attractive for use in batteries, as it can provide a ...

Deep sea mining is expected to negatively affect terrestrial mining, risking over $560 billion in annual export earnings, a new report published by financial think tank Planet Tracker argues. The ...

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“The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights.” — J. Paul Getty The big driver of the world economy is a plundering process where powerful corporations loot the natural resources of ...