Ore Is the New Oil
Angry Planet30 Tammi 2024

Ore Is the New Oil

Oil makes the world go ‘round, for now. But rare earth minerals such as lithium are increasingly in demand and, as a result, the source of conflict. With us on the show today is Reuters journalist Ernest Scheyder. His new book The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives explores the new resource war that’s sucking in community activists, titans of industry, and global superpowers.


Scheyder’s work at Reuters


The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives


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