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February 2025

The Dark Side of LED Lights; China Breaks Renewables Record While US Flails
And more about the real costs of renewable energy and digital tech, and how we can do better.
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Vince Beiser
Does Ukraine Have What Trump Wants?; High Cost of Free Parking
And more about the human and environmental costs of renewable energy and digital technology — and how we can do better.
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Vince Beiser
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From LA to Gaza, Damaged Renewables Turn Toxic; Trump Does Something Good
And more about the human and environmental costs of renewable energy and digital technology — and how we can do better.
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Vince Beiser
Me on The Daily Show?!; Trump's Trade Wars Go Metal
and more about the human and environmental costs of renewable energy and digital technology—and how we can do better.
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Vince Beiser
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January 2025

Deepseek’s Silver Lining?; Indonesia Unleashes Ocean Sand Miners; Book News
and more about the human and environmental costs of renewable energy and digital technology—and how we can do better.
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Vince Beiser
Trump’s Self-Imposed “Energy Emergency”; What It Means for Metals; Plus Good News!
and more about the human and environmental costs of renewable energy and digital technology—and how we can do better.
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Vince Beiser
Goodbye Gas Stations?; American Metal Recycling is Poisoning Mexicans
and more about the human and environmental costs of renewable energy and digital technology—and how we can do better.
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Vince Beiser
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Why Trump Wants Greenland; Afterlife of White House Solar Panels; Book Updates
and more about the human and environmental costs of renewable energy and digital technology—and how we can do better.
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Vince Beiser
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December 2024

AI Also Generates E-Waste; Fight Waste, Fix Stuff; Great Books to Gift!
and more about the human and environmental costs of renewable energy and digital technology —and how we can do better.
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Vince Beiser
Electric Cars Might Outlast Gas-Powered Ones; Rethinking Recycling
And more about the human and environmental costs of renewable energy and digital technology —and how we can do better.
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Vince Beiser
China Chokes Off Metals to US; Artificial Elements?; Power Metal Party!
And more about the human and environmental costs of renewable energy and digital technology —and how we can do better.
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