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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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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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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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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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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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November 2024

Power Metal Book Now on Sale!; Save the Forests or Save the Climate?
And more about the human and environmental costs of renewable energy and digital technology —and how we can do better.
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All Optimistic Issue: Solar is Sooooo Hot; Win a Power Metal Prize!
And more about the human and environmental costs of renewable energy and digital technology —and how we can do better.
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Trump Vs. the Energy Transition
Plus, preorder Power Metal to win a prize! And more about the human and environmental costs of renewable energy and digital technology — and how we can…
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October 2024

Children And Slaves Are Mining Our Critical Metals (And Not Just Cobalt)
How the raw materials we need for renewable energy and digital technology are hurting people and the planet—and how we can do better.
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How Fighting in Myanmar Could Slow the Energy Transition
Plus: Dead Cell Phones Are Big Business; This Week in Sand!; and more about the real costs of renewable energy and digital technology —and how we can do…
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Florida's Hurricane Floods Sparked Deadly Fires
And more about the human and environmental costs of renewable energy and digital technology —and how we can do better.
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