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EPISODE · Mar 25, 2025 · 26 MIN

341: The War Below: Critical Minerals, YIMBY for Mining, & the Trade War—w/ Ernest Scheyder, author & journalist

from Reversing Climate Change · host Carbon Removal Strategies LLC

The clean energy transition sure needs a heck of a lot of mining. What do we do when there are environmental or spiritual costs to getting the materials we need for EVs and batteries? Ernest Scheyder is a Reuters reporter covering critical minerals, and the author of The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives.His reporting strives to let audiences draw their own conclusions about where the line should be on environmental extraction, which is a rarer approach than maybe meets the eye.Tune in to also learn where the political battles of the second Trump Administration over critical minerals in Ukraine and clean energy politics at home may lead, and what we should keep our eyes on in the future.Resources⁠⁠⁠Become a paid subscriber of Reversing Climate Change⁠⁠Ernest Scheyder's websiteErnest's reporting at ReutersThe War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our LivesThe Irresponsible Pursuit of Paradise by Jim L. Bowyer⁠Follow the Reversing Climate Change podcast on LinkedIn

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The clean energy transition sure needs a heck of a lot of mining. What do we do when there are environmental or spiritual costs to getting the materials we need for EVs and batteries? Ernest Scheyder is a Reuters reporter covering critical minerals, and the author of The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives.His reporting strives to let audiences draw their own conclusions about where the line should be on environmental extraction, which is a rarer approach than maybe meets the eye.Tune in to also learn where the political battles of the second Trump Administration over critical minerals in Ukraine and clean energy politics at home may lead, and what we should keep our eyes on in the future.Resources⁠⁠⁠Become a paid subscriber of Reversing Climate Change⁠⁠Ernest Scheyder's websiteErnest's reporting at ReutersThe War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our LivesThe Irresponsible Pursuit of Paradise by Jim L. Bowyer⁠Follow the Reversing Climate Change podcast on LinkedIn

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