Iss2/Ch2 Do electric cars generate waste worse than nuclear power plants? The answer may surprise (and poison) you (part 1)

Chris and Charley look at the human and environmental impact of mining for lithium and cobalt, two critical minerals of the green energy transition. ____________________________________ Issue 2: Green energy & electric cars Intro: Why does green energy produce so much toxic waste? Chapter 1: Comparing wind, solar, nuclear & geothermal energy; mining waste Chapter 2: The human and environmental costs of green energy mining Chapter 3: Phasing out cars (even electric ones) to save the planet Chapter 4: Your life would be way better if we phased out cars Extra: Hydroelectric is not green energy Bonus 1: Planet-saving green energy technology we foolishly never developed Bonus 2: How did Congo (the world’s leading cobalt producer) get the way it is? Bonus 3: The Congo Wars (1996-2003) and its millions of victims _____ Issue 2 is available in written and podcast format __________ Images from Ch2/Part 1: Lithium evaporation ponds (Luis Robayo / AFP): The dried riverbed of the Trapiche River: Maria Paula Gaido / Ruido: