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Paria sans portefeuille @[email protected] · 2026-02-24 · 15:33 UTC

' "#TheElementsOfPower: A Story of War, Technology, and the Dirtiest Supply Chain on Earth," a new book by journalist #NicolasNiarchos, paints a semi-apocalyptic vision of that #cobalt’s origins: corrupt bargains between politicians and foreign companies, displacement and environmental destruction, cave-ins that bury miners alive.'

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/elements-power-nicolas-niarchos-cobalt-exploitation/
#tech #Congo #DRC #mining #cobaltMining #artisanalMining #ecocide #books @bookstodon

#theelementsofpower #nicolasniarchos #cobalt #tech #congo #drc

Paria sans portefeuille @[email protected] · 2026-02-24 · 15:33 UTC

' "#TheElementsOfPower: A Story of War, Technology, and the Dirtiest Supply Chain on Earth," a new book by journalist #NicolasNiarchos, paints a semi-apocalyptic vision of that #cobalt’s origins: corrupt bargains between politicians and foreign companies, displacement and environmental destruction, cave-ins that bury miners alive.'

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/elements-power-nicolas-niarchos-cobalt-exploitation/
#tech #Congo #DRC #mining #cobaltMining #artisanalMining #ecocide #books @bookstodon

#theelementsofpower #nicolasniarchos #cobalt #tech #congo #drc

Paria sans portefeuille @[email protected] · 2026-02-24 · 15:33 UTC

' "#TheElementsOfPower: A Story of War, Technology, and the Dirtiest Supply Chain on Earth," a new book by journalist #NicolasNiarchos, paints a semi-apocalyptic vision of that #cobalt’s origins: corrupt bargains between politicians and foreign companies, displacement and environmental destruction, cave-ins that bury miners alive.'

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/elements-power-nicolas-niarchos-cobalt-exploitation/
#tech #Congo #DRC #mining #cobaltMining #artisanalMining #ecocide #books @bookstodon

#theelementsofpower #nicolasniarchos #cobalt #tech #congo #drc

Paria sans portefeuille @[email protected] · 2026-02-24 · 15:33 UTC

' "#TheElementsOfPower: A Story of War, Technology, and the Dirtiest Supply Chain on Earth," a new book by journalist #NicolasNiarchos, paints a semi-apocalyptic vision of that #cobalt’s origins: corrupt bargains between politicians and foreign companies, displacement and environmental destruction, cave-ins that bury miners alive.'

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/elements-power-nicolas-niarchos-cobalt-exploitation/
#tech #Congo #DRC #mining #cobaltMining #artisanalMining #ecocide #books @bookstodon

#books #ecocide #artisanalmining #cobaltmining #mining #drc

Paria sans portefeuille @[email protected] · 2026-02-24 · 15:33 UTC

"#TheElementsOfPower: A Story of War, Technology, and the Dirtiest Supply Chain on Earth," a new book by journalist #NicolasNiarchos, paints a semi-apocalyptic vision of that #cobalt’s origins: corrupt bargains between politicians and foreign companies, displacement and environmental destruction, cave-ins that bury miners alive."

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/elements-power-nicolas-niarchos-cobalt-exploitation/
#tech #Congo #DRC #mining #cobaltMining #artisanalMining #ecocide #books @bookstodon

#theelementsofpower #nicolasniarchos #cobalt #tech #congo #drc

Ricardo Harvin @[email protected] · 2023-07-05 · 02:44 UTC

There is no good #mining, it's all bad.

The worst kind of mining is that done primarily to satisfy human vanity, like #diamonds (cheap manufactured diamonds are just as beautiful and #industrially useful), and #PreciousMetals.

I didn't realize how widespread and damaging "#ArtisanalMining" for #gold is, and after watching this, I've just decided I won't buy any more vanity items like #jewelry from mined materials.

It won't make a difference, but it's a thing I can do.

https://youtu.be/xB-a2I0JmBA

#jewelry #gold #artisanalmining #preciousmetals #industrially #diamonds