The Lithium Paradox: Inside the High-Stakes Extraction Crisis on the Atacama Plateau
Executive Overview High atop the Andean plateau, where the borders of Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile converge, sits one…
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The New Frontier of Industrial Extraction: Carbon County Confronts the Data Center and Nuclear Boom
This coverage is made possible through a collaborative partnership between Grist and The Salt Lake Tribune, a nonprofit…
The Anatomy of an Open Wound: Pacific Climate Activists Witness the True Scale of Australia’s Coal Extraction at Saraji Mine
Executive Overview In the heart of Queensland’s Bowen Basin lies the Saraji coal mine, a colossal open-cut extraction…
Red Dust and Black Gold: The High-Stakes Battle Over South Africa’s Coastal Extraction Frontier
Executive Overview On the windswept shores of Saldanha Bay, roughly 140 kilometers north of Cape Town, a fine…
Multi-Decadal Ash Extraction Project at Drax Approved: A Balancing Act Between Circular Economy and Local Amenity
Executive Overview North Yorkshire Council has officially granted planning permission for one of the most ambitious mineral recovery…
The Great Green Laundering: How the "Transition Mineral" Narrative Conceals a New Era of Global Extraction
By Shaan Sood Published in partnership with the Oakland Institute Executive Overview A pervasive and insidious narrative has…
The Great Extraction Gamble: Why Ottawa and Alberta Are Betting Billions on a Shrinking Fossil Future
Executive Overview In July, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith jointly announced a landmark project:…
