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Inside the Race to Mine $92 Billion Worth of Deep Sea Minerals | WSJ
Between Norway and Greenland lie some of the most valuable minerals on the planet. From cobalt to rare earths, raw materials are needed to drive multi-billion dollar industries such as EVs. These mineral reserves from the deep sea are of huge geopolitical significance as China and a few other key countries are monopolizing the supply of these materials. WSJ explains…
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How the mineral mining boom endangers Indigenous communities worldwide
Minerals extracted from the earth help power many of our devices, from computers to car batteries. But what about the communities whose land is at the center of acquiring these minerals? Ali Rogin reports on the fight between companies seeking minerals from these lands and the Indigenous tribes fighting to preserve them. Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app:…
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