The Miners
Rare earth metals are essential for our modern life, whether in EV motors, cell phones, or in electronics in general. Mining these metals is notoriously difficult and dirty. How might a Solarpunk future address this issue? How might we get there from where we are today? Through this prompt we explore the realities of rare earth mining today and a few ways it might evolve into a sustainable future.
Transcript: https://wiki.tomasino.org/writing/Solarpunk-Prompts---The-Miners
Links mentioned:


https://www.escatec.com/blog/rare-earth-elements-electronics-manufacturing


https://getrepowered.org/rare-earth-metals-recycle-technology/


https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2019/3/234917-electronics-need-rare-earths/abstract


https://www.sciencenews.org/article/rare-earth-mining-renewable-energy-future


https://www.snexplores.org/article/recycling-rare-earth-elements-hard-reuse-greener-technology


https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2213297X1730054X


https://www.ica.coop/en/cooperatives/cooperative-identity


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Bookchin


Music in this episode is:
“Golden” and “Kelp Grooves” by Little Glass Men
(CC BY)

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