The EV revolution looks clean — until you follow the supply chain. Investigations across Chile, the DRC, and other hotspots reveal water depletion, poisoned rivers, and displaced Indigenous communities powering batteries for wealthier nations. This episode examines mining, markets, and moral choices through environmental science, human-rights law, and political economy to show how “green” tech can reproduce extraction and inequality when profit trumps justice.

What we'll discuss:
- 🔎 Lithium and water scarcity impacts
- ⚖️ Green colonialism and power dynamics
- 🧪 Alternatives: recycling and direct extraction
- 🏛️ Policy fixes: consent and transparency
- 🌍 Who profits, who pays the price
- ✅ How consumers can demand accountability

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Lithium Colonialism: The Dark Cost of EVs

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