EthicalMineNo Clean Cobalt, No Ethical Energy TransitionAs the world races towards a green energy future, we must confront an uncomfortable truth: no clean cobalt exists. This critical mineral…Aug 23
Mal WarwickHow modern-day slavery powers our cell phones and electric carsYou may have come across reports about the violence surrounding the mining of the rare mineral coltan in Central Africa. It’s a source of…Mar 29, 2023
InReaders HopebyCosmic WondersWe Are Billions of Years Old. Part 7We are chromium, manganese, iron, and cobalt atoms — here is our story.Jul 25Jul 25
Nick BoitnottIntentions vs. Real World Consequences: Cobalt MiningInfluenced by Siddharth Kara’s recent acclaimed book “Cobalt Red” I chose to look into cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo…May 14May 14
Roderick BalendaExploiting the Vulnerable: The Plight of Child Laborers and Child SoldiersAddressing the Unacceptable Abuse of Children in Hazardous Work and Armed Conflict.Jul 13Jul 13
EthicalMineNo Clean Cobalt, No Ethical Energy TransitionAs the world races towards a green energy future, we must confront an uncomfortable truth: no clean cobalt exists. This critical mineral…Aug 23
Mal WarwickHow modern-day slavery powers our cell phones and electric carsYou may have come across reports about the violence surrounding the mining of the rare mineral coltan in Central Africa. It’s a source of…Mar 29, 2023
InReaders HopebyCosmic WondersWe Are Billions of Years Old. Part 7We are chromium, manganese, iron, and cobalt atoms — here is our story.Jul 25
Nick BoitnottIntentions vs. Real World Consequences: Cobalt MiningInfluenced by Siddharth Kara’s recent acclaimed book “Cobalt Red” I chose to look into cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo…May 14
Roderick BalendaExploiting the Vulnerable: The Plight of Child Laborers and Child SoldiersAddressing the Unacceptable Abuse of Children in Hazardous Work and Armed Conflict.Jul 13
Mark DummettE.D. Morel and the dangerous “blood cobalt” narrativeOn a forested hill outside the Belgian capital, King Leopold II built a vast monument to his brutal colonial enterprise in the Congo.Jan 30, 20231
InIfM InsightsbyInstitute for ManufacturingDriving change: in pursuit of cobalt-free batteriesThe increasing demand for electric vehicles has led to an increase in the demand for cobalt, which is used in Li-ion battery cathodes…Feb 1
InThe Daily CuppabyCosmic WondersI’m a Cobalt Atom (Co) With Atomic Number 27My state at room temperature is solid, and I’m classified as a transition metal.Apr 10
