EAN: 9781668057377

THE WAR BELOW - ERNEST SCHEYDER KARTONIERT (TB)

An unprecedented look inside the global battle to power our lives from acclaimed Reuters
reporter Ernest Scheyder. A new economic war for critical minerals has begun  and The War Below
is an urgent dispatch from its front lines. To build electric vehicles  solar panels  cell
phones  and millions of other devices means the world must dig more mines to extract lithium 
copper  and other vital building blocks. But mines are deeply unpopular  even as they have a
role to play in fighting climate change and powering crucial technologies. These tensions have
sparked a worldwide reckoning over the sourcing of necessary materials  and no one understands
the complexities of these issues better than Ernest Scheyder  whose exclusive access to sites
around the globe has allowed him to gain unparalleled insights into a future without fossil
fuels. The War Below reveals the explosive brawl among industry titans  conservationists 
community groups  policymakers  and many others over whether some places are too special to
mine or whether the habitats of rare plants  sensitive ecosystems  Indigenous holy sites  and
other places should be dug up for their riches. With vivid and engaging writing  Scheyder shows
the human toll of this war and explains why recycling and other newer technologies have
struggled to gain widespread use. He also expertly chronicles Washington's attempts to wean
itself off supplies from China  the global leader in mineral production and processing. The War
Below paints a powerfully honest and nuanced picture of what is at stake in this new fight for
energy independence  revealing how America and the rest of the world's hunt for the new oil
directly affects us all.

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