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How the raw materials we need for renewable energy and digital technology are hurting people and the planetโ€”and how we can do better.

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About Vince Beiser

Vince Beiser is an award-winning journalist and author of the forthcoming โ€œPower Metalโ€, a book on how the materials we need for renewable energy and digital technology are spawning environmental havoc, mayhem and murderโ€”and how we can do better.

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