In a tweet back in may by Kawsachun News, a video shows indigenous natives of Bolivia standing up for what’s been happening to them in this industry. “Authorities from Chayanta, Norte Potosí say Bolivia’s lithium is being ransacked from the indigenous people,” the caption read. Today, for the natives in Potosí, lithium is the new silver.
Following some of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s comments regarding battery production during the quarterly Tesla conference call for shareholders last week, I decided to have two long conversations with Howard Klein and Rodney Hooper of RK Equity about the EV battery production and mining industries.
Ideas have the power to transform lives, and at Unidad Educativa Sagrado Corazon 4 school in rural San Juan, the ideas of a handful of dedicated educators are transforming not just their school, but their community and their country through their tireless commitment to integrating sustainable living practices at their school.
French energy company Total is planning to create a major solar energy base in Bolivia by developing large-scale solar power projects. The Bolivian government is reported to be in discussion with the French energy company to boost the South American country’s solar power generation capacity. Bolivia’s energy minister Alberto Sanchez has stated that … [continued]
Bolivia’s first utility-scale solar power plant — and the largest storage-equipped hybrid PV-diesel project in the world — was built entirely using Yingli Green Energy solar PV panels, as revealed by recent reports. To be specific — over 5 MW worth of panels (roughly 17,000 solar panels) were used to … [continued]
Becoming the first European company to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate at industrial scale Start of the commissioning of the Centenario direct lithium extraction plant, located in Salta Province, Argentina; first production planned in November 2024 A key milestone in Eramet’s strategic development into producing metals for energy transition A technological … [continued]
The search for lithium in Argentina pits Indigenous people against global corporations in search of profits.
We’re back with our report on EV sales in Latin America! There are some novelties, but, contrary to my expectations, the distance between the laggards and the leaders is actually increasing: this means that the first part of the report will be full of bad (or, at best, “meh”) news, … [continued]
Scientist Rebellion is asking people to sign an open letter calling on governments to take action on climate before it is too late.
About 1.5 million Indigenous people reside in the forests of the Amazon in South America. Although deforestation and fires have eaten into this iconic forest in recent decades, Indigenous communities are helping protect some of its most intact parts. Standing, healthy forests breathe in carbon dioxide and store it in their trunks, … [continued]
