Ore Is the New Oil

A Marine in Afghanistan on a mission helping geologists. U.S. Marine Corps photo.

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Oil makes the world go ‘round, for now. But rare earth minerals such as lithium are increasingly in demand and, as a result, the source of conflict. With us on the show today is Reuters journalist Ernest Scheyder. His new book The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives explores the new resource war that’s sucking in community activists, titans of industry, and global superpowers.

Scheyder’s work at Reuters

The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives