1 September 2024
Transforming nature to reproduce life: a brief (self)reflection
This (self)reflection arises from participating in the closing workshop of the Green Dealings project. I take concern…
18 June 2024
Onshoring mining, onshoring conflicts – How sufficiency and justice can strengthen anti-mining movements in Europe and beyond
Policies such as the EU Critical Raw Materials Act are adding a new facet to ‘green’ extractivism. As the push to…
13 May 2024
Remembering Juan Carlos. Giving a life for lithium?
Many have been invested in lithium because of its potential for social change. Juan Carlos Montenegro was a key figure…
18 September 2023
Debate: Turning lithium into batteries and cars?
How real are the hopes and promises of lithium industrialization in Argentina, Bolivia and Chile? Is it possible to…
11 August 2023
The Silent Struggle:
People around Salar del Hombre Muerto
On their quest for lithium, mining companies assert dominance over entire territories and their people, as witnessed…
9 August 2023
How to build the lithium triangle?
A cooperation proposal
The metaphor of the “lithium triangle” suggests common ground between the countries composing it, hiding significant…