Behind every electric vehicle is at least one mine and a community that has been altered by it. Mining for the Climate peers under the hood to get to know the people and places impacted by the rush to mine critical minerals. In the process, we take a hard look at the stories told about climate change, mining and the energy transition and we consider less mining-dependent futures.
Mining for the Climate is created by Nate Otjen and Juan Manuel Rubio for Season 1 and by Nate Otjen and Jessica Ng for Season 2. It is a production of Blue Lab at Princeton University, which is co-led by Allison Carruth and Barron Bixler. Additional support at Princeton University has come from the High Meadows Environmental Institute, the Humanities Council and the Office of the Dean of Research.
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Behind every electric vehicle is at least one mine and a community that has been altered by it. Mining for the Climate peers under the hood to get to know the people and places impacted by the rush to mine critical minerals. In the process, we take a hard look at the stories told about climate change, mining and the energy transition and we consider less mining-dependent futures.
Mining for the Climate is created by Nate Otjen and Juan Manuel Rubio for Season 1 and by Nate Otjen and Jessica Ng for Season 2. It is a production of Blue Lab at Princeton University, which is co-led by Allison Carruth and Barron Bixler. Additional support at Princeton University has come from the High Meadows Environmental Institute, the Humanities Council and the Office of the Dean of Research.
Season 1 Copyright 2023 Nate Otjen, Juan Manuel Rubio and Blue Lab.
Season 2 Copyright 2025 Nate Otjen, Jessica Ng and Blue Lab. All rights reserved.
To learn more about Mining for the Climate and Blue Lab’s other original media projects and series visit: http://bluelabmedia.org/.
Building a mine requires a substantial amount of land. This episode investigates the tactics used by Piedmont Lithium to accumulate a critical amount of land for its operations. We take listeners to visit burned-out houses and empty lots and to meet the neighbors who sold and those who remain.
Mining for the Climate is a co-creation of Nate Otjen and Juan Manuel Rubio. It’s a production of Blue Lab at Princeton University.
Episode Credits:
Written by Max Widmann
Hosted by Max Widmann
Sound design by Juan Manuel Rubio
Research and production team: Max Widmann, Alex Norbrook, Grace Wang, Nate Otjen and Juan Manuel Rubio
Music by Purple Planet (www.purple-planet.com), Shake that Little Foot and Pryor Meadows
Shady Grove by Shake That Little Foot is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License
Audio Clip Credits:
Senator Thom Tillis at Piedmont Lithium HQ Open House, Piedmont Lithium, 2022
Gaston County Board of Commissioners October 24, 2023 Meeting, Gaston County Government, 2023
Copyright 2023 Nate Otjen, Juan Manuel Rubio and Blue Lab (bluelabmedia.org). All rights reserved.
Mining for the Climate
Behind every electric vehicle is at least one mine and a community that has been altered by it. Mining for the Climate peers under the hood to get to know the people and places impacted by the rush to mine critical minerals. In the process, we take a hard look at the stories told about climate change, mining and the energy transition and we consider less mining-dependent futures.
Mining for the Climate is created by Nate Otjen and Juan Manuel Rubio for Season 1 and by Nate Otjen and Jessica Ng for Season 2. It is a production of Blue Lab at Princeton University, which is co-led by Allison Carruth and Barron Bixler. Additional support at Princeton University has come from the High Meadows Environmental Institute, the Humanities Council and the Office of the Dean of Research.
Season 1 Copyright 2023 Nate Otjen, Juan Manuel Rubio and Blue Lab.
Season 2 Copyright 2025 Nate Otjen, Jessica Ng and Blue Lab. All rights reserved.
To learn more about Mining for the Climate and Blue Lab’s other original media projects and series visit: http://bluelabmedia.org/.
