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From the voices of the children working in the cobalt mines of the Congo comes the untold story of the human suffering that powers our daily lives.Cobalt is a rare earth mineral that is an integral component in the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that power our cell phones, laptops, and electric vehicles and as the global market for these products has skyrocketed, the demand for cobalt has soared. Around seventy percent of the world'scobalt supply comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where workers - many of them children - dig by hand under horrific conditions in unregulated mines to fuel the profits of multinational corporations and corrupt bureaucrats. In this searing expose, Siddharth Kara connects the horrors of thecobalt mines to centuries of exploitation of African lands and people, as he gives voice to the experiences of the children, families, and communities at the heart of this latest atrocity. Kara exposes the human collateral powering the renewable energy .

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Author : Siddharth Kara

Pages : pages

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Language : eng

ISBN-10 : 60784614-cobalt-red

ISBN-13 : 9781250284303

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