Black transit activists in the U.S. are calling attention to the plunder of the Congo for cobalt mining.

Archived version: https://archive.ph/12OmU

  • bobburger@fedia.io
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    6 months ago

    I love that Lemmy is filled with articles about how the US adoption of EV isn’t fast enough and we need to adopt EVs faster like China has.

    Two articles later its the US EV market that is driving the suffering of cobalt miners in the DRC and it’s the US’s problem to fix.

    • BuelldozerA
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      6 months ago

      Yes but have you considered that US Bad?

      Seriously, that’s all it is.