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The Toxic Truth Behind “Green Energy” Technologies, Cobalt, and the Exploitation of the Congo 

on September 6th, 2023 by The Afro News

If there’s a hell, it’s a teenage mother with a sick child strapped to her back, breaking rocks and putting them into a sack while she and her baby breathe in toxic dust. If she’s lucky, she’ll make a dollar or two and they will buy something to eat. They will both be dead in

Filed under: International News, Opinion/Comment, Point of View, Technology, World Tagged as: cobalt mines, ethical mines, Green Energy, the richest cobalt mines in the world
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