Quartz, Cobalt, And The Waste We Leave Behind

24 Apr 2024 | Abstracted from Technology Review

"...there is little evidence that we have decoupled our economy from its churning hunger for resources. 'For every ton of fossil fuels...we exploit six tons of other materials - mostly sand and stone, but also metals, salts, and chemicals...

"Simply shifting to 'sustainable' or 'cleaner' technologies doesn't eliminate the industrial fallout from our consumption."

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