A breathless article in @nytimes on the falling price of lithium and other metals is illustrated by a photo of #miners poisoning themselves in Democratic Republic of #Congo. The photo caption admits "conditions are very poor" but fails to note the men have been dyed blue -likely by cobaltite that poisoning them. They have no protective gear. #Cobalt & other metals mining is dangerous destructive -- but we rich folks get to drive guilt free in our electric cars...
@Vsilverman @nytimes , the nation that modernizes mining in the region will benefit for centuries.
