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Mining for the Climate

Mining for the Climate

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 Behind every electric vehicle is at least one mine and a community that has been altered by it. Mining for the Climate peers under the hood to get to know the people and places impacted by the rush to mine critical minerals. In the process, we take a hard look at the stories told about climate change, mining and the energy transition and we consider less mining-dependent futures. Season 1 takes listeners to a proposed lithium mine in Gaston County, North Carolina, an agricultural region hailed by mining and green technology companies as a future hub for the production of lithium batteries. Season 2 brings listeners to the McDermitt Caldera, a desert region that has recently become the epicenter of US lithium mining. Mining for the Climate is created by Nate Otjen and Juan Manuel Rubio for Season 1 and by Nate Otjen and Jessica Ng for Season 2. It is a production of Princeton University’s Blue Lab, which is co-led by Allison Carruth and Barron Bixler. Additional support at Princeton has come from the High Meadows Environmental Institute, the Humanities Council and the Office of the Dean of Research. Season 1 Copyright 2023 Nate Otjen, Juan Manuel Rubio and Blue Lab. Season 2 Copyright 2025 Nate Otjen, Jessica Ng and Blue Lab. All rights reserved. To learn more about Mining for the Climate and Blue Lab’s other original media projects and series visit: http://bluelabmedia.org/.Season 1 Copyright 2023 Nate Otjen, Juan Manuel Rubio and Blue Lab. Season 2 Copyright 2025 Nate Otjen, Jessica Ng and Blue Lab. All rights reserved. Science Sciences sociales
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    • Season 2, Episode 4: Long Haul

      Season 2, Episode 4: Long Haul
      May 22 2025

      The Thacker Pass Mine brings many uncertainties to the region’s Indigenous and settler ranching communities. This episode features Susan Frey, a rancher in Orovada, and Gary McKinney, a Shoshone Paiute activist who lives on the Duck Valley Reservation. Together, Gary and Susan ask what resistance and survival look like in the long term.

      Mining for the Climate is a co-creation of Nate Otjen and Jessica Ng. It’s a production of Blue Lab at Princeton University.

      Episode Credits:

      Written by Jessica Ng and Nate Otjen

      Hosted by Jessica Ng

      Sound design by Gianna Imparato

      Research and production team: Nate Otjen, Jessica Ng, Christopher Bao, and Jose Santacruz

      Music by Pixabay (www.pixabay.com)

      Audio Clip Credits:

      Gary McKinney on Camp Peehee Mu’huh, Instagram, 2021

      Attached Documents:

      U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, “Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Thacker Pass Lithium Mine Project,” September 2023

      Lithium Americas, “Technical Report on the Thacker Pass Project, Humboldt County, NEVADA, USA,” December 2024

      Copyright 2025 Nate Otjen, Jessica Ng and Blue Lab (bluelabmedia.org). All rights reserved.
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      42 min
    • Season 2, Episode 3: Land Access

      Season 2, Episode 3: Land Access
      May 22 2025

      The questions of who can access land and which uses are prioritized have become urgent and pervasive in northern Nevada. The federal government determines how public land is used and which entities have priority accessing it. This episode discusses how mining became prioritized over other forms of land use in the region and considers the implications of this history for present-day communities facing lithium mines.

      Mining for the Climate is a co-creation of Nate Otjen and Jessica Ng. It’s a production of Blue Lab at Princeton University.

      Episode Credits:

      Written by Nate Otjen

      Hosted by Nate Otjen

      Sound design by Gianna Imparato

      Research and production team: Nate Otjen, Jessica Ng, Christopher Bao, and Jose Santacruz

      Music by Pixabay (www.pixabay.com)

      Copyright 2025 Nate Otjen, Jessica Ng and Blue Lab (bluelabmedia.org). All rights reserved.
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      30 min
    • Season 2, Episode 2: Caldera as Home

      Season 2, Episode 2: Caldera as Home
      May 22 2025

      Outsiders and those who are not connected to the land often see the desert West as barren and unpopulated. However, Indigenous peoples and other beings have coexisted with the land since time immemorial. In this episode, we hear from Native and non-Native people who have deep connections with the McDermitt Caldera. Together they are grappling with what the potential loss of these attachments means and fighting to protect them.

      Mining for the Climate is a co-creation of Nate Otjen and Jessica Ng. It’s a production of Blue Lab at Princeton University.

      Episode Credits:

      Written by Christopher Bao

      Hosted by Christopher Bao

      Sound design by Christoper Bao

      Research and production team: Nate Otjen, Jessica Ng, Christopher Bao, and Jose Santacruz

      Music by Pixabay (www.pixabay.com) and Xeno-Canto (www.xeno-canto.com)

      Copyright 2025 Nate Otjen, Jessica Ng and Blue Lab (bluelabmedia.org). All rights reserved.
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      26 min
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