{"product_id":"9781668011805","title":"The War Below","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn unprecedented look inside the global battle to power our lives from acclaimed Reuters reporter Ernest Scheyder.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA new economic war for critical minerals has begun, and \u003ci\u003eThe War Below\u003c\/i\u003e is an urgent dispatch from its front lines. To build electric vehicles, solar panels, cell phones, and millions of other devices means the world must dig more mines to extract lithium, copper, and other vital building blocks. But mines are deeply unpopular, even as they have a role to play in fighting climate change and powering crucial technologies. These tensions have sparked a worldwide reckoning over the sourcing of necessary materials, and no one understands the complexities of these issues better than Ernest Scheyder, whose exclusive access to sites around the globe has allowed him to gain unparalleled insights into a future without fossil fuels. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe War Below \u003c\/i\u003ereveals the explosive brawl among industry titans, conservationists, community groups, policymakers, and many others over whether some places are too special to mine or whether the habitats of rare plants, sensitive ecosystems, Indigenous holy sites, and other places should be dug up for their riches. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWith vivid and engaging writing, Scheyder shows the human toll of this war and explains why recycling and other newer technologies have struggled to gain widespread use. He also expertly chronicles Washington’s attempts to wean itself off supplies from China, the global leader in mineral production and processing. \u003ci\u003eThe War Below\u003c\/i\u003e paints a powerfully honest and nuanced picture of what is at stake in this new fight for energy independence, revealing how America and the rest of the world’s hunt for the “new oil” directly affects us all.","brand":"Ernest Scheyder","offers":[{"title":"Atria\/One Signal Publishers |  Hardback  |  2024-01-30","offer_id":44663083499775,"sku":"9781668011805","price":39.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_452a259a-8d8a-411a-96d9-fa9eb67fb63d.jpg?v=1704532077","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781668011805","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}