Vince Beiser
@vincebeiser.bsky.social
Journalist, author of "Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future." Follow me at powermetal.substack.com.
Whoa! My book Power Metal just won the Balsillie Prize for Public Policy, one of Canada’s biggest literary awards! Honored and grateful to the @writerstrust.bsky.social and the Balsillie Family Foundation. Check out the other finalists—they're all outstanding. www.writerstrust.com/awards/balsi...
November 27, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Whoa! My book Power Metal just won the Balsillie Prize for Public Policy, one of Canada’s biggest literary awards! Honored and grateful to the @writerstrust.bsky.social and the Balsillie Family Foundation. Check out the other finalists—they're all outstanding. www.writerstrust.com/awards/balsi...
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If you’re one of the millions of Americans aiming to score new electronics this #BlackFriday, "you might want to consider the real costs of that sale-priced gizmo," writes @vincebeiser.bsky.social.
From environmental harm to child labor, the metals in these products cost far more than you think.
From environmental harm to child labor, the metals in these products cost far more than you think.
The Real Cost of Black Friday Electronics
From environmental harm to child labor, the metals in your gadgets cost far more than the sale price.
https://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/articles/entry/the-real-cost-of-black-friday-electronics##
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
If you’re one of the millions of Americans aiming to score new electronics this #BlackFriday, "you might want to consider the real costs of that sale-priced gizmo," writes @vincebeiser.bsky.social.
From environmental harm to child labor, the metals in these products cost far more than you think.
From environmental harm to child labor, the metals in these products cost far more than you think.
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Congratulations to @vincebeiser.bsky.social, winner of the 2025 #BalsilliePrize for Public Policy for his book Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future. Beiser was selected by a jury composed of Samantha Nutt, Taki Sarantakis & Scott Young.
November 26, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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The Auto Industry Was Warned: Battery Recycling Was Poisoning People www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
The Auto Industry Was Warned: Battery Recycling Was Poisoning People
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The Auto Industry Was Warned: Battery Recycling Was Poisoning People www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
One Indigenous Community's Mining Windfall Is Another's Worry via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
One Indigenous Community's Mining Windfall Is Another’s Worry | The Tyee
As the Tahltan benefit from Red Chris and other critical metal plays, 14 Alaskan nations are pushing back.
thetyee.ca
November 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
One Indigenous Community's Mining Windfall Is Another's Worry via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era - thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 23, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era - thelocal.to/investigatin...
Even Saudi Arabia Is Betting Big on Renewables (Unlike the US)
Plus: America Stops Making Cents, how car battery recycling is killing people, and more in the latest Power Metal!
#criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals powermetal.substack.com/p/even-saudi...
Plus: America Stops Making Cents, how car battery recycling is killing people, and more in the latest Power Metal!
#criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals powermetal.substack.com/p/even-saudi...
Even Saudi Arabia Is Betting Big on Renewables (Unlike the US)
Plus: America Stops Making Cents, how car battery recycling is killing people, and more about the real costs of renewable energy and digital technology—and how we can do better.
powermetal.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Even Saudi Arabia Is Betting Big on Renewables (Unlike the US)
Plus: America Stops Making Cents, how car battery recycling is killing people, and more in the latest Power Metal!
#criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals powermetal.substack.com/p/even-saudi...
Plus: America Stops Making Cents, how car battery recycling is killing people, and more in the latest Power Metal!
#criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals powermetal.substack.com/p/even-saudi...
Hey Power Metal readers in the Netherlands: Hoe we op een duurzame manier onze honger naar metalen kunnen stillen www.newscientist.nl/premium/hoe-...:
Hoe we op een duurzame manier onze honger naar metalen kunnen stillen
Door de energietransitie neemt de vraag naar zeldzame metalen toe. Dit kan schadelijk zijn voor het milieu.
www.newscientist.nl
November 19, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Hey Power Metal readers in the Netherlands: Hoe we op een duurzame manier onze honger naar metalen kunnen stillen www.newscientist.nl/premium/hoe-...:
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This needs to get a LOT of traction.
November 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This needs to get a LOT of traction.
Good: Canadian Travel to the U.S. Declines for 10th Straight Month www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Canadian Travel to the U.S. Declines for 10th Straight Month
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November 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Good: Canadian Travel to the U.S. Declines for 10th Straight Month www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
One Indigenous Community's Mining Windfall Is Another’s Worry
; and more in this week's Power Metal! #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling powermetal.substack.com/p/one-indige...
; and more in this week's Power Metal! #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling powermetal.substack.com/p/one-indige...
One Indigenous Community's Mining Windfall Is Another’s Worry
Plus: Another American Company Wants to Mine the Sea Floor; Accidental Metal Art; and more about the real costs of renewable energy and digital technology—and how we can do better.
powermetal.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
One Indigenous Community's Mining Windfall Is Another’s Worry
; and more in this week's Power Metal! #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling powermetal.substack.com/p/one-indige...
; and more in this week's Power Metal! #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling powermetal.substack.com/p/one-indige...
Vapes Are Even Worse Than You Think
Plus: Rare Earth Trade War Ceasefire, and more in the latest Power Metal newsletter! #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling powermetal.substack.com/p/vapes-are-...
Plus: Rare Earth Trade War Ceasefire, and more in the latest Power Metal newsletter! #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling powermetal.substack.com/p/vapes-are-...
Vapes Are Even Worse Than You Think
Plus: Rare Earth Trade War Ceasefire, and more about the real costs of renewable energy and digital technology—and how we can do better.
powermetal.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Vapes Are Even Worse Than You Think
Plus: Rare Earth Trade War Ceasefire, and more in the latest Power Metal newsletter! #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling powermetal.substack.com/p/vapes-are-...
Plus: Rare Earth Trade War Ceasefire, and more in the latest Power Metal newsletter! #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling powermetal.substack.com/p/vapes-are-...
This pretty much says it all: US will limit number of refugees to 7,500 and give priority to white South Africans www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US will limit number of refugees to 7,500 and give priority to white South Africans
Low number represents a dramatic drop after US previously allowed in hundreds of thousands of people fleeing war and persecution
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This pretty much says it all: US will limit number of refugees to 7,500 and give priority to white South Africans www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The Unexpected Upside of E-Waste ‘Dumping’
Plus: Lithium Boom Towns Go Bust; Magnificent Metal Masks; and more in this week’s Power Metal newsletter. #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling
powermetal.substack.com/p/the-unexpe...
Plus: Lithium Boom Towns Go Bust; Magnificent Metal Masks; and more in this week’s Power Metal newsletter. #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling
powermetal.substack.com/p/the-unexpe...
The Unexpected Upside of E-Waste ‘Dumping’
Plus: Lithium Boom Towns Go Bust; Magnificent Metal Masks; and more about the real costs of renewable energy and digital technology—and how we can do better.
powermetal.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The Unexpected Upside of E-Waste ‘Dumping’
Plus: Lithium Boom Towns Go Bust; Magnificent Metal Masks; and more in this week’s Power Metal newsletter. #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling
powermetal.substack.com/p/the-unexpe...
Plus: Lithium Boom Towns Go Bust; Magnificent Metal Masks; and more in this week’s Power Metal newsletter. #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling
powermetal.substack.com/p/the-unexpe...
Electric Vehicles Are Key to Modern Warfare
Plus Kashmir's rivers are running dry, Dragon of Spoons, and more in this week’s Power Metal. #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling powermetal.substack.com/p/electric-v...
Plus Kashmir's rivers are running dry, Dragon of Spoons, and more in this week’s Power Metal. #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling powermetal.substack.com/p/electric-v...
Electric Vehicles Are Key to Modern Warfare
Plus Kashmir's rivers are running dry, Dragon of Spoons and more about the real costs of renewable energy and digital technology—and how we can do better.
powermetal.substack.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Electric Vehicles Are Key to Modern Warfare
Plus Kashmir's rivers are running dry, Dragon of Spoons, and more in this week’s Power Metal. #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling powermetal.substack.com/p/electric-v...
Plus Kashmir's rivers are running dry, Dragon of Spoons, and more in this week’s Power Metal. #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling powermetal.substack.com/p/electric-v...
Hey Vancouver folks—hope to see you on Friday at this panel I'm on with @marcellodicintio.bsky.social, Don Gillmor and David Beers at the Vancouver Writers Fest!
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October 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Hey Vancouver folks—hope to see you on Friday at this panel I'm on with @marcellodicintio.bsky.social, Don Gillmor and David Beers at the Vancouver Writers Fest!
writersfest.bc.ca/festival-eve...
writersfest.bc.ca/festival-eve...
New newsletter! China Clamps Down on Rare Earths
Plus: Battery Recycling is Poisoning Millions of Kids; Power Metal updates; and more #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling powermetal.substack.com/p/china-clam...
Plus: Battery Recycling is Poisoning Millions of Kids; Power Metal updates; and more #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling powermetal.substack.com/p/china-clam...
China Clamps Down on Rare Earths
Plus: Battery Recycling is Poisoning Millions of Kids; Power Metal updates; and more about the real costs of renewable energy and digital technology—and how we can do better.
powermetal.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
New newsletter! China Clamps Down on Rare Earths
Plus: Battery Recycling is Poisoning Millions of Kids; Power Metal updates; and more #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling powermetal.substack.com/p/china-clam...
Plus: Battery Recycling is Poisoning Millions of Kids; Power Metal updates; and more #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling powermetal.substack.com/p/china-clam...
Why Is the US War Department Buying into a BC Mining Company? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
Why Is the US War Department Buying into a BC Mining Company? | The Tyee
Global instability is creating a rush for critical minerals, which are useful for green energy. And the military.
thetyee.ca
October 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Why Is the US War Department Buying into a BC Mining Company? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
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Submissions are now OPEN for Orion’s Summer 2026 whale issue, The Deep Dive. Send us your pitches about cetaceans! (Just one thing: no orcas. You *know* we’ve already got them covered.) Deadline is October 15.
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October 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Submissions are now OPEN for Orion’s Summer 2026 whale issue, The Deep Dive. Send us your pitches about cetaceans! (Just one thing: no orcas. You *know* we’ve already got them covered.) Deadline is October 15.
orionmagazine.org/submission-g...
orionmagazine.org/submission-g...
"Forget EVS. Cycling is revolutionising transport." Amen! Check it out @taras-grescoe.com www.economist.com/internationa...
Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport
Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war
www.economist.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
"Forget EVS. Cycling is revolutionising transport." Amen! Check it out @taras-grescoe.com www.economist.com/internationa...
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The e-cargo bike in question is from North Vancouver’s pilot lending program, which makes a variety of electric bicycles available for residents to borrow at for free from a branch of their local library. We were honoured to learn it was inspired by a chapter of our book ‘Building the Cycling City’!
October 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The e-cargo bike in question is from North Vancouver’s pilot lending program, which makes a variety of electric bicycles available for residents to borrow at for free from a branch of their local library. We were honoured to learn it was inspired by a chapter of our book ‘Building the Cycling City’!
America Goes Socialist With Critical Metals
Plus: Beijing Ratchets Up Rare Earth Restrictions, News About This Newsletter, and more in this week's Power Metal. #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling powermetal.substack.com/p/america-go...
Plus: Beijing Ratchets Up Rare Earth Restrictions, News About This Newsletter, and more in this week's Power Metal. #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling powermetal.substack.com/p/america-go...
America Goes Socialist With Critical Metals
Plus: Beijing Ratchets Up Rare Earth Restrictions, News About This Newsletter, and more about the real costs of renewable energy and digital technology—and how we can do better.
powermetal.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
America Goes Socialist With Critical Metals
Plus: Beijing Ratchets Up Rare Earth Restrictions, News About This Newsletter, and more in this week's Power Metal. #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling powermetal.substack.com/p/america-go...
Plus: Beijing Ratchets Up Rare Earth Restrictions, News About This Newsletter, and more in this week's Power Metal. #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling powermetal.substack.com/p/america-go...
John Paulson, a close Trump pal, made $70 million yesterday when the administration announced it was investing in a company in which Paulson owns a ton of stock. www.forbes.com/sites/hanktu...
Billionaire Trump Donor Paulson Scores Windfall Thanks To Government’s Investment In Trilogy Metals
One of Donald Trump’s earliest supporters on Wall Street owns a stake in the tiny mining business that tripled overnight on news of the government’s investment.
www.forbes.com
October 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
John Paulson, a close Trump pal, made $70 million yesterday when the administration announced it was investing in a company in which Paulson owns a ton of stock. www.forbes.com/sites/hanktu...
Vince Beiser | 'The Wire Of Empire' Copper, Power & the Race to Mine the Future
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October 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Why *not* to boycott Israeli films. Well argued by @gershomg.bsky.social :
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The Reason Not to Boycott Israeli Films
Cinema is a vital source of artistic dissent in a country at war.
www.theatlantic.com
October 5, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Why *not* to boycott Israeli films. Well argued by @gershomg.bsky.social :
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...