The Andean Salt Flats, the Climate Crisis, and the Banality of Mining Evil
Barbara Galindo The salt flats are increasingly being exploited as a source of minerals for so-called “green technologies” that are proposed as solutions to the climate crisis. These technologies include photovoltaic solar panels, wind turbines, and electric vehicle batteries, as well as those essential for global communication, transportation, medicine, and militarism (Klinger, 2017, p. 4). …