Raw materials, or sacred beings? Lithium extraction puts two worldviews into tension
- Written by Mario Orospe Hernández, Ph.D. Candidate in Religious Studies, Arizona State University
A salt pyramid in Uyuni, Bolivia. The rainy season produces a mirror effect in the salt flat.Mario Orospe Hernandez, CC BY-NC-NDLocated in the heart of South America, Bolivia contains the largest lithium deposits in the world – an enviable position, in many countries’ eyes, as the market for electric vehicles takes off. Though EVs emit...
