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Critic accuses Greenpeace of ignoring mining costs of green energy

Original: I see Greenpeace advocating Wind and Solar power as GREEN ENERGY. Rubbish. The batteries "ingredients" come from Strip M

A critic is pushing back on Greenpeace's promotion of wind and solar as clean energy, arguing that the batteries behind renewables depend on strip mining in Africa, allegedly involving child labour. The poster also references a contested mining proposal near St Francis, which caused local anxiety among residents. The argument reflects a wider debate over whether renewable energy's supply chains are genuinely environmentally and ethically clean.

Why now: Ongoing debate over the environmental and ethical costs of materials needed for renewable energy

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• I see Greenpeace advocating Wind and Solar power as GREEN ENERGY. Rubbish. The batteries "ingredients" come from Strip Mining, here in Africa. Up North by little kids. Here they tried in St Francis to open a mine. My aunt was nervous. If the permission was granted, I was going… · BissetWV · 5

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