Iss2/Ch2 Do electric cars generate waste worse than nuclear power plants? The answer may surprise (and poison) you (part 2)
Chris and Charley continue discussing the human and environmental impact of mining for the critical minerals of the green energy transition. In part 2: rare earth elements and nickel.
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Issue 2: Green energy & electric cars
Intro: Why does green energy produce so much toxic waste?
Chapter 1: Comparing wind, solar, nuclear & geothermal energy; mining waste
Chapter 2: The human and environmental costs of green energy mining
Chapter 3: Phasing out cars (even electric ones) to save the planet
Chapter 4: Your life would be way better if we phased out cars
Extra: Hydroelectric is not green energy
Bonus 1: Planet-saving green energy technology we foolishly never developed
Bonus 2: How did Congo (the world’s leading cobalt producer) get the way it is?
Bonus 3: The Congo Wars (1996-2003) and its millions of victims
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Issue 2 is available in written (https://www.finitemag.org/issues/issue-2/) and podcast (https://www.finitemag.org/issues/issue-2-podcast/) format
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Images
Image: Climate Rights International, Does Anyone Care? (https://cri.org/reports/does-anyone-care/) / Riza Salman for CRI
25 Jun 2026
Iss2/Ch2 Do electric cars generate waste worse than nuclear power plants? The answer may surprise (and poison) you (part 1)
Chris and Charley look at the human and environmental impact of mining for lithium and cobalt, two critical minerals of the green energy transition.
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Issue 2: Green energy & electric cars
Intro: Why does green energy produce so much toxic waste?
Chapter 1: Comparing wind, solar, nuclear & geothermal energy; mining waste
Chapter 2: The human and environmental costs of green energy mining
Chapter 3: Phasing out cars (even electric ones) to save the planet
Chapter 4: Your life would be way better if we phased out cars
Extra: Hydroelectric is not green energy
Bonus 1: Planet-saving green energy technology we foolishly never developed
Bonus 2: How did Congo (the world’s leading cobalt producer) get the way it is?
Bonus 3: The Congo Wars (1996-2003) and its millions of victims
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Issue 2 is available in written (https://www.finitemag.org/issues/issue-2/) and podcast (https://www.finitemag.org/issues/issue-2-podcast/) format
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Images from Ch2/Part 1:
Lithium evaporation ponds (Luis Robayo / AFP):
The dried riverbed of the Trapiche River (https://dialogue.earth/en/nature/in-argentina-lithium-mining-leaves-a-river-running-dry/): Maria Paula Gaido / Ruido:
23 May 2026
Iss2/Ch1 Dam you straight to h*ck (part 2)
Host Chris and guest Charley discuss the environmental impact of green energy sources and the necessity of phasing out cars.
21 Apr 2026
Iss2/Ch1 Dam you straight to h*ck (part 1)
Host Chris and guest Charlie explore the environmental impact of green energy sources, delving into mining waste and the costs of electric cars.
5 Mar 2026
Iss2/Intro Nyook-yooler energy (pronounced: “nuclear”)
Host Chris explores the surprising radioactive waste issues of green energy, revealing the environmental trade-offs necessary for climate change solutions.
7 Oct 2025
Finite Launch Party
The Finite podcast hosts invite listeners to their launch party in Milwaukee, offering free snacks and a preview of future issues.
7 Oct 2025
Iss1/Ch4 If you liked the 2017 worldwide refugee crisis, you’ll love the complete desertification of the Sahel
Hosts Chris and Charley explore the contrasting perspectives of mainstream economists and climate scientists on climate change, focusing on the potential desertification of the Sahel.
29 Jul 2025
Iss1/B3 Does Anyone Here Love Ahmaduo Ahidjo? Anyone?
Chris and Charley delve into the enigmatic resignation of Ahmaduo Ahidjo in 1982 and Paul Biya's subsequent rise to power in Cameroon, unraveling the mystery of the 1983 succession.
23 Jul 2025
Iss1/B2 How to Become a Dictator (a Friend was Asking)
Hosts Chris and Charley explore the intricate and shadowy ascent to power of Ahidjo, revealing the influence of the French in his rise.
29 May 2025
Iss1/Ch3 How Many Cameroonians Does It Take to Change a Light Bulb? Trick Question: IMF Shut Off the Electricity
Chris and Charlie examine the detrimental impacts of debt and structural adjustments on Cameroon, linking them to poverty, underdevelopment, and desertification in this episode.
9 May 2025
Iss1/B1 Cameroon’s Independence Movement: in which the French Send People to the Hospital for Waving a UN Flag
Chris and Charley recount the Cameroonian Independence Movement, detailing French actions against protestors waving a UN flag.
7 Apr 2025
Iss1/Ch2 Independence* Day
Chris and Charley explore Cameroon's independence struggle against France and its lasting exploitation in this interview.
8 Mar 2025
Iss1/Ch1 Desertification Happens When Raindrops Meet Him at the Bar Instead of Percolating into Groundwater: Stay Thirsty, My Friends
Chris and Charley discuss the Sahel’s desertification crisis, and how this has led to the collapse of Lake Chad. Then, they try to decide whether global poverty statistics characterize poverty or are an exercise in concealing the severity of the problem before reviewing those statistics for Cameroon. Then they turn to and water infrastructure in...
8 Mar 2025
Issue 1 Introduction: @#$% You, Freshwater!
Chris explains the stakes of Issue 1. We begin with atrocious statistics on humanity’s access to drinking water and uncover some shocking examples of the collapse of freshwater resources. We cover the source of a quarter of humanity’s greenhouse gas emissions — a source you may never even have heard of.
6 Dec 2024
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