Ian Morse
@ianjmorse.bsky.social
PhD student/Journalist. Indonesia, land, mining, science, climate.
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https://ian-morse.com/
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greenrocks.substack.com
Finally got the reviews out 😬 open.substack.com/pub/greenroc...
The Mining Hop | Book(s) Review
Review of The War Below and Power Metal, two 2024 books that grapple with mining for climate action
open.substack.com
January 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Finally got the reviews out 😬 open.substack.com/pub/greenroc...
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Following the transition to decarbonize energy systems?
Want to get to the bottom of the environmental, technical & human rights issues?
Our April 8 webinar will dive deep w/ guests Galina Angarova/SIRGE Coalition & reporter @ianjmorse.bsky.social more info here: mongabay.org/register-for...
Want to get to the bottom of the environmental, technical & human rights issues?
Our April 8 webinar will dive deep w/ guests Galina Angarova/SIRGE Coalition & reporter @ianjmorse.bsky.social more info here: mongabay.org/register-for...
March 7, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Following the transition to decarbonize energy systems?
Want to get to the bottom of the environmental, technical & human rights issues?
Our April 8 webinar will dive deep w/ guests Galina Angarova/SIRGE Coalition & reporter @ianjmorse.bsky.social more info here: mongabay.org/register-for...
Want to get to the bottom of the environmental, technical & human rights issues?
Our April 8 webinar will dive deep w/ guests Galina Angarova/SIRGE Coalition & reporter @ianjmorse.bsky.social more info here: mongabay.org/register-for...
50-80 wind turbines, several DAC installations, undersea pipelines, and it still only captures 0.01% of what advocates say is needed, but who really knows if it's captured?
undark.org/2024/02/19/c...
undark.org/2024/02/19/c...
For Captured Carbon, Scientists Plot a Sub-Ocean Tomb
It's a contentious idea, but supporters say storing CO2 under the seafloor could help address climate change—if it can scale up.
undark.org
February 20, 2024 at 1:59 PM
50-80 wind turbines, several DAC installations, undersea pipelines, and it still only captures 0.01% of what advocates say is needed, but who really knows if it's captured?
undark.org/2024/02/19/c...
undark.org/2024/02/19/c...
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As Indonesians ready to go to the polls, Indigenous peoples in Sulawesi allege rights violations over the rapidly expanding nickel industry supplying battery materials for EVs.
Great reporting by Franco Bravo Dengo & @ianjmorse.bsky.social
cleanenergyfrontier.climatechangenews.com/indonesia-ni...
Great reporting by Franco Bravo Dengo & @ianjmorse.bsky.social
cleanenergyfrontier.climatechangenews.com/indonesia-ni...
Indonesia turns traditional Indigenous land into nickel industrial zone
Indonesia is building out a critical battery materials hub but the expansion of its nickel industy is infringing Indigenous rights
cleanenergyfrontier.climatechangenews.com
February 6, 2024 at 10:22 AM
As Indonesians ready to go to the polls, Indigenous peoples in Sulawesi allege rights violations over the rapidly expanding nickel industry supplying battery materials for EVs.
Great reporting by Franco Bravo Dengo & @ianjmorse.bsky.social
cleanenergyfrontier.climatechangenews.com/indonesia-ni...
Great reporting by Franco Bravo Dengo & @ianjmorse.bsky.social
cleanenergyfrontier.climatechangenews.com/indonesia-ni...
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Just a fantastic first podcast interview for @ianjmorse.bsky.social's brilliant Green Rocks newsletter with Chris Pollon - tackles the leading edge in how to massively reduce mining during the energy transition (acknowledging that it'll be non zero)
pca.st/episode/1f72...
pca.st/episode/1f72...
Podcast: Pitfall author Chris Pollon on the need to mine - Green Rocks (private feed for ketan.joshi...
A climate newsletter that doesn't want dirty mining to ruin clean energy greenrocks.substack.com
pca.st
November 17, 2023 at 12:08 PM
Just a fantastic first podcast interview for @ianjmorse.bsky.social's brilliant Green Rocks newsletter with Chris Pollon - tackles the leading edge in how to massively reduce mining during the energy transition (acknowledging that it'll be non zero)
pca.st/episode/1f72...
pca.st/episode/1f72...
When there's no attention to conflict of interest or questions posed to people who actually work in climate mitigation: The FT trumpets investors claims that mining ought to be included in ESG frameworks.
www.ft.com/content/12b3...
www.ft.com/content/12b3...
BlackRock warns investor disdain for mining threatens green transition
World’s biggest asset manager hits out at complacency over supply of transition metals
www.ft.com
November 2, 2023 at 6:26 PM
When there's no attention to conflict of interest or questions posed to people who actually work in climate mitigation: The FT trumpets investors claims that mining ought to be included in ESG frameworks.
www.ft.com/content/12b3...
www.ft.com/content/12b3...
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Chuffed to have won the TRACE Prize for Investigative Reporting for an investigation I worked on about Indonesia's palm oil smallholders scheme - here's the Mongabay article (news.mongabay.com/2022/05/the-... ) and a Twitter thread I did about it back in the old days (twitter.com/philjacobius... )
Our team was all smiles accepting the 2023 TRACE Prize for Investigative Reporting in London last night 😀
A collab w/ BBC & The Gecko Project, they showed how local & Indigenous communities are being swindled out of major profits from palm oil grown on their lands: news.mongabay.com/2022/05/the-...
A collab w/ BBC & The Gecko Project, they showed how local & Indigenous communities are being swindled out of major profits from palm oil grown on their lands: news.mongabay.com/2022/05/the-...
October 11, 2023 at 9:54 AM
Chuffed to have won the TRACE Prize for Investigative Reporting for an investigation I worked on about Indonesia's palm oil smallholders scheme - here's the Mongabay article (news.mongabay.com/2022/05/the-... ) and a Twitter thread I did about it back in the old days (twitter.com/philjacobius... )
oh how I wish to find a mining book that doesn't have the line "we need more mining"
October 10, 2023 at 6:37 PM
oh how I wish to find a mining book that doesn't have the line "we need more mining"
With the hope that BlueSky is more productive than its competitors, I'll introduce my work:
When I lived in rural Indonesia, I started investigating nickel from mines to consumer products, setting the stage for a global conversation about it. Now I cover everything minerals touch
ian-morse.com
When I lived in rural Indonesia, I started investigating nickel from mines to consumer products, setting the stage for a global conversation about it. Now I cover everything minerals touch
ian-morse.com
October 6, 2023 at 7:14 PM
With the hope that BlueSky is more productive than its competitors, I'll introduce my work:
When I lived in rural Indonesia, I started investigating nickel from mines to consumer products, setting the stage for a global conversation about it. Now I cover everything minerals touch
ian-morse.com
When I lived in rural Indonesia, I started investigating nickel from mines to consumer products, setting the stage for a global conversation about it. Now I cover everything minerals touch
ian-morse.com
Uh oh, Idris Elba headlines a film about gold produced by the World Gold Council. posting for records
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7Ui...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7Ui...
Gold: A Journey With Idris Elba
This documentary film explores the varied and often surprising ways in which gold and the societies it is part of have transformed over time.Join Idris Elba ...
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October 6, 2023 at 6:09 PM
Uh oh, Idris Elba headlines a film about gold produced by the World Gold Council. posting for records
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7Ui...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7Ui...