Author and anti-slavery activist to speak on cobalt mining in the Congo
November 09, 2023
November 09, 2023
ITHACA, New York, Nov. 9 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
"Cobalt is an essential component to every lithium-ion rechargeable battery made today, the batteries that power our smartphones, tablets, laptops, and electric vehicles. Roughly 75 percent of the world's supply of cobalt is mined in the Congo, often by peasants and children in sub-human conditions."
The Frederick Douglass Book Prize winner, Siddharth Kara, will discuss his novel, " . . .
"Cobalt is an essential component to every lithium-ion rechargeable battery made today, the batteries that power our smartphones, tablets, laptops, and electric vehicles. Roughly 75 percent of the world's supply of cobalt is mined in the Congo, often by peasants and children in sub-human conditions."
The Frederick Douglass Book Prize winner, Siddharth Kara, will discuss his novel, " . . .