The Dark Side of Cobalt

Goatbot writes: So what can the story of Cobalt teach us in an age of pandemic, impending climate catastrophe, racial division and class strife? It may be that the shape-shifting metal will prove to be the miracle ingredient that leads us to a more sustainable way of life. Or it may be that we need to find a less rapacious balance between environment, social justice, human rights and the worldâ(TM)s depleting resources.

The story of Cobalt is about the looting of one of the great treasure boxes of the earth. But it is also a story of people who believed it was possible to create an alternate future with this immense natural wealth