Lorena De la Puente Burlando
@loredlpb.bsky.social
Peruvian - UCLA PhD Environment and Sustainability - Energy transition minerals.
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One of the questions I wondered is to what end? Obviously it was used to support the EPA's rollback of the endangerment finding, but a prominent legal scholar told us the ultimate target might be getting the landmark climate case Mass vs. EPA overturned by the Supreme Court
How Trump-Vetted Scientists Are Trying to Shred the Climate Consensus
A new report commissioned by the Energy Department downplays global warming as the administration seeks to unwind environmental rules.
www.bloomberg.com
July 31, 2025 at 5:33 PM
One of the questions I wondered is to what end? Obviously it was used to support the EPA's rollback of the endangerment finding, but a prominent legal scholar told us the ultimate target might be getting the landmark climate case Mass vs. EPA overturned by the Supreme Court
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Electric vehicle manufacturing projects are now being delayed or canceled at six times the rate that they were during the same period last year, @jayturner.bsky.social tells @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social.
The U.S. EV factory building boom is stalling out, says new data from @wellesley.edu.
The U.S. EV factory building boom is stalling out, says new data from @wellesley.edu.
The U.S. Clean Energy Manufacturing Boom Is Sputtering
More than $30 billion of clean energy investments are now on ice since Trump took office, according to new data from Wellesley College’s Big Green Machine.
heatmap.news
July 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Electric vehicle manufacturing projects are now being delayed or canceled at six times the rate that they were during the same period last year, @jayturner.bsky.social tells @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social.
The U.S. EV factory building boom is stalling out, says new data from @wellesley.edu.
The U.S. EV factory building boom is stalling out, says new data from @wellesley.edu.
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All three geothermal projects in review and expected to be approved soon in Imperial County are going to be suspended because of lack of offtaker/buyer and Imperial Irrigation District’s tariff process. Including a direct lithium extraction pilot project. #Geothermal #SaltonSea #CriticalMinerals.
February 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
All three geothermal projects in review and expected to be approved soon in Imperial County are going to be suspended because of lack of offtaker/buyer and Imperial Irrigation District’s tariff process. Including a direct lithium extraction pilot project. #Geothermal #SaltonSea #CriticalMinerals.
#Lithium is usually depicted as too
concentrated in a handful of countries and affecting the Global South. However, the picture is more complicated considering the upcoming geographical expansion of projects: 162/213 exploration efforts (76%) exist in the Global North (Buarque Andrade et al 2024).
concentrated in a handful of countries and affecting the Global South. However, the picture is more complicated considering the upcoming geographical expansion of projects: 162/213 exploration efforts (76%) exist in the Global North (Buarque Andrade et al 2024).
January 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
#Lithium is usually depicted as too
concentrated in a handful of countries and affecting the Global South. However, the picture is more complicated considering the upcoming geographical expansion of projects: 162/213 exploration efforts (76%) exist in the Global North (Buarque Andrade et al 2024).
concentrated in a handful of countries and affecting the Global South. However, the picture is more complicated considering the upcoming geographical expansion of projects: 162/213 exploration efforts (76%) exist in the Global North (Buarque Andrade et al 2024).
I had the pleasure of being a CCI Fellow back in 2023, and the experience had such a positive impact on my dissertation work on lithium mining in the US and Peru. CCI is packed with knowledgeable and kind people doing groundbreaking work. It is truly a fantastic opportunity for young scholars!
We are hiring Junior Research Fellows for the summer of 2025! We are looking for outstanding graduate students to join us for the summer to make meaningful contributions to our transformative research and policy work across geographies and economic sectors. Applications due March 3.
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January 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I had the pleasure of being a CCI Fellow back in 2023, and the experience had such a positive impact on my dissertation work on lithium mining in the US and Peru. CCI is packed with knowledgeable and kind people doing groundbreaking work. It is truly a fantastic opportunity for young scholars!
This is a great review of ongoing debates surrounding #lithium mining. It also shares potential solutions to mitigate the environmental and social impacts of expanding extraction to mitigate the climate crisis. Dowling & Otero (2025). Free access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Mirages or miracles? Lithium extraction and the just energy transition
Achieving a 1.5 °C global temperature limit by 2050 has heightened the need for lithium extraction for energy storage. This is touted by governments a…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This is a great review of ongoing debates surrounding #lithium mining. It also shares potential solutions to mitigate the environmental and social impacts of expanding extraction to mitigate the climate crisis. Dowling & Otero (2025). Free access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
One of three companies attempting to extract lithium from geothermal brine in Imperial County (California) has received the green light from a judge despite environmental concerns brought up by local organizations. Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) is still an experimental technology (see below).
Judge clears way for massive lithium project near Salton Sea over environmental concerns
Judge says county officials adequately studied water and air quality issues for the Hells Kitchen project near the edge of the Salton Sea.
www.desertsun.com
January 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
One of three companies attempting to extract lithium from geothermal brine in Imperial County (California) has received the green light from a judge despite environmental concerns brought up by local organizations. Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) is still an experimental technology (see below).
Los mercados de energía verde están permitiendo la expansión de la minería de uranio, incluso en países como Perú, donde sólo existe legislación para explorar más no extraer este recurso radioactivo. Esta zona Puneña también contiene grandes cantidades de litio.
mineriaenergia.com/mas-alla-del...
mineriaenergia.com/mas-alla-del...
Más allá del litio: Macusani y el plan de US$10 mlls para explorar uranio en Puno - Revista Minería & Energía
Macusani Uranium, vinculada con la minera de litio Macusani Yellowcake, presentó ante una propuesta para realizar perforaciones en el proyecto de exploración Isibilla, cuyo objetivo es identificar cue...
mineriaenergia.com
January 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Los mercados de energía verde están permitiendo la expansión de la minería de uranio, incluso en países como Perú, donde sólo existe legislación para explorar más no extraer este recurso radioactivo. Esta zona Puneña también contiene grandes cantidades de litio.
mineriaenergia.com/mas-alla-del...
mineriaenergia.com/mas-alla-del...
"Today there are more than 100 proposed lithium-mining projects around the country (USA). Even under the Trump administration (...), lithium mining and the momentum of the green-energy transition are not likely to slow much."
January 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
"Today there are more than 100 proposed lithium-mining projects around the country (USA). Even under the Trump administration (...), lithium mining and the momentum of the green-energy transition are not likely to slow much."
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I can't wait to talk to @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social @batul.bsky.social @jbozuwa.bsky.social @williamlawrence.bsky.social on the thorniest questions confronting the climate left as we necessarily embark on new strategic directions under the incoming Trump admin
12/9, 4-5pm EST: bit.ly/cci2024elect...
12/9, 4-5pm EST: bit.ly/cci2024elect...
December 5, 2024 at 5:38 PM
I can't wait to talk to @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social @batul.bsky.social @jbozuwa.bsky.social @williamlawrence.bsky.social on the thorniest questions confronting the climate left as we necessarily embark on new strategic directions under the incoming Trump admin
12/9, 4-5pm EST: bit.ly/cci2024elect...
12/9, 4-5pm EST: bit.ly/cci2024elect...
As lithium mining is promoted in the Salton Sea (California) to produce more electric vehicles and drastically reduce emissions, community organizations from Imperial Valley seek to secure benefits for thousands of residents eager for real opportunities
#ValleUnido #Lithium #ImperialValley
#ValleUnido #Lithium #ImperialValley
Imperial Valley advocates seek environmental and labor commitments from region's lithium industry
The announcement follows months of fierce disagreement between advocates and the County of Imperial over the developing industry.
www.kpbs.org
December 6, 2024 at 2:27 AM
As lithium mining is promoted in the Salton Sea (California) to produce more electric vehicles and drastically reduce emissions, community organizations from Imperial Valley seek to secure benefits for thousands of residents eager for real opportunities
#ValleUnido #Lithium #ImperialValley
#ValleUnido #Lithium #ImperialValley
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Our latest peer-reviewed article is now published open access in The Extractive Industries and Society!
Hydrosocial imaginaries of green extractivism: Water-energy transitions and geothermal lithium development at the Salton Sea in Imperial Valley, California
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Hydrosocial imaginaries of green extractivism: Water-energy transitions and geothermal lithium development at the Salton Sea in Imperial Valley, California
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Hydrosocial imaginaries of green extractivism: Water-energy transitions and geothermal lithium development at the Salton Sea in Imperial Valley, California
Lithium is considered an “energy transition mineral” for mitigating climate change because it is a key component of batteries for electric vehicles an…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 20, 2024 at 1:41 AM
Our latest peer-reviewed article is now published open access in The Extractive Industries and Society!
Hydrosocial imaginaries of green extractivism: Water-energy transitions and geothermal lithium development at the Salton Sea in Imperial Valley, California
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Hydrosocial imaginaries of green extractivism: Water-energy transitions and geothermal lithium development at the Salton Sea in Imperial Valley, California
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Wildfire near Hell’s Kitchen.. #LithiumValley #Geothermal #SaltonSea
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November 25, 2024 at 4:35 AM
Wildfire near Hell’s Kitchen.. #LithiumValley #Geothermal #SaltonSea
calexicochronicle.com/2024/11/24/f...
calexicochronicle.com/2024/11/24/f...
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🚨Global Carbon Project 2024 assessment is out! Here are my fav 10 charts (from the 2nd half report😅):
1) Energy use by source. Fossil energy just keep growing; hydro and nuclear declining 😬; but renewables growing exponentially (at this rate they'll triple in a decade)!
1) Energy use by source. Fossil energy just keep growing; hydro and nuclear declining 😬; but renewables growing exponentially (at this rate they'll triple in a decade)!
November 18, 2024 at 1:14 PM
🚨Global Carbon Project 2024 assessment is out! Here are my fav 10 charts (from the 2nd half report😅):
1) Energy use by source. Fossil energy just keep growing; hydro and nuclear declining 😬; but renewables growing exponentially (at this rate they'll triple in a decade)!
1) Energy use by source. Fossil energy just keep growing; hydro and nuclear declining 😬; but renewables growing exponentially (at this rate they'll triple in a decade)!
This remarkable publication by GlobalWitness illustrates how mining for critical minerals is spreading conflicts worldwide, including lithium. Since 2021, they have mapped 34 events surrounding lithium mining, and Argentina, the US, and Portugal concentrated most of the violence and protest events
Critical mineral mines tied to 111 violent incidents and protests on average a year | Global Witness
Critical mineral mines tied to 111 violent incidents and protests on average a year
www.globalwitness.org
November 13, 2024 at 1:26 AM
This remarkable publication by GlobalWitness illustrates how mining for critical minerals is spreading conflicts worldwide, including lithium. Since 2021, they have mapped 34 events surrounding lithium mining, and Argentina, the US, and Portugal concentrated most of the violence and protest events