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Batteries, and the power they have over us

The green energy future depends on batteries. But batteries are not exactly a low-footprint technology; a massive mining and industrial operation will be required to make all of the batteries we need. And: is it worth recycling AA batteries? Guest: Jay Turner, Professor of Environmental Studies at Wellesley College, President of the American Society for Environmental History, and the author of Charged: A History of Batteries and Lessons for a Clean Energy FutureProducer: Alex Tighe

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  The Shahs and the Ayatollahs - Iran's extreme leaders

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  Ian Dunt's UK: Starmer's plan to address the fuel crisis

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  Mapping the wilderness

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  Israel to use death penalty for West Bank Palestinians

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  Why should WA get so much of the GST?

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  Daylight savings forever? Why B.C, Canada has ditched clock changes

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  Ash Sarkar's message to the Left - get a grip

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  Anna Henderson's Canberra: fuel tax halved, as global energy crisis deepens

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  How the National Library digitises millions of archives, with Dr Marie-Lou…

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  How the Strait of Hormuz closure is threatening aid and food security

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  The museum that celebrates famous flops and failures

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  Skyscrapers to sand dunes: Trump’s business ventures in the Gulf

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  Bruce Shapiro's America: Is Trump really negotiating with Iran?

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  The dark side of floristry

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  Remembering Rhoda Roberts AO

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  Anna Henderson's Canberra: what the SA election result means for the nation