Thea Riofrancos

Aw thanks so much! And don’t feel bad. Our society gives few mobility options other than driving in most places in the country. An EV is better than a traditional car (which contributes more to the climate crisis). We need movements + policy change to transform the car-dependent status quo!

Listening to the 500th episode of @thedigradio.bsky.social and getting extremely verklempt, I don’t think there’s any other outlet that’s kept me pointed due north like this incredible show. I quite literally grew up with it and do not think I’d be one quarter the organizer I am without it

Noah, this means a lot to hear--this is exactly the tricky balance I tried to strike, and glad it landed for you!

Extraction by Thea Riofrancos is really good—and beautifully written.
It’s refreshing to see a warning about the risks of mining for decarbonization that is neither bad-faith fossil propaganda nor a call for fatalism and hard degrowth. @triofrancos.bsky.social

🙏 Very curious what you think (of all of them! haha)

Pile of books HERE COMES THE SUN A LAST CHANCE FOR THE CLIMATE AND A FRESH CHANCE FOR CIVILIZATION BILL McKIBBEN MALCOLM HARRIS WHAT'S LEFT Three Paths Through the Planetary Crisis Thea Riofrancos EXTRACTION Free Gifts Alyssa Battistoni RODRIK || Shared Prosperity in a Fractured Workd

Climate books incoming. Very exciting.

Feat. @triofrancos.bsky.social @drodrik.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social @alybatt.bsky.social and Malcolm Harris

Schrodinger’s Element | Ajay Singh Chaudhary In her new book, Thea Riofrancos homes in on the extraction of lithium—and the thorny problem of an ecologically sound energy transition

perhaps thinking about this because of @triofrancos.bsky.social (drawing on Arboleda) on how mining of "critical minerals" is centered on/creating pockets of "Global South" in North America (just one fragment of a great interview with Ajay Chaudhary in @thebaffler.com) thebaffler.com/latest/schro...

PREGUNTA: ¿Está usted de acuerdo con que se elimine la prohibición de establecer bases militares extranjeras o instalaciones extranjeras con propósitos militares, y de ceder bases militares nacionales a fuerzas armadas o de seguridad extranjeras, reformando parcialmente la Constitución de conformidad con el Anexo de la pregunta? REFERÉNDUM Y CONSULTA POPULAR Fecha Corte: domingo, 16 de noviembre de 2025 21:45:04 Votos SI: 3255228 (39.45 %) REFERÉNDUM - CASILLERO A Votos NO: 4996500 (60.55 %) 25 50 75 100 Pregunta Actas Validadas Actas Novedad Actas Pendientes Total Actas REFERÉNDUM - CASILLERO A 32558 6908 2593 42059

Ecuador voters just rejected allowing foreign military bases by a 20-point margin.

See Reuters: www.reuters.com/world/americ...

Extraction w/ Thea Riofrancos Featuring Thea Riofrancos on Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism. The green energy transition requires a vast array of inputs: copper, cobalt, rare earth elements, and the focus of this disc...

I think it was a pretty interesting conversation. Listen here www.thedigradio.com/podcast/extr...

I’m on @thedigradio.bsky.social. We talk about the intertwined histories of capitalism and extraction; the origins of OPEC & new geopolitics of supply chains; what I think about degrowth; green development in the Global South; green economic populism in US; Chinese industrial policy & much more

Extraction w/ Thea Riofrancos

Featuring Thea Riofrancos on Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism. The green energy transition requires a vast array of inputs: copper, cobalt, rare earth elements, and the focus of this discussion, lithium—all of which must be mined from the earth. This is

Extractivisme : la guerre cachée de la transition écologique, une conversation avec Thea Riofrancos | Le Grand Continent Dans le désert d’Atacama au nord du Chili, l’Artemia salina, un crustacé vivant dans les lacs salés, cohabite avec des organismes unicellulaires appelés «  extrémophiles  », formant un environnement riche et complexe. Diverses communautés autochtones vivent également sur ces terres. Les paysages que vous décrivez dans votre étude, sont loin du «  désert  » comme on l’entend souvent  : il […]

Extractivisme : la guerre cachée de la transition écologique, une conversation avec Thea Riofrancos

Just finished reading 👏🙌

Thanks so much isaac!!

Make some time for this. It's critical to how you'll understand the next decade of energy politics, here in the U.S. and everywhere.

Thanks for reading! 🙏

Thank you!!

A must-listen!

Great reporting !

‘Will it change the weather? Will wildlife cope?’: Europe’s rush to build energy projects in Chile might not be as green as it seems The country’s government is upbeat about the economic prospects of the growing number of windfarms, solar parks and industrial complexes but others warn of ‘green colonialism’

'It's green colonialism'

Thousands of miles in Patagonia could be covered in wind farms & industrial infrastructure - as European and British firms invest in green fuel mega-projects

My report from Chile

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

@criordor.bsky.social @triofrancos.bsky.social

Rio Tinto mothballs flagship Jadar lithium project | Miners Digest Rio Tinto Group has indefinitely shelved its $2.95-billion Jadar lithium project in Serbia, placing the operation into "care and maintenance" mode,

This looks like reality on the ground in Serbia catching up with Rio Tinto ...

minersdigest.com/news/rio-tin...

Extraction w/ Thea Riofrancos Featuring Thea Riofrancos on Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism. The green energy transition requires a vast array of inputs: copper, cobalt, rare earth elements, and the focus of this disc...

Pleased to post this new Dig ep w/ my partner in all things @triofrancos.bsky.social on her beautiful book Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism. We go from Chile to Nevada, from dawn of colonialism to geoeconomic conflict between the US and China—and more www.thedigradio.com/podcast/extr...

This Q&A asks all the important and thoughtful questions about the future of batteries and and energy storage systems, local resistance, and what’s next.. #EnergySky #GreenSky #EnergyTransition 🔋🔌💡 #MossLandingFire

“It's a boon for shareholders. It's a boon for militarism. It's a clear negative for ecological & climate goals.” — @triofrancos.bsky.social

Listen back to the recording of our launch event via @macrodosepod.bsky.social!

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Some of my favorite leftist Latin American scholars were in a room talking about what leftist-governed cities in Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela and Ecuador have to teach a socialist in the belly of the beast - truly you do not want to miss this episode, so many actually practical and urgent lessons here

What Zohran can learn from Latin America's Pink Tide

Season 7 launches 🔥 by reflecting on "What Zohran Can Learn from Latin America's Pink Tide" - with some insightful analyses on the challenges for the Zohran administration , and what leftist-governed cities in Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil +Ecuador have to teach us open.spotify.com/episode/75Oo...

A true powerhouse lineup with Edwin Ackerman, Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Gabriel Hetland and @triofrancos.bsky.social, moderated by @llchristyll.bsky.social (an an excessively enthusiastic intro by yours truly @ipenaranda.bsky.social )

Very likely yes! I’m in Seattle and Santa Cruz in May and will likely add a Bay Area stop - stay tuned!

so cool, thanks for sharing!

Book cover showing lithium mining ponds in a desert. The title of the book Extraction runs vertically from top to bottom in white text. The author’s name and subtitle ‘the frontiers of green capitalism’ is in yellow text to match the colour of one of the ponds. Behind the book are some blurred out travel pics of me in the Salar de Atacama

My local library got a copy of Extraction from @triofrancos.bsky.social — it starts with a description of the Atacama desert and salt flats in Chile and how a colonial narrative of emptiness justified extraction of mineral wealth. Made me dig out an old photo album from 2002 when I was there.