About this episode
The episode revisits Oliver's story of growing up in Kabwe, Zambia, a town devastated by lead mining and facing new challenges with a mining boom for clean energy minerals.
To continue our month of episodes from the Radio Workshop archives, we're revisiting a story from last year. Oliver grew up in Kabwe, Zambia. Nearly a century of lead mining has poisoned Kabwe's land, air, and water, making it one of the world's most toxic towns. Now Oliver is watching a new mining boom sweep across his country, this time for minerals that power clean energy. He faces an impossible choice: fight the industry, or join it to change it from within? Now 19 and a student at Copper...
People in this episode
Guest: Oliver
Topics covered
- lead mining
- environmental issues
- clean energy
- toxic towns
- personal choice
Keywords
- Kabwe
- Zambia
- lead mining
- toxic
- clean energy
- environment
- personal choice
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Kabwe, Zambia, Zambia
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