Busting three myths about materials and renewable energy.
No piece of media shaped me more than the mid-2000s TV show MythBusters.
In the show, a band of special-effects pros tested out myths from TV shows or popular knowledge, like:
Can a snowplow flip a car over?
Can you fly using fireworks? A
re elephants really afraid of mice?
The team tried to figure out the answers in a process that often involved explosions and frequently enlisted the help of a crash test dummy they called Buster.
My process today as a journalist looks a little different, but I think dozens of rounds of the MythBusters cycle—ask, search, answer—definitely left an impression on me.
The MythBusters pilot came out 20 years ago last week, so in honor of the occasion, we’re going to be busting some myths on one of my favorite topics: the materials we need to fight climate change.
Myth #1: We don’t have enough materials to build what we need to fight climate change.
Myth #2: All that mining will be worse for the climate and environment than fossil fuels.
Myth #3: Renewable and low-carbon energy are “clean” and beyond reproach.
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