The ice that must die so the battery can live

Argentina has 17,000 glaciers. These are not decorative. They are the Andes' water storage system — the slow-release reservoirs that feed rivers during dry seasons, sustain agriculture, and supply drinking water to millions. The glacier law reform opens these zones to mining for copper and lithium, minerals essential to the global energy transition. The $28 billion in projected investment dwarfs Argentina's current foreign direct investment. Milei's government frames this as economic survival. ...