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Russian Indigenous groups ask Elon Musk not to buy battery metals from Nornickel

The company, which was in the spotlight over a massive spill earlier this year, routinely pollutes the Arctic environment, advocates say.

By Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer August 7, 2020
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Citing pollution damage to the homelands of Russian Indigenous peoples, the Aborigen Forum, a network of independent experts, activists and Indigenous organizations are calling on electric vehicle maker Tesla not to purchase metals from Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel.

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