Sane ThinkerLithium Americas is a Canadian company with mining projects in the Lithium Triangle of S. America. A judge just lifted an injunction against them at Thacker Pass, NV that will run over Native Americans there, and compete with drinking and agricultural water. One metric ton of lithium requires up to 500,000 gallons of water. There is nothing green about lithium. I hope you will remember this during all those glitzy EV ads. https://geoffreydeihl.substack.com/p/showdown-at-thacker-pass
Eva Chanda@gdeihl We need to encourage recycling/recuperation of lithium from old batteries. But of course, companies complain that it's too expensive, compared to mining. Maybe banning new mines would provide an incentive? #lithiumnevada #bannewmines
@erchanda Recycling will undoubtably increase. The problem is the direct impact on the earth & water. Lithium America’s projected estimate of producing 60,000 tons of lithium a year means mining 20 to 30 million tons of earth annually... mine life estimated at 46 years. One metric ton of lithium requires up to 500,000 gallons of water. Lithium Nevada’s own estimate of 60,000 TPA, the water requirement for one year of mining and creating commercial grade lithium comes to 30 billion gallons/year
@erchanda As usual, these mining operations come at the expense of the poorest, most vulnerable and historically persecuted as well.