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Study Shows Lithium Mining Threatens Water Supplies

August 16, 2024 John Klar

A new study shows just how damaging major lithium mining operations can be. Tales of horrid working conditions and child labor have already crowded global headlines, along with stories highlighting the massive amounts of fossil fuels and equipment needed to acquire enough lithium to feed the ever-growing EV battery industry. Less obvious, however, have been … Read more

Night Cap: Novel Lithium Extraction Method Unveiled in Utah

March 19, 2024 John Klar

A revolutionary new technology to extract precious lithium from brine water is poised to be deployed in the Great Salt Lake in Utah. The element lithium is essential to electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing, for batteries and eventual grid storage capacity.

Largest Rock Lithium Deposit in US Goes to Court

January 10, 2023 Steve MacDonald

Late last year, we reported news of the largest hard rock lithium deposit ever discovered. Given that there’s not enough of the stuff to achieve the ineffable utopia of net zero, you’d think the Dems would be pushing hard from all corners to get it out of the ground.

Zimbabwe Bans* Lithium Exports In Time for Push to Net-Zero

December 26, 2022 Steve MacDonald

Zimbabwe is looking to capitalize on the West’s Green Energy “Future.” Citing its Base Minerals Export Control Act if you want to move lithium out of the country, you’ll need first to process it in Zimbabwe*. Otherwise, no joy.

EU Working Hard to Make Electric Vehicles Even More Expensive

June 13, 2022June 12, 2022 Steve MacDonald

On average, one of those so-called planet-saving Electric Edsels we hear so much about costs almost 20,000.00 dollars more than its fossil-fuel-fired counterpart, but that’s going to go up.

Biden Can’t ‘Tap’ America’s Strategic Lithium Reserves …

March 23, 2022 Steve MacDonald

The US has gobs of fossil fuels and one of the cleanest extraction processes on the planet. But the more environmentally sound practice for Dems is to get it offshore and move it here while we wait for the Electric Vehicle Golden Age to dawn.

Senator Shaheen Just did Something Fabulous and Deserves Some Praise

November 15, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Senator Shaheen is not my favorite US Senator, policy-wise. I don’t know her personally, and frankly, that is irrelevant. It’s all about the votes, even if I like you as a person. What you do and say matters. And Senator Shaheen just did something fabulous and deserved some praise.

Donald Trump’s Moves To Develop US Supplies of Lithium and Other Critical Minerals

February 27, 2019 Steve MacDonald

No modern economy, especially a (cough-cough) green one, can long survive without critical minerals like lithium. But until recently US resources have gone undeveloped or underdeveloped. Most of our lithium comes from South America or Australia via China. That means strategic enemies. The Green President didn’t do much if anything to change that. Mr. Trump, however, has.