Posted on Oct 9, 2023
Nevada lithium mine leads to 'green colonialism' accusations
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In the high Nevadan desert near the Oregon border lies an enormous deposit of lithium, a metal that is essential in the production of electric car batteries.
President Joe Biden wants to get it out of the ground. But its exploration is dividing communities which are usually on the same side of political arguments.
Environmentalists and native people cannot agree on whether a new rush for this "white gold" should be supported or fiercely opposed.
"The entire environmental community is split on this thing," says Glen Miller, who used to be on the board of local environmental charity Great Basin Resource Watch, which is opposed to mining.
President Joe Biden wants to get it out of the ground. But its exploration is dividing communities which are usually on the same side of political arguments.
Environmentalists and native people cannot agree on whether a new rush for this "white gold" should be supported or fiercely opposed.
"The entire environmental community is split on this thing," says Glen Miller, who used to be on the board of local environmental charity Great Basin Resource Watch, which is opposed to mining.
Nevada lithium mine leads to 'green colonialism' accusations
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President Biden doesn't mind buying oil from Venezuela and they have a complete oil disaster.
We have plenty of oil and in areas that are away from the local population. We do have spills on occasion but nothing compared to Venezuela.
Even if we mine the stuff in the usa, we have to send it to China for production because of EPA rules by President Biden doesn't care if he can kill it here and have China and other countries take it up because they'll put slave labor or child labor to do it for them.
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/01/child-labour-behind-smart-phone-and-electric-car-batteries/
We have plenty of oil and in areas that are away from the local population. We do have spills on occasion but nothing compared to Venezuela.
Even if we mine the stuff in the usa, we have to send it to China for production because of EPA rules by President Biden doesn't care if he can kill it here and have China and other countries take it up because they'll put slave labor or child labor to do it for them.
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/01/child-labour-behind-smart-phone-and-electric-car-batteries/
Exposed: Child labour behind smart phone and electric car batteries
Major electronics brands, including Apple, Samsung and Sony, are failing to do basic checks to ensure that cobalt mined by child labourers has not been used in their products, said Amnesty International and Afrewatch in a report published today.
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