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Exhausted: How We Can Stop Lithium Mining from Depleting Water Resources, Draining Wetlands, and Harming Communities in South America

CleanTechnica EVs

To mitigate the worst impacts of climate change, we must transition away from fossil fuels like petroleum and coal and toward clean energy generation and zero-emission transportation options. However, many green technologies, such as electric vehicles and renewable power plants, depend on lithium-ion batteries, which require lithium.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The vision is fuelled by the fear of climate change and the need to find green alternatives to dirty coal, unpopular nuclear power and unreliable gas imports from Russia. Most of the worlds Lithium is located in Bolivia, 50% plus. Bolivia is no friend of the USA. — Bill 7. Close down all the car companies.

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Tesla and Mercedes-Benz recognized for their ‘human rights diligence’ in making EVs

Baua Electric

Lithium Triangle (Argentina, Chile and Bolivia): Indigenous Peoples interviewed by Amnesty International say that lithium extraction violates their right to determine what type of economic development takes place on their lands, threatens their way of life and drains water resources.