A hidden deposit of lithium in a US lake could power 375 million EVs::undefined

  • kaitco@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    I’m sure this won’t have a major ecological impact, right? Right…?

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      10 months ago

      The lake was a runoff for the colorado river back when farmers over used water and the leftover was dumped ino that “lake”. The lake in its current state is too saline and dried up to ecologically be stable. The buildup of farm chems over the year cause dust in problems in socal when winds picked it up.

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        10 months ago

        Well, when you put it that way using a part of the country we already ruined to try and help us not ruin any more of it, it sounds like a damn good idea

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      10 months ago

      The entire thing is a lesson in the hubris of man. It was created as a major ecological impact of a failed engineering project. It’s being destroyed by irrigation.

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      10 months ago

      No, we have to mine and destroy as much of the world as we can before the collapse, its the human way :)