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derision
6y ago
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Batteries are made from metals which have to be strip mined. It's really not any more environmentally friendly
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toomuchtodo
6y ago
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Lithium is evaporated from brine in ponds, not strip mined.
ppf
6y ago
https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=lithium%20mine&tbs=...
Looks delightful.
toomuchtodo
6y ago
Progress is a balance.
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mepiethree
6y ago
Coal is strip mined too, and then burned. At least you don't burn batteries.
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