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1. Good thing there was that already existing hole.

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2. Kind of nice to know that the lithium in my Dewalt batteries comes from such a spectacular hole.

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3. Lithium is found in the brine of salt flats. holes are drilled into the salt flats and the brine is pumped to the surface, leaving it to evaporate in ponds. this allows lithium carbonate to be extracted through a chemical process. The extraction of lithium has significant environmental and social impacts, especially due to water pollution and depletion. In addition, toxic chemicals are needed to process lithium. the release of such chemicals through leaching, spills or air emissions can harm communities, ecosystems and food production. moreover, lithium extraction inevitably harms the soil and also causes air contamination. The salt flats where lithium is found are located in arid territories. in these places, access to water is key for the local communities and their livelihoods, as well as the local flora and fauna. in Chile’s Atacama salt flats, mining consumes, contaminates and diverts scarce water resources away from local communities. The extraction of lithium has caused water-related conflicts with different communities, such as the community of Toconao in the north of Chile. In Argentina’s Salar de hombre muerto, local communities claim that lithium operations have contaminated streams used for humans, livestock and crop irrigation.

   Wow, another liberal double standard, I’m shocked!!11!!

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4. And don’t forget the huge holes created in mining the coal that fuels the power plants that charge those electric cars.

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