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23. Follow the money. The oil companies are paying for this fight.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Feb 21, 2023, 09:36 PM

Feb 2023

No doubt in my mind. I say this with no support for my claim.

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New emergency bid to appeal, block huge Nevada lithium mine [View all] Omaha Steve Feb 2023 OP

Don't ship it on the railroad, that's for sure. Throck Feb 2023 #1

Let's buy it from China Wolf Frankula Feb 2023 #2

Needed to be said The Mouth Feb 2023 #3

I get that mining is ecologically problematic and I'm sure lithium ore will be bad, OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2023 #4

There's nothing perfect in this world jimfields33 Feb 2023 #5

It's also an opportunity to make sure this mining operation is done OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2023 #7

Just out of curiosity Effete Snob Feb 2023 #21

Well. if I had an electric car, I would charge it directly from the solar panels on my garage. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2023 #25

Ah, you have a garage Effete Snob Feb 2023 #27

That's the rural lifestyle for you. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2023 #29

So inthewind21 Feb 2023 #55

This may come as a surprise to you Effete Snob Feb 2023 #57

If I had an electric car, I'd put it in garage. Two car garage would be plenty jimfields33 Feb 2023 #28

Ha Effete Snob Feb 2023 #30

No. One is outside. The other inside. Yes two car garage is fine with jimfields33 Feb 2023 #32

That day has been here for a few years Caribbeans Feb 2023 #20

Far more energy is WASTED producing hydrogen vs electricity for one thing Hugh_Lebowski Feb 2023 #22

Gotta build an entirely new pipeline network to transport it NickB79 Feb 2023 #33

"But if you want to have cars running on batteries instead of gas" Effete Snob Feb 2023 #8

You can't see it in the picture, but the one on the right has far less asthma tinrobot Feb 2023 #10

That's great Effete Snob Feb 2023 #12

Post removed Post removed Feb 2023 #14

I really don't think you're going to get that genie back in the bottle anytime soon. paleotn Feb 2023 #15

Remember the Embarcadero Freeway? Effete Snob Feb 2023 #18

That thing was a travesty ... Hugh_Lebowski Feb 2023 #24

Yes, but Effete Snob Feb 2023 #26

There are all sorts of places to charge cars tinrobot Feb 2023 #35

How about people that park on the street in front of their house? MichMan Feb 2023 #38

If they don't have "private" charging, then yes, they would need to use "public" charging. tinrobot Feb 2023 #40

That means those will probably be charging at peak times when it is more expensive instead of night MichMan Feb 2023 #41

Usually not. Most public charging is either a flat fee and/or free. tinrobot Feb 2023 #43

Yes Effete Snob Feb 2023 #58

The big one of course Sgent Feb 2023 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author paleotn Feb 2023 #16

I don't want cars running on batteries. Even though I own a hybrid, I feel as guilty as hell... NNadir Feb 2023 #17

Tesla Sgent Feb 2023 #59

You can believe whatever you want. NNadir Feb 2023 #62

Which is why the total electric car route is a fantasy. oldsoftie Feb 2023 #31

Actually, Latin America has the world's largest amt of lithium womanofthehills Feb 2023 #47

+1 n/t ChazII Feb 2023 #51

Disclosure: The company mining is Lithium America I purchased their stock ... aggiesal Feb 2023 #6

The explanation is pretty simple Effete Snob Feb 2023 #9

I agree, but the jobs are not near the housing to use bikes ... aggiesal Feb 2023 #11

Gosh I wonder how that happened Effete Snob Feb 2023 #13

Not to mention the land in that photo for the mine... EX500rider Feb 2023 #46

It takes mega water and contaminates it womanofthehills Feb 2023 #48

I assume they have a source for what they need to mine there or they wouldn't build a mine nt EX500rider Feb 2023 #49

This mine actually mines it Sgent Feb 2023 #60

But it does use water & they are fighting over water rights womanofthehills Feb 2023 #63

Good. jeffreyi Feb 2023 #19

this 👆 mopinko Feb 2023 #37

100% recycling tommorrow Sgent Feb 2023 #44

I doubt a few acres of SW scrub switching to mining will make them extinct EX500rider Feb 2023 #50

Their numbers have declined 80% since 1985. jeffreyi Feb 2023 #52

And what's more likely to make them go extinct EX500rider Feb 2023 #53

Yep. jeffreyi Feb 2023 #54

Um inthewind21 Feb 2023 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author jeffreyi Feb 2023 #61

Follow the money. The oil companies are paying for this fight. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #23

I have the same suspicions. tinrobot Feb 2023 #34

This is why we need more public transit and less spread out communities. Crowman2009 Feb 2023 #36

Not everyone lives in a densely populated city. MichMan Feb 2023 #39

I know that, and also I think that even if driving is one's only option in rural areas... Crowman2009 Feb 2023 #45