How a Lithium Battery Is Not Conducive the Mission of Saving the Environment
Things the MSM and others don't talk about...
A study from Duke University found that a legacy lithium mine in North Carolina does not contribute to acidic runoff commonly associated with other mining operations like coal mining.
Instead, interactions between the ore and waste rock samples and water led to temporary alkaline conditions.
However, the study did not address the effects of active lithium mining and processing on water quality.
In contrast, lithium mining in Chile, particularly through the evaporation of brines found beneath salt flats, is highly water-intensive and can drain already scarce water resources, damaging wetlands and harming communities.
This method of brine evaporation is particularly harmful in the Atacama Desert, where it can take years for the evaporation process to separate the lithium from the brine, leading to significant water depletion and ecological damage.
The process of extracting lithium through brine mining involves pumping salty lithium-containing water, called brine, into massive ponds, which can lead to the contamination of local water sources.
This method poses risks to both human and environmental health due to the potential for toxic metals to contaminate water sources and cause health problems.
Every ton of mined lithium results in 15 tons of CO2 emissions and requires approximately 500,000 litres of water
In 2023, the global production of lithium was 180,000 METRIC tons of lithium content (2204 lbs = 1 metric ton).
Let’s not forget the machine on which you are probably viewing this - a lithium battery for your mobile phone.
Why can’t you just throw it in the trash when the life span has expired?
Yeah, THAT…
So, while some legacy lithium mines do not contribute to acidic runoff, the water-intensive process of brine mining for lithium can have significant negative impacts on local water resources and ecosystems.
And the recovery rate from such is MUCH longer than the recovery rate from an oil spill.
Environmental effects of using gas and oil?
The air in the U.S. is cleaner than in most any other country, despite the chemtrails being sprayed (another irksome matter for a later time).
Exploding volcanoes will wipe out any concern for environmental effects - look up Mount Tambora (1815), the Year of No Summer (1816), and its effects on the global environment.
It wasn’t even the Industrial Revolution yet (which started 15-20 years later).
The pollution from erupting volcanoes are of more of more concern than pollution from manufacturing, aviation, boats, and vehicles - but Congress and the Industrial Complex can’t tax such now, can they?