I think the NIMBY attitude dominates the entire New England area.
Ukraine saddened.... the only card they had to play with Trump. That, and it has been estimated that Alaska oil, the good sweet crude, we have only discovered < 25% of it.
Except a big chuck of Maine is owned by James D Irving.
Mr Irving already owns one of the largest refineries in North America in Saint Johns, NB.
He also owns hundreds of Irving fuel stations.
He also allowed the electric transmission line from Quebec to run across his land in Maine. This is the same transmission line that the people in NH did not want in their backyard.
I have no idea If this lithium is under Jim Irving’s land. But IF it is he will be okay with mining it.
He is already a billionaire and one of the richest people in Canada. He also owns several sawmills and paper mills.
Oddly, that’s where the founding of the country happened. Weird huh?