Leftists will ban mining for lithium there, while they also demand we transition to depending solely on EV’s and “green” power for the grid (all of which would rely on batteries).
> Leftists will ban mining for lithium there… <
You beat me to it. Some advocacy group will find a rare snail living there. Or maybe a study will show that the mining will contribute to Climate Change.
Then they will all get in their EV’s and drive off to a Starbucks to celebrate their victory.
Exactly...
It’ll either turn out to be situated on Indigene burial grounds/holy sites or they’ll never get EPA clearance because snail darter/clean water/CARB certified as causing cancer/some other nonsense...