“ Where are you going to get the Lithium ore from, Joe?”
Well, it just so happens one of the largest lithium deposits in the world is located in northen Nevada between Winnemucca and Denio. Environmentalists are already aggressively fighting development there. So you will soon see it declared sacred ground like the north slope of Alaska
A tiny endangered toad is being exploited to stop lithium mining in Nevada.
https://pvtimes.com/news/how-this-rare-nye-county-toad-could-stall-future-mining-operations-109840/