Re:Wind now competes with fossil fuels, and solar almost does
by toomuchtodo on Friday October 09, 2015 @11:50AM
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> Have you ever looked into the negative environmental impacts of lithium mining and disposal?
I have. Lithium is mined from a brine on the surface, versus strip mining. Its neutral from an environmental impact perspective. Lithium batteries are almost fully recyclable except for the insulation (which is currently landfilled).
> Elon's battery tech has serious negative environmental impacts
I have. Lithium is mined from a brine on the surface, versus strip mining. Its neutral from an environmental impact perspective. Lithium batteries are almost fully recyclable except for the insulation (which is currently landfilled).
> Elon's battery tech has serious negative environmental impacts
Citation?