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Re:$1.5B lithium deposit discovered in Maine; excavating it ... by wibagusto on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @08:36AM (#29012431)
Let’s hope it stays that way. But $1.5B is not a tiny sum and I’m willing to bet the government will bend over backwards to bring a bunch of “jobs” to the area at the expense of all environmental concerns.
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Re:$1.5B lithium deposit discovered in Maine; excavating it ... by afarrell on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @08:51AM (#29012642)
> at the expense of all environmental concerns

Greedy lobbyists in the state capital would object to this. Ecotourism is seen by voters as one of Maine’s largest industries. Much of its real estate industry and its most well-known brand (LL Bean) relies on it.

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Re:$1.5B lithium deposit discovered in Maine; excavating it ... by InitialLastName on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @10:40AM (#29013897)
Even its second most well known brand (Stephen King) relies on it indirectly.
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Re:$1.5B lithium deposit discovered in Maine; excavating it ... by wibagusto on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @09:04AM (#29012777)
That’s good news!
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Re:$1.5B lithium deposit discovered in Maine; excavating it ... by panick21_ on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @09:27AM (#29013013)
You have a delusional believe in the power of lobbying. Establishing a mine in the US is incredibly hard. Even in places with existing mining, establishing a new mine is a major undertaking.

Mines even in mining friendly places is very, very hard. Doing it mining unfriendly places where you have real popular opposition is bordering on impossible.

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Re:$1.5B lithium deposit discovered in Maine; excavating it ... by tata71 on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @08:50AM (#29012624)
In Maine?

No shot.

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