How Australia became the world’s greatest lithium supplier

Re:How Australia became the world’s greatest lithium supplier by dsfyu404ed on Friday November 11, 2022 @12:32PM (#33563815)

>Localised environmental destruction is such a pittance compared to global environmental catastrophe that its comical people even bring it up.

While every environmentalist ever talks about "the greater good" they pouted and whined and tossed the plate on the floor when there was nuclear energy on it. You'll have to forgive the general public for not taking you (as a group) at your word.

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Re:How Australia became the world’s greatest lithium supplier by strbean on Friday November 11, 2022 @02:55PM (#33565932)

I think the issue with nuclear energy is the combined threats of local destruction and global environmental catastrophe. They may be overblown, but mining lithium to make electric cars doesn't increase the risk of nuclear weapons proliferation, for example.

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