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Re:The global fight for critical minerals is costly and dama... by actionfromafar on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @10:05AM (#36786556)
I think EVs can have beneficial second order effects. I’ll take some progress over no progress.

(But currently we aren’t even slowing down the coming “train crash”, we are merely decreasing the acceleration into the wall of food shortages and other horrors.)

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Re:The global fight for critical minerals is costly and dama... by walleeee on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @10:19AM (#36786796)
Agreed. The problem is it's too easy to look at electrification efforts, pat ourselves on the back, and stop there.
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