We really are never going to stop stripping this land bare
Note that to replace every car in the US with an EV, we would still need twice as much Lithium as has just been discovered, and that would require us to effectively mine the entire state of Maine to recover it all. EVs are not sustainable, public transport is the only way forward
They don't care about the horrific environmental impacts mining the Appalachians will have, all they care about is maintaining a status quo that will kill us all
Not trying to hijack this post or anything, but mining companies have already destroyed the environment in Appalachia, just not the northern part of the range. Coal didn’t just give us black lung and political corruption, it’s done irreparable damage to the ecological system of West Virginia and continues to do so. And now Lithium will do the same.
Highly recommend this video by Bowman TV exploring the ecological damage done to our rivers & wells:
This is what could happen to Maine. And the mining companies won’t give a shit, they’ll just fuck off when the Lithium’s gone and leave y’all to pick up the pieces.
100%, I am from Kentucky and like yeah, Coal has left this place in ruins socially and environmentally, what I am trying to say is that I don't want it to be repeated
