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Their results suggest that the Marcellus Shale "has the capacity to provide significant lithium yields for the foreseeable future" – as long as fracking continues, that is.

If scientists can extract even a conservative amount of lithium from fracking wastewater in the state, they calculate it could meet more than 30 percent of the current US demand.

That sounds really promising, but the potential environmental impact of extracting lithium from fracking wastewater is as yet unexplored, and the wastewater only exists if fracking activity continues.

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[-] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 19 points 6 months ago

hey maybe somebody will come up with a non-fracking way to get at this stuff.

[-] Robert_Kennedy_Jr@hexbear.net 30 points 6 months ago

It's fracking or child slaves, sorry I don't make the rules.

[-] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 13 points 6 months ago
[-] RedWizard@hexbear.net 20 points 6 months ago

Lead based lunchables, nothing more, nothing less.

[-] iridaniotter@hexbear.net 21 points 6 months ago

China will probably mainstream non lithium batteries right as America starts building this stuff. But don't worry, the US will put 100% tariffs on them.

[-] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 17 points 6 months ago

maybe not if we vote for 99% tariff-hitler.

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