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wanderingaimles
Apr 27, 2021Explorer
Sam, look up the photo's, satellite and otherwise of Sudbury Ontario.
The rare earth mining has been devastating. Canada has been working madly for 10 years to start recovering that region.
Yes there are measures that can help minimize the damage, but the desire for those minerals far out paces our production, especially when the conservation measures are enforced.
Do you think China, Thailand or Russia are going to hamstring their industries? They are aggressively mining every ton they can. All so the Li-ion batteries can be supplied as cheaply as possible.
And the batteries ARE NOT being recycled in large quantities, in part because of the cost, in both energy and chemicals, it's cheaper to buy from the dirty mining operations.
recycling
You opine on saving the planet, but consider the whole picture. Often the well meaning are actually the bigger problem.
The rare earth mining has been devastating. Canada has been working madly for 10 years to start recovering that region.
Yes there are measures that can help minimize the damage, but the desire for those minerals far out paces our production, especially when the conservation measures are enforced.
Do you think China, Thailand or Russia are going to hamstring their industries? They are aggressively mining every ton they can. All so the Li-ion batteries can be supplied as cheaply as possible.
And the batteries ARE NOT being recycled in large quantities, in part because of the cost, in both energy and chemicals, it's cheaper to buy from the dirty mining operations.
recycling
You opine on saving the planet, but consider the whole picture. Often the well meaning are actually the bigger problem.
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