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I love how all the 'green' technology is never truly 'green'. Not even close.

Everyone is focused on electric cars, but what about the lithium batteries in disposable vapes? People throw thousands of them away every day, not to mention all the other electronics with batteries too.

To use valuable drinking water in such a arid and scarce area for lithium mining is so absurd. Thank you for sharing this info.

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Renewable energy doesnt address the problem of consumerism and western throw away culture...without solving that first, Renewable energy means little...

I feel it would be quite easy for these mining companies to ensure water facility for these tiny local communities in the desert!

Creates a new problem while trying to solve an old problem

This is the main problem when you compare "green" tech vs oil/gas etc. You have to include ALL of the production chain, including the mineral chase around the world. Lithium is just one of the minerals requiered. So much for the green revolution.

They don't care as long as they have a pocket full of money.

It’s too bad they couldn’t catch the water as it evaporates to store for locals. Water is so precious especially in regions like this

The farmers very first words were straight to the point and I applaud it.

And then big brother will come out with a story on how they have to “rescue” them in “exchange” of commodities

The scenary and landscapes captured in this video are remarkably beautiful. I hope that the mining companies, in addition to making sure the communities are cared for, will not destroy the natural beauty there.

Yikes that’s a terrible predicament. ‘plugs in rechargeable phone lined with lithium to continue to watch video’

Would love to see what’s going on in Africa with Lithium mining…

What!?!? Electric vehicles and batteries are made out of limited resources just like gas powered vehicles!?!? No way!!! Thanks for this hugely informative article that definitely told us something we didn't know!

Nothing in this video is a surprise. There is no free lunch.

Economics can be done well or done badly. This isn't primarily a story about lithium or EV's. It's a story about how foreign players will inevitably act economically compared to locals. Partnerships with foreign companies to help with the technology needed can be just fine. Giving rights to the resource and development to foreign entities or control is an old story with inevitably bad outcomes, and there's no reason for players from Russia or China to care in the least. They don't need any relationship with these countries long-term.

Those communities are the reason why I hope we get alternative fuels for cars or equipment that currently work with internal combustion when its expensive or not viable to use batteries.

that amount of water could have been used for new farms for local people, reforestation projects, reversal of desertification