A zero emissions future without the mining boom

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By Blanca BegertJan 24, 2023, 7:13 pm322 pts
The effort to shift the U.S. economy off fossil fuels and avoid the most disastrous impacts of climate change hinges on the third element of the periodic table. Lithium, the soft, silvery-white metal used in electric car batteries, was endowed by nature with miraculous properties. At around half a gram per…

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