{"id":7415,"date":"2022-10-18T10:37:41","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T08:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/18\/theres-lithium-in-them-thar-hills-but-fears-grow-over-us-white-gold-boom\/"},"modified":"2022-10-18T10:37:41","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T08:37:41","slug":"theres-lithium-in-them-thar-hills-but-fears-grow-over-us-white-gold-boom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/18\/theres-lithium-in-them-thar-hills-but-fears-grow-over-us-white-gold-boom\/","title":{"rendered":"There\u2019s lithium in them thar hills \u2013 but fears grow over US \u2018white gold\u2019 boom"},"content":{"rendered":"

The treasured mineral is critical for electric vehicles and could help slow global heating, but locals worry about the harmful extraction near tribal land<\/p>\n

Deep in the parched landscapes of Nevada, there is a stirring boom. The mining of lithium holds the promise of a treasured resource that can help slow disastrous global heating.<\/p>\n

Spurred by a growing demand for battery parts essential for electric vehicles, the US\u2019s only major lithium mine, in Silver Peak, a remote outpost situated in desert scrub and nascent Joshua trees a three-hour drive north of Las Vegas, is doubling its production.<\/p>\n

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\nThe treasured mineral is critical for electric vehicles and could help slow global heating, but locals worry about the harmful extraction near tribal land
\nDeep in the parched landscapes of Nevada, there is a stirring boom. The mining of lithium holds the promise of a treasured resource that can help slow disastrous global heating.
\nSpurred by a growing demand for battery parts essential for electric vehicles, the US\u2019s only major lithium mine, in Silver Peak, a remote outpost situated in desert scrub and nascent Joshua trees a three-hour drive north of Las Vegas, is doubling its production. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The treasured mineral is critical for electric vehicles and could help slow global heating, but locals worry about the harmful extraction near tribal land Deep in the parched landscapes of Nevada, there is a stirring boom. The mining of lithium holds the promise of a treasured resource that can help slow disastrous global heating. Spurred …<\/p>\n

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