Salton Sea has been identified as a lithium-rich region and could yield enough for 375 million EV batteries, reshaping America's energy landscape.

A hidden deposit of lithium in a US lake could power 375 million EVs::undefined

  • thenumbernine@infosec.pubEnglish
    28·
    1 year ago

    It really doesn’t seem feasible, I mean how are they going to get the third world children there to mine it?

    • neptune@dmv.socialEnglish
      61·
      1 year ago

      Step 1: Status quo immigration

      Step 2: loosening child labor laws and the regulatory state

      Step 3:???

      Step 4: capitalism has now captured a new second class to extract this resource! Profit!