According to The Verge, the Biden administration invoked the Defense Production Act for EV batteries and clean energy last week. Questions: What does this mean in the near term for certain types of mines in the U.S.? Are lithium batteries sustainable in the long-term? Discuss. What is the Defense Production Act? How do you see… Read more »
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A Valuable Mineral for Electric Vehicles
As the first new large-scale lithium mine in the United States in more than a decade is preparing for blasting in Nevada, the project, known as Lithium Americas, is in the courts and has drawn protests from members of a Native American tribe, ranchers and environmental groups. Questions List the bullet point objections to the… Read more »