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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-May-2024 22:40:18 JST Ars Technica

   Fracking wastewater has “shocking” amount of clean-energy mineral lithium

   40% of US need for lithium could be covered by Pennsylvania's fracking byproduct.

   https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/fracking-wastewater-has-shocking-amount-of-clean-energy-mineral-lithium/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Chancerubbage (chancerubbage@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-May-2024 23:28:42 JST Chancerubbage

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     @arstechnica

     As long as this research wasn’t funded/faked by the oil industry. They simply can’t be trusted. They lie.

   • Corporation 9592 (eldubuu@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 31-May-2024 02:43:07 JST Corporation 9592

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     @arstechnica

     So, if we are to believe the fossil gas industry, America could satisfy 100% of domestic lithium demand by tripling the amount of fracking.

     Seems legit.

     What could go worng?

   • Ehay2k for Harris Walz (ehay2k@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 31-May-2024 02:43:41 JST Ehay2k for Harris Walz

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     @arstechnica
     If extracting the lithium is more environmentally friendly than dumping the wastewater (or whatever they do with it now) I'm all for this.

     But if it's not better for the planet's health, and mainly an excuse to frack more, I'm against it.