For a long time, the world has been gripped by a rivalry between the two major superpowers, the People’s Republic of China and the United States, which is primarily economic in nature but inevitably affects science and technology. Any significant technological advancement becomes a field of Sino-American competition. Lithium-ion batteries (LIB), for example, are now […]
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Finland: There Simply isn’t Enough Lithium on Earth to Replace All Batteries Every 10 Years


As evidenced by the significant vote against fracking British gas last Wednesday in the House of Commons, influential elites are either in denial about the horrifying costs and consequences of Net Zero or are busy snatching up the virtually unlimited funds currently being offered for promoting pseudoscience climate scares and investing in impractical green technologies. […]
LITHIUM mining for electric vehicles is incredibly destructive to the environment


LITHIUM mining for electric vehicles is incredibly destructive to the environmentDate: September 22, 2022Author: Nwo Report Posted BY: Wyatt | NwoReport (Natural News) Electric vehicles are promoted as the solution for combating “climate change.” Governments are currently incentivizing the production of electric vehicles, while punishing the fossil fuel industry. However, lithium mining for electric […]
LITHIUM mining for electric vehicles is incredibly destructive to the environment


LITHIUM mining for electric vehicles is incredibly destructive to the environmentDate: September 22, 2022Author: Nwo Report Posted BY: Wyatt | NwoReport (Natural News) Electric vehicles are promoted as the solution for combating “climate change.” Governments are currently incentivizing the production of electric vehicles, while punishing the fossil fuel industry. However, lithium mining for electric […]
LITHIUM mining for electric vehicles is incredibly destructive to the environment and about as far from “green” as you can imagine


(Natural News) Electric vehicles are promoted as the solution for combating “climate change.” Governments are currently incentivizing the production of electric vehicles, while punishing the fossil fuel industry. However, lithium mining for electric vehicles is incredibly destructive to the environment, and is about as far from “green” as one could imagine. Not to mention, most […]
California Approves Lithium Tax Despite Industry’s Warnings


California on Thursday approved a plan to tax the electric vehicle battery metal lithium to generate revenue for environmental remediation projects despite industry concerns that it will harm the sector and delay shipments to automakers. Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, approved the tax as part of a must-pass state budget on Thursday. The state legislature […]
Serbia: Lithium mine opponents block roads in bad weather


Hundreds of people in Serbia spent part of a holiday weekend blocking roads on Saturday to protest plans for lithium mining in the Balkan country. The protests came a day after Orthodox Christians in Serbia and many other countries celebrated Christmas. The demonstrations took place in the capital, Belgrade, and several other locations. Anti-mine activists […]
The Lithium Extraction Tech That Could Take Tesla To $2 Trillion


In Austin, Texas, Elon Musk is building his Tesla Cybertruck plant… And is developing a new technology to supply their huge lithium requirements. Even Samsung is moving production from overseas to Texas Why? American lithium is expected to be in high-demand for the next century… And early investors in the companies set to profit could receive significant returns on […]
The Lithium Tech That May Send The EV Boom Into Overdrive


The electric revolution is the biggest change the auto industry has seen since Ford invented the assembly line in 1913. But an impending supply shortage has put one critical resource in the global spotlight. With the meteoric rise of Tesla, nearly every major automaker has shifted its sights towards producing the next great electric vehicle. […]
Taliban Occupies World’s Largest Lithium Deposits After US Withdrawal From Afghanistan


It’s been more than a decade since we penned “The US “Discovers” Nearly $1 Trillion In Mineral Deposits In Afghanistan” in which we highlighted the colossal untapped mineral deposits that reside in Afghanistan. President Joe Biden’s decision to rapidly and completely withdraw from Afghanistan makes even less strategic sense if readers go back […]
Taliban Secures World’s Largest Lithium Deposits After US Withdrawal From Afghanistan


President Joe Biden’s decision to rapidly and completely withdraw from Afghanistan makes even less strategic sense if readers go back to our 2010 post where we quoted “Confessions of an Economic Hit Man: Part 2, the 21st Century paradigm”? Which said, Readers have known for a while Afghanistan was never about the opium trade or […]
Rio Tinto in Serbia: The Jadar Lithium Project


The company has been looking forward to this for some time. For an outfit found wanting in dealing with inhabitants of a land whose culture it eviscerated in a matter of hours in May last year, Rio Tinto could think grandly about another future. The Anglo-Australian mining giant could add its name to a sounder, […]
Lithium, Cobalt, And Rare Earths


Above Photo: Getty Images/Stock Images. The Post-Petroleum Resource Race and What to Make of It. Thanks to its very name — renewable energy — we can picture a time in the not-too-distant future when our need for non-renewable fuels like oil, natural gas, and coal will vanish. Indeed, the Biden administration has announced a breakthrough target of […]
Lithium Mine Kicks Off A New Era Of Western Extraction


Above photo: An existing transmission line passes through the heart of Thacker Pass, following the slope down into the Quinn River Valley below. The Santa Rosa Mountains rise up in the background. Russel Albert Daniels / High Country News. The hastily approved project went forward without comment from the Fort McDermitt Paiute Shoshone Tribe. read […]
Activists Occupy Site Of Proposed Lithium Mine In Nevada


By Kollibri Terre Sonnenblum, Counterpunch. January 26, 2021 Above photo: Snow-clad mountain slopes in the Spring Mountains, Nevada, USA – CC BY-SA 3.0. On Friday, January 15th, two activists drove eight hours from Eugene, Oregon, to a remote corner of public land in Nevada, where they pitched a tent in below-freezing temperatures and unfurled a banner […]
“New Cobalt-Free Lithium-Ion Battery Reduces Costs Without Sacrificing Performance”


“New Cobalt-Free Lithium-Ion Battery Reduces Costs Without Sacrificing Performance” July 19th, 2020 Cobalt is the ugliest part of high performance lithium ion batteries, and the most difficult to eliminate. This research out of University of Texas might be good news. Via: UT News: For decades, researchers have looked for ways to eliminate cobalt from the […]
Tech Giants Scramble For Supply In The Next Lithium War


We’re facing an imminent crisis in global lithium markets. Demand is growing exponentially, and lithium consumers are facing a 100,000-ton shortfall by 2025. Traditional lithium brine projects take too long to put into production. At up to 48 months, they won’t be able to close the supply gap on their own. The industry […]
Researchers have developed a "highly stretchable rechargeable lithium ion battery" for the next generation of wearable electronics


(Natural News) The next generation of wearable electronic devices may carry one new innovation in tow: stretchable lithium-ion batteries. Currently, the typical wearable is powered by conventional types of batteries, meaning that devices usually have to be built around the battery itself. Batteries count as one of the major components of most […]
Mass Medication: First Fluoride, Now Lithium Soon To Be Added To Your Drinking Tap Water


Just in case the toxicity levels of fluoride were not sufficient in the water supply, Japanese researchers are now proposing that lithium could have a protective effect in drinking water. So how did they come to this magnificent conclusion you ask? First the researchers examined levels of lithium in drinking water and suicide rates in […]
Expert creates new prototype to restore old lithium batteries to 95% of original capacity, drawing interest from major tech companies


(Natural News) While it’s no secret that battery technology has come quite a long way since the first time it was used in mobile devices, there are still many pitfalls associated with its usage. For one thing, lithium batteries, like the ones used in most smartphones, laptops, and other kinds of consumer electronics, tend to […]
This New Technology Could Transform The Lithium Industry


A new technology is here that has the potential to reshape lithium production like fracking reshaped oil. The global battery market is set to hit $120 billion in less than two years, and there’s a massive investor opportunity here in lithium—but this isn’t a mining play, it’s a tech play all the way. […]
Latest lithium-ion battery uses water-salt solution, reducing risk of fire and explosion in household electronics


(Natural News) Researchers have devised a powerful and safe military-grade battery that can also be used in the home. The new technology opens the door for the development of safe, powerful, durable, and efficient 4-volt batteries. The latest lithium-ion battery was developed by tech experts at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and researchers from the […]
BBC Promotes Putting Lithium in Drinking Water to Combat Dementia


By Aaron Kesel Researchers in Denmark believe that we should add lithium to drinking water because studies show it may reduce dementia. You simply can’t make this up. Adding fluoride, a neurotoxin, according to The Lancet medical journal, to our water isn’t enough. The BBC reported that a study, at the University of Copenhagen, looked […]
Energy Storage: Lithium from Supervolcanoes?


Energy Storage: Lithium from Supervolcanoes? August 27th, 2017 Cobalt is a much more serious blocker than lithium. Via: Smithsonian: There’s no doubt that in coming years, we’re going to need a lot of lithium. The growing market of electric automobiles, plus new household energy […]
Thai Company to Build a Tesla Style Lithium Ion Battery Factory


Thai Company to Build a Tesla Style Lithium Ion Battery Factory May 25th, 2017 Via: Bloomberg: A little-known company from Thailand with grand ambitions in clean energy wants to take on Tesla Inc. at its own game. Energy Absolute Pcl, which has morphed in […]
Daimler Begins Construction on Lithium-Ion Battery Factory in Germany


Daimler Begins Construction on Lithium-Ion Battery Factory in Germany May 22nd, 2017 Via: Ars Technica: On Monday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited the site of a future lithium-ion battery factory in the eastern German town of Kamenz. The factory is being developed by Mercedes-Benz […]
DIY EV and Powerwall/ESS: Insane Deal on New LG Lithium Ion Packs


DIY EV and Powerwall/ESS: Insane Deal on New LG Lithium Ion Packs May 11th, 2017 Heads up for people doing DIY EV and ESS projects—and no need to hear from the Nervous Nellies. Jehu Garcia grew up in Tijuana with a dirt floor in […]
The Nice Massacre: Another ‘Known Wolf’? Inconsistencies, Shifting Narratives and the Role of ISIS


Oregon’s natural beauty may vanish in the near future, thanks to toxic pesticides, man-made landslides and excessive logging


(NaturalNews) To casual observers, Oregon might seem like an idyllic state where people are at one with nature, cycling and hiking surrounded by greenery, and fishing in crystal-clear streams. While the state is undoubtedly blessed with an abundance of natural riches, what you see on the surface is only part of the story. […]