Why do people protest coal mining and fracking, but not Lithium mining?

The latter happens in Africa, that's why.

Your 2nd point is not factually correct, but I'll buy the majority of the rest of your post.

ddidididid wrote:

A. Risstottle wrote:

Sages of Let's Run, help me understand!

It is hard to protest mines thousands of miles away. But people have been worried about the environmental impacts of lithium batteries since pretty much day one. Same thing with the generation of electricity from coal and oil. The math still clearly favors EVs.

I used to think my green friends were paranoid about their assertations of big oil propaganda. But given how people keep repeating these 20year old false statements, I have to wonder if they were on to something. They were all definitely on something....

What are these 20 year old false statements you speak?

A. Risstottle wrote:

Sages of Let's Run, help me understand!

I have never seen a coal mining protest. Where does this happen?

ReallybroReally wrote:

Lithium is used for batteries, coal and oil cause GHG emissions. Not to say that the Lithium mining does not involve GHG emissions as well.

The batteries are fueled by electricity made primarily by greenhouse gases.

Environmentalists hate fossil fuels because they are the lifeblood of industrial civilization. If they can destroy fossil fuels, they can destroy human life and put us back in the dark ages, which is what they want.

there are lithium deposits here in the US but the EPA is a NO GO on it...why? cause its severely toxic. the brine is a huge byproduct and is terrible for all life, not to mention it requires insane amounts of water in the process. and here is the big kicker for all the moron woke liberal douche bags. lithium deposits are all located in DESERTS so the little water that is there is all used up.

if the wokes didnt have a lust for smart phones 3rd world countries wouldnt be destroying their desert environments and livelihoods....you see the wokes crying about bears ears, but how bad would they cry when say death valley, or burning man or any one of the ancient lake beds in nevada, utah and cali got decimated for lithium. why not look at these if you dont belive me

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scroll down on this last one to see how much of an eye sore it is.....but its in chile so the wokes wont cry about that pristine place, but you can bett your a$$ if it was to come close to some trendy spot in the US or near some native lands there would be a RIVER of liberal tears

Fossil fuels improve the planet wrote:

Environmentalists hate fossil fuels because they are the lifeblood of industrial civilization. If they can destroy fossil fuels, they can destroy human life and put us back in the dark ages, which is what they want.

...and once the population is destitute, they buy their votes back with handouts. It’s every Leftist politician’s dream scenario.

Once in a lifetime. wrote:

Ten year lithium battery life? Not achievable with current technology. Maybe if pack capacity reduction of 70-80% from new is acceptable. You’re lucky if lithium batteries last 3 years with only a 30% drop in capacity with typical life cycle and and a usage cycle where batteries are kept in moderate climates and aren’t constantly deep cycled.

There are 2012 Tesla’s with 500,000 miles. You’re just wrong, and that is battery cells that were not that special in 2012.