Lithium mining is the new Gold Rush. They call it "white gold"
20 ton of poisoned earth for one gold ring
“It has been mandated by the United States government and the state of California to annihilate the California Indians since the Gold Rush. And I’m still watching it today.”
90-year-old Carmen Lucas, Kwaaymii tribe, California, protesting lithium mining
https://time.com/article/2026/08/04/critical-mining-america-photo-essay/
A standard EV uses 20 KG lithium; 40,000 liters of water
Gerry McGovern
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