chemistry
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Lithium Mining for EVs Could Destroy the Planet if We Don’t Change Our Car-Centric Ways: Report
A study published Wednesday shows just how bad the environmental damage will be if the United States switches to EVs while maintaining our current lust for large, personal vehicles. It’s not good, and the only way to avert disaster, according to researchers, is for people to give up their super car-centric lifestyles for accessible mass…
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U.S. Considers Banning or Restricting Gas Stoves
The federal government may consider a ban on gas stoves thanks to mounting concerns about the health impacts of the appliances, Bloomberg reported Monday.
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Big Oil Is Once Again Throwing Money at Sucking Carbon From the Sky
Big Oil has a fancy new piece of climate technology to sink money into. As Bloomberg reported on Monday, both Shell and Norwegian oil giant Equinor have helped a new Israeli direct air capture startup, called RepAir, raise a cool $US10 ($14) million in funding — despite the company only having a shoebox-size prototype for…
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China’s Booming EV Industry Is Changing Indonesia for the Worse
A Chinese-backed nickel refinery has taken over a chunk of a major island in Indonesia, and is wreaking havoc on its ecosystem. In less than a single decade, the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) has released enough pollution that people in the neighbouring village of Kurisa can no longer fish, nor rely on rivers as…