Nevada lithium mine leads to 'green colonialism' accusations
Source: BBC
Nevada lithium mine leads to 'green colonialism' accusations
8 October 2023
By James Clayton & Ben Derico
BBC News
In the high Nevadan desert near the Oregon border lies an enormous deposit of lithium, a metal that is essential in the production of electric car batteries.
President Joe Biden wants to get it out of the ground. But its exploration is dividing communities which are usually on the same side of political arguments.
Environmentalists and native people cannot agree on whether a new rush for this "white gold" should be supported or fiercely opposed.
"The entire environmental community is split on this thing," says Glen Miller, who used to be on the board of local environmental charity Great Basin Resource Watch, which is opposed to mining.
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