Watermelon Man said:Sure, I'll admit that I'm wrong, when someone can show me where I am wrong. Frankly, I'm wrong rather often. But, in this case, I'm not wrong.Definitely Not A Cop said:Watermelon Man said:Obviously not. Otherwise, people who are just trying to scare you wouldn't have to lie.Definitely Not A Cop said:Watermelon Man said:You realize that this is a photo of the Mir Diamond Mine in Siberia, which has been closed for over 15 years, so not at all what a typical Li mine looks like.doubledog said:
You realize that this is what a typical Li mine looks like.
But, you know, facts. Who needs them?
So American REM mines don't look like that?
But, by all means, do your own research.
10 second google. Care to admit you are wrong?
You have a picture of the Molycorp Mountain Pass rare earth facility in California's Mojave Desert. Yes, it is an eyesore, in the middle of the desert. But, it isn't all that different than the surrounding geography. Deserts are like that.
But wait, there's more. This is a Rare Earth Element (REE) facility, specifically, a Heavy Rare Earth Element (HREE) facility. Lithium is not heavy (At. Wt. 3) nor is it particularly rare (25th most abundant element in the Earth's crust). So, I doubt they are mining much lithium from the Molycorp Mountain Pass facility.
You just might want to put in more than 10 seconds of research next time.
Ah, so your argument is that it's ok to damage the earth if the land is already ugly? And that a lithium mine will look different? Please post evidence of this.