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And another thing, asshole :
Batteries are made from rare earth elements. Mining for thousands of tons of rare earth elements a year does not compare with mining for billions of tons of coal a year. From an environmental and health perspective, the amount of heavy metals, like mercury, uranium and thorium, emitted from burning coal in the U.S. alone exceeds by a thousand times the total amount of lithium and rare earth elements mined in the entire world.
You can read the entire report here: http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pu...13/mcs2013.pdf |
you stupid idiot, there's nothing in that doc re: pollution, or uranium, it states thorium can't be recycled.
on the other hand, here's just 1 article I chose from many that discuss the pollution issues of mining rare earth bullshit, not the least of which is the fact most of it is mined in China, why don't you google Chinese mining and pollution before you commute home in your volt.
keep hi-5in yourself thinking you're helping
28 JAN 2013: REPORT
Boom in Mining Rare Earths Poses Mounting Toxic Risks
The mining of rare earth metals, used in everything from smart phones to wind turbines, has long been dominated by China. But as mining of these key elements spreads to countries like Malaysia and Brazil, scientists warn of the dangers of the toxic and radioactive waste generated by the mines and processing plants.
http://e360.yale.edu/feature/boom_in..._ri sks/2614/