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by freitzkriesler 1230 days ago
Right, so long as we out source the pollution somewhere else where in the world it's OK.
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The US has just committed to billions of dollars per year in incentives to bring that pollution to the US. Between the IRA's 10-year expansion of incentives for buying cars with US-manufactured batteries and US-mined minerals, Section 45X, the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit, is the reason billions of dollars of battery manufacturing and associated supply chain investments on US soil were announced in 2022.
Well, as long as it's not our kids digging in mines for lithium, it's OK...
The world’s biggest lithium mines are in Australia, where miners earn extremely good wages and safety standards are at least as good as the US.