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by mildred593 1118 days ago
What about including the true cost of remediating lithium pollution?
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Or retooling the overall transportation infrastructure?

Yes, pollution is bad. Diesel trucks are a highly visible form. However, there are too many unknowns for these sweeping statements about 'true' costs to be taken seriously. It is another example of the economic calculation problem.

Try as they might, researchers can't sit in a bureau and come up with figures to plan an economy with.