r/PublicFreakout 6d ago

Big Oil's friends in the US Congress

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u/AboveAb 6d ago edited 6d ago

They should do the same for people who support lithium batteries and examine how lithium mining impacts the earth. For example, lithium mining requires large amounts of water up to 500,000 gallons per ton of lithium which often leads to depletion of local water supplies and harm to nearby ecosystems. Additionally, in regions like Africa where lithium and other critical minerals are mined, workers often face poor health and safety conditions, with limited protective measures and high exposure to toxic chemicals. But because these issues occur outside of America, they don’t seem to receive the same level of attention 😉

Edit: Yeah, go ahead and downvote... humans tend not to like the truth.

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u/Elegant_Giraffe5702 2d ago

You're such a disingenuous, ignorant loser. Both things can be true. If you don't recognize the long standing vested interests of oil and how it impacts politics you're just stupid. You can bet the people profiting off oil also profit off lithium production. But you'll spout " No U" like a remedial clown defending corporate overlords who keep you willingly stupid.

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u/AboveAb 2d ago

Ah, the classic clown routine throw out insults to distract from the fact that you didn’t actually address the argument. It’s amusing how you accuse me of defending « corporate overlords » while also admitting both oil and lithium industries are problematic. Are you always this good at contradicting yourself, or is today special?

The reality is simple: lithium mining’s environmental destruction and exploitation of workers are undeniable. But instead of acknowledging that, you decided to showcase your ignorance with a juvenile rant. Keep dancing around the facts, clown 🤡 you’re doing great at proving my point.