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A Lighter Side of Lithium – Part 1

Electric vehicles (EVs) are the wave of the future. Improvements in lithium-ion battery packs are occurring rapidly and prices are falling. Obtaining sufficient lithium to meet the growth ahead for EV has a dark side, involving open-pit mining and brine evaporation pools that can be devastating for the environment. Fortunately, there is also a lighter side that is gaining momentum.

By |2021-02-25T16:59:27-07:00February 25th, 2021|Our Amazing Earth|4 Comments

Geysers in the Americas

Geysers, with hot water and steam welling up from deep underground, are mysterious clues to what lies beneath. Yellowstone National Park includes about half of all geysers found on Earth. The Andes Mountains contain a major geyser field, named El Tatio, in northern Chile......I recently dug around for more information about geysers – and I found some that was new news to me and, I think, quite interesting.

By |2020-10-17T06:08:39-07:00October 15th, 2020|Our Amazing Earth|4 Comments
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