r/science • u/Sort_of_Frightening • Sep 10 '23

Chemistry Lithium discovery in U.S. volcano could be biggest deposit ever found

https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/lithium-discovery-in-us-volcano-could-be-biggest-deposit-ever-found/4018032.article
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u/Sasquatchii Sep 10 '23

Are you simultaneously arguing that the USA is doing too little to matter but too much to be competitive ?

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u/FrankBattaglia Sep 10 '23 edited Sep 10 '23

They're also criticizing the environmental regulations as being too lax while simultaneously admitting they don't know what the applicable regulations are, so...

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '23

The world may never know