WinterTires
WinterTires t1_j6mc96d wrote
Reply to comment by Surur in Study: Enough minerals to fuel green energy shift -"The analysis is robust and this study debunks those (running out of minerals) concerns" by Surur
Mining uses something like 10% of global energy. Do you know how much diesel those trucks run?
And, again, the economics of it all matter. If the cost of materials crushes everyone, the EV revolution isn't going to happen. When demand exceeds supply in commodities, the price can go parabolic. Bringing on new supply is nightmarish. To use lithium as an example, do you know Thacker Pass?
WinterTires t1_j6mbutg wrote
Reply to comment by THEREALCABEZAGRANDE in Study: Enough minerals to fuel green energy shift -"The analysis is robust and this study debunks those (running out of minerals) concerns" by Surur
Total strawman. The question was never the total reserves but the economics of getting them and the time to approvals.
WinterTires t1_iz00dxo wrote
Reply to How did Native American tribes indigenous to Yellowstone National Park (e.g., Shoshone, Blackfeet, Crow, etc.) perceive the land (e.g., thoughts on geothermal activity) and what was their relationship like with white/European trappers and explorers entering the region in the early 1800s? by electricdresses
There were no foreign trappers coming in. The Natives were the trappers and the people coming in were traders, bringing them technology they'd never seen before in exchange for the furs. As you might imagine, trading furs for metal cookwares or rifles was a pretty compelling arrangement before it all fell apart.
WinterTires t1_j6mcety wrote
Reply to comment by Prophayne_ in Study: Enough minerals to fuel green energy shift -"The analysis is robust and this study debunks those (running out of minerals) concerns" by Surur
Time mismatch is killer. +10 years to build a mine, ironically because of environmental regulations.