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Rio Tinto completes acquisition of Rincon lithium project for $825M

Green Car Congress

Rio Tinto has completed the acquisition of the Rincon lithium project in Argentina for $825 million, following approval from Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB). We will be working with local communities, the Province of Salta and the Government of Argentina as we develop this project to the highest ESG standards.

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California Governor signs bill creating commission on lithium extraction in California

Green Car Congress

The Blue Ribbon Commission will review, investigate, and analyze certain issues and potential incentives regarding lithium extraction and use in California. Currently, virtually all of the lithium used in the US is produced outside the country—most is mined in Argentina, Chile, China, and Australia.

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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

Plug In India

And pumping oil is not clean, crores of litres are spilled into the ocean every year creating havoc for fish and other wildlife! And if the EV is powered with clean electricity, it is clean from start to finish. Lithium is a metal that is mined in the deserts of Australia, China, Argentina, and Chile. In India 39.1%

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Opinion: Will Lithium Be Our Next Energy Crisis?

Clean Fleet Report

may be forced to rely on foreign countries–primarily China, Australia and Chile, Argentina and Bolivia in South America–or our lithium supplies. This concern is so great that President Biden has ordered a strategic review of supply chains of critical resources, including lithium. first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.

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A Brief Look at Today's Plug-in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles and the Companies That Are Revolutionizing an Old Industry - Yahoo! Finance

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The report classifiesvarious types of "clean"vehicles andreviews the strengths and weaknesses of some of the oldand new players inthe sector. is not an investment adviser and does not provide, endorse or review any information or data contained herein.