Salton Sea

6 statements across 2 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Feb 2, 2022 by Stephen Lacey · said 19 times in 2 episodes since 2022 · across every show →

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brought up most by Stephen Lacey (7), Jigar Shah (1)

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Feb 2, 2022 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Lacey: 11 Geothermal Plants Were Built at Salton Sea in 1980s–90s
“In the eighties and nineties, 11 geothermal power plants were built to tap the hot water underneath the Salton Sea.”
Stephen Lacey Feb 2, 2022 ▶ 11:08 The ‘white gold’ land grab for lithium in California
Feb 2, 2022 negative
Opinion
Olmedo: Salton Sea is a polluted body of water lacking protections
“All the minerals, all the chemicals, all the toxics, it's a polluted body of water that received no protections.”
Luis Olmedo Feb 2, 2022 ▶ 1:47 The ‘white gold’ land grab for lithium in California
Feb 2, 2022 neutral
Assertion Supported
Lacey: Salton Sea is California's largest inland body of water
“The Salton Sea is the biggest inland body of water in California.”
Stephen Lacey Feb 2, 2022 ▶ 0:36 The ‘white gold’ land grab for lithium in California
Feb 2, 2022 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Olmedo: Majority of Salton Sea Land and Minerals Are Publicly Owned
“The majority of these resources are public resources. It's public land. It's publicly owned minerals, whether the state owns them or whether our local utility owns them.”
Luis Olmedo Feb 2, 2022 ▶ 12:23 The ‘white gold’ land grab for lithium in California
Feb 2, 2022 positive
Assertion Supported
Lacey: 1950s Salton Sea tourism rivaled Yosemite National Park
“In the 19 fifties, it was a booming vacation destination. It rivaled Yosemite National Park and tourism.”
Stephen Lacey Feb 2, 2022 ▶ 0:44 The ‘white gold’ land grab for lithium in California
Mar 8, 2023 bullish
Opinion
Shah: The US is on track to meet its domestic lithium needs
“You know, look, I think lithium, we're clearly on track, whether it's the Salton Sea, or whether it's Nevada, or whether it's, you know, some of the other mines that we've already identified in the processing facilities that the Loan Programs Office will fund.…”
Jigar Shah Mar 8, 2023 ▶ 32:06 Are oil & gas majors abandoning clean energy?
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