Cantú: Salton Sea lithium development is far from guaranteed
Aaron Cantú · The ‘white gold’ land grab for lithium in California · Feb 2, 2022 · at 15:35
Journalist Aaron Cantú assesses whether large-scale commercial extraction of lithium at California's Salton Sea will realistically materialize despite extensive state and federal hype.
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“I still think it's far from guaranteed. For all the hype, and for all the planning that have gone into it so far, I think there's still a chance that it could fall apart. I think the politics of the region are indicative of how these sorts of grand promises for renewable industries have fallen apart in the past, so I think there's still a lot to be seen.”
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