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They do not power the HUGE number of homes and buildings as the United States. Most of Canada is frozen wilderness. Probably New York State has more homes needing power than most of Canada's wilderness.

Per capita as a math term. It doesn't measure ACTUAL output. People in China are not getting lung cancer and emphysema based on "per capita" amounts. They are getting sick on the pollution itself. Right now, the bluest states in America have the most polluted skies. No way Miami or Tampa or Orlando or Jacksonville COMBINED can equal the smog from Los Angeles.

Name another country anywhere that powers so many homes and cities with air as clean as the US, (which is in our laws) There are third world countries with ZERO energy production and there is CHINA which is the worst. Show a country as large and important as the United States with cleaner skies and waterways.

How do Cobalt mines pollute. I thought your issue is with how it's extracted. https://abcnews.go.com/US/idaho-cobalt-mining-devastated-local-water-revisited-greener/story?id=88754951 Underneath the surface lies the Idaho Cobalt Belt, one of the country’s only large deposits of the critical mineral key to the lithium-ion batteries that power our phones, laptops, and increasingly our vehicles. Cobalt mining abandoned this mountain range decades ago, after one mine caused devastating effects on the local environment and an entire town, a mountain range in Idaho is now seen as a key location in the country's move towards renewable energy sources https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-toll-of-the-cobalt-mining-industry-congo/ Health risks of chronic exposure According to the CDC, "chronic exposure to cobalt-containing hard metal (dust or fume) can result in a serious lung disease called 'hard metal lung disease'" – a kind of pneumoconiosis, meaning a lung disease caused by inhaling dust particles. Inhalation of cobalt particles can cause respiratory sensitization, asthma, decreased pulmonary function and shortness of breath, the CDC says. The health agency says skin contact is also a significant health concern "because dermal exposures to hard metal and cobalt salts can result in significant systemic uptake." https://news.mongabay.com/2022/03/climate-positive-high-tech-metals-are-polluting-earth-but-solutions-await/ Mineral extraction consumes gigantic quantities of fresh water and can pollute soil, water and air, while vast open-pit mines drive large-scale land-use change, cause deforestation and threaten biodiversity. Mining, processing and transporting minerals also uses enormous amounts of energy, generating greenhouse gas emissions. In the end, the TCEs themselves may become pollutants when released back into the environment as emissions or waste. How many electric devices that you happily use and clothing items you happily wear are made by people in sub-standard working conditions. I'm not the hypocrite racist AS$ HOLE who is pushing slave reparations for something that happened 200 years before I was born. And people who produce fossil fuel apparently are in very good working conditions, at least according to the animals from Central America, who illegally cross the border into Texas. You're only quibbling because Lithium Ion batteries are avenues to pursue a Greener future. That is a STUPID lie. There is no need for a "greener" future because (a) the Earth has over 200 years of oil beneath the surface, (b), it is the CLEANEST form of energy today (compared to the alternative (c) NONE of the goose stepping EnviroFacists will address China, which is the LARGEST POLLUTER IN THE WORLD. When the economy went from horse driven vehicles (which polluted EVERY town they rode into and required ACRES of hay for fuel) to the internal combustion engine (which got its fuel from deep in the ground of a small area of land), there were no major government mandates. The FREE MARKET was all that was needed. This push toward these firebombs is not driven by the FREE MARKET, but rather by junk science and an unelected FASCIST Democrat government.

Nope. China pollutes the most. And most of America doesn't want to butt screw our economy based on a climate change LIE. America RIGHT NOW is the greenest, most clean powered nation on the planet.

There are NO environmental costs of fossil fuel extraction in the United States. People live near oil derricks and oil refineries with ZERO health complaints. Same with people living in fracking areas. But Electric Vehicles pollute with cobalt mines and lithium and they get those products from SLAVE LABOR. The retards in San Francisco have gone ahead with slave reparations but don't hold your breath for those fcking HYPOCRITES even mentioning modern day SLAVERY.

You're hiding behind that bullshit "per capita" fairy tale. The United States is being targeted by the EnviroFascists to knock out our fossil fuel facilities and put us in the Stone Age, based on a climate change fairy tale that NO REAL SCIENTIST agrees with. These SAME goose steppers ignore CHINA and it's RECORD HIGHEST POLLUTION AND FOSSIL FUEL USE. It's not about per capital. It's about the goose steppers trying to destroy America.

https://www.usgs.gov/mission-areas/water-resources/science/hydraulic-fracturing A new USGS study reports that shale-gas production in northern Pennsylvania has not currently caused widespread hydrocarbon contamination in the upland aquifer zone used for domestic supply, but it's too soon for a full assessment. Shale-oil and -gas production from a major production area in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota has not caused widespread hydrocarbon contamination to date in nearby aquifer zones used for drinking-water supply, reports a new USGS study. In any event, the country that has bought off our current unelected President https://nypost.com/2022/01/27/chinese-elite-have-paid-some-31m-to-hunter-and-the-bidens/ is the LARGEST fossil fuel user on the planet and is the WORST polluter. When the envirofascists start pointing their fingers at China, they'll have a little credibility.

That is a stupid LIE. Trump INHERITED the worst employment numbers since the FDR Great Depression. His deregulation and tax cuts brought jobs BACK from the far east, caused gasoline prices to plummet and increased the standard of living for everyone, including BLACKS AND HISPANICS (who experienced historic prosperity because of him.) https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/trump-administration-accomplishments/ Before the China Virus invaded our shores, we built the world’s most prosperous economy. America gained 7 million new jobs – more than three times government experts’ projections. Middle-Class family income increased nearly $6,000 – more than five times the gains during the entire previous administration. The unemployment rate reached 3.5 percent, the lowest in a half-century. Achieved 40 months in a row with more job openings than job-hirings. More Americans reported being employed than ever before – nearly 160 million. Jobless claims hit a nearly 50-year low. The number of people claiming unemployment insurance as a share of the population hit its lowest on record. Incomes rose in every single metro area in the United States for the first time in nearly 3 decades. Delivered a future of greater promise and opportunity for citizens of all backgrounds. Unemployment rates for African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and those without a high school diploma all reached record lows. Unemployment for women hit its lowest rate in nearly 70 years. Lifted nearly 7 million people off of food stamps. Poverty rates for African Americans and Hispanic Americans reached record lows. Income inequality fell for two straight years, and by the largest amount in over a decade. The bottom 50 percent of American households saw a 40 percent increase in net worth. Wages rose fastest for low-income and blue collar workers – a 16 percent pay increase. African American homeownership increased from 41.7 percent to 46.4 percent. Brought jobs, factories, and industries back to the USA. Created more than 1.2 million manufacturing and construction jobs. Put in place policies to bring back supply chains from overseas. Small business optimism broke a 35-year old record in 2018. Hit record stock market numbers and record 401ks. The DOW closed above 20,000 for the first time in 2017 and topped 30,000 in 2020. The S&P 500 and NASDAQ have repeatedly notched record highs. Rebuilding and investing in rural America. Signed an Executive Order on Modernizing the Regulatory Framework for Agricultural Biotechnology Products, which is bringing innovative new technologies to market in American farming and agriculture. Strengthened America’s rural economy by investing over $1.3 billion through the Agriculture Department’s ReConnect Program to bring high-speed broadband infrastructure to rural America. Achieved a record-setting economic comeback by rejecting blanket lockdowns. An October 2020 Gallup survey found 56 percent of Americans said they were better off during a pandemic than four years prior. During the third quarter of 2020, the economy grew at a rate of 33.1 percent – the most rapid GDP growth ever recorded. Since coronavirus lockdowns ended, the economy has added back over 12 million jobs, more than half the jobs lost. Jobs have been recovered 23 times faster than the previous administration’s recovery. Unemployment fell to 6.7 percent in December, from a pandemic peak of 14.7 percent in April – beating expectations of well over 10 percent unemployment through the end of 2020. Under the previous administration, it took 49 months for the unemployment rate to fall from 10 percent to under 7 percent compared to just 3 months for the Trump Administration. Since April, the Hispanic unemployment rate has fallen by 9.6 percent, Asian-American unemployment by 8.6 percent, and Black American unemployment by 6.8 percent. 80 percent of small businesses are now open, up from just 53 percent in April. Small business confidence hit a new high. Homebuilder confidence reached an all-time high, and home sales hit their highest reading since December 2006. Manufacturing optimism nearly doubled. Household net worth rose $7.4 trillion in Q2 2020 to $112 trillion, an all-time high. Home prices hit an all-time record high. The United States rejected crippling lockdowns that crush the economy and inflict countless public health harms and instead safely reopened its economy. Business confidence is higher in America than in any other G7 or European Union country. Stabilized America’s financial markets with the establishment of a number of Treasury Department supported facilities at the Federal Reserve. Tax Relief for the Middle Class Passed $3.2 trillion in historic tax relief and reformed the tax code. Signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – the largest tax reform package in history. More than 6 million American workers received wage increases, bonuses, and increased benefits thanks to the tax cuts. A typical family of four earning $75,000 received an income tax cut of more than $2,000 – slashing their tax bill in half. Doubled the standard deduction – making the first $24,000 earned by a married couple completely tax-free. Doubled the child tax credit. Virtually eliminated the unfair Estate Tax, or Death Tax. Cut the business tax rate from 35 percent – the highest in the developed world – all the way down to 21 percent. Small businesses can now deduct 20 percent of their business income. Businesses can now deduct 100 percent of the cost of their capital investments in the year the investment is made. Since the passage of tax cuts, the share of total wealth held by the bottom half of households has increased, while the share held by the top 1 percent has decreased. Over 400 companies have announced bonuses, wage increases, new hires, or new investments in the United States. Over $1.5 trillion was repatriated into the United States from overseas. Lower investment cost and higher capital returns led to faster growth in the middle class, real wages, and international competitiveness. Jobs and investments are pouring into Opportunity Zones. Created nearly 9,000 Opportunity Zones where capital gains on long-term investments are taxed at zero. Opportunity Zone designations have increased property values within them by 1.1 percent, creating an estimated $11 billion in wealth for the nearly half of Opportunity Zone residents who own their own home. Opportunity Zones have attracted $75 billion in funds and driven $52 billion of new investment in economically distressed communities, creating at least 500,000 new jobs. Approximately 1 million Americans will be lifted from poverty as a result of these new investments. Private equity investments into businesses in Opportunity Zones were nearly 30 percent higher than investments into businesses in similar areas that were not designated Opportunity Zones. Give it up. You goose steppers LOST this argument years ago.

There have been zero news stories (from reliable sources) suggesting damage to local environments. I spent time in LaMarque, Texas in 1983. It's probably what you would consider ground zero for the oil/gasoline industry. You could see oil towers from 50 miles away. Oil refineries all over the place. Strange: The hospitals were not filled with people complaining of tainted ground water.

And there is no slave labor in American traditional fossil fuel production.

Lithium mining isn't a pristine and safe venture. It is more polluting than oil drilling. It creates a bigger threat to water supplies than oil drilling. By the way, most of the solar components are produced by slave labor in China, WHICH BY THE WAY IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST POLLUTER AND LARGEST USER OF COAL.

EnviroNazis have protected against hydroelectric and nuke even LONGER than against fracking. Solar? https://www.riddlelife.com/yes-solar-panels-produce-pollution-heres-how/#:~:text=Manufacturing of Solar Panels causes air%2C water and,into landfills or nearby water bodies causing pollution. Manufacturing of Solar Panels causes air, water and land pollution. Hazardous materials like Cadmium-Telluride, Copper-indium-gallium-Diselenide, and Gallium Arsenide are generated while producing thin-film Solar Panels. These toxic materials are sometimes dumped into landfills or nearby water bodies causing pollution. https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2021/06/21/why-everything-they-said-about-solar---including-that-its-clean-and-cheap---was-wrong/?sh=528cdc015fe5 But when reporters eventually looked into the issue they came to the same conclusions I had. In 2019, The New York Times NYT +2.8% published a long article about toxic old solar panels and batteries causing “harm to people who scavenge recyclable materials by hand” in poor African communities. In 2020, Discover DISCA 0.0% magazineconfirmed that “it is often cheaper to discard them in landfills or send them to developing countries. As solar panels sit in dumps, the toxic metals they contain can leach out into the environment and possibly pose a public health hazard if they get into the groundwater supply.” Truthfully, I have no problem with nuclear power replacing ALL coal fired plants in the world. It is the cleanest, cheapest and safest. Try getting that past the EnviroNazis. You might have an easier time getting them to move Congress into Trump Towers.

I just go with the facts: https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/green-battery-revolution-powering-social-and-environmental-risks Following the scrapping of mining export taxes by President Mauricio Macri, Argentina has emerged as the pre-eminent producer in South America’s "lithium triangle," which also encompasses Bolivia and Chile. The resulting surge in investor interest in Argentina could see investment in the sector top $20 billion between now and 2025. However, as investment grows, so does the number of legal challenges from indigenous and rural communities fighting against the industry’s demand for water and land. According to Verisk Maplecroft’s water stress index, the lithium-rich Puna highland desert of Salta and Jujuy is classified as "extreme risk." Conflict between mine operators and local populations over water rights have led to 33 indigenous communities from Salta and Jujuy filing legal challenges against lithium operations in Laguna Guayatayoc and Salinas Grandes. A potential ruling in favor of the communities by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights is unlikely to halt operations, but local demonstrations against the projects might create continuity issues if they escalate to the extent of protests that we see in Peru. Ultimately, environmental issues affecting lithium production in South America pose less of a risk to business than the extreme environment of DR Congo, and they are unlikely to spur the kind of regulatory response that human rights violations in the supply chain have prompted. However, companies found to be sourcing from mines perceived to encroach on local populations’ access to water, or indeed the rights of indigenous peoples, may face a reputational cost. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/03/child-labour-toxic-leaks-the-price-we-could-pay-for-a-greener-future Then there is the issue of lithium mining. World production is set to soar over the next decade. Yet mining is linked to all sorts of environmental headaches. In the so-called Lithium Triangle of South America – made up of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia – vast quantities of water are pumped from underground sources to help extract lithium from ores, and this has been linked to the lowering of ground water levels and the spread of deserts. Similarly in Tibet, a toxic chemical leak from the Ganzizhou Rongda Lithium mine poisoned the local Lichu river in 2016 and triggered widespread protests in the region. Nor will these ecological problems be confined to specialist metals, analysts have pointed out. They say that rising demands for traditional materials such as cement – for building hydro-electric dams – or for copper, to provide cables to link wind and solar farms to cities and to build electric cars, could also cause widespread environmental damage unless care is taken. https://www.afr.com/companies/mining/lithium-giant-s-link-to-slave-labour-region-puts-tesla-in-spotlight-20220718-p5b2ce Lithium giant’s link to slave labour region puts Tesla in spotlight A lithium producer for car makers including BMW and Tesla is beginning work to assess battery metals projects in Xinjiang, deepening links between electric vehicle supply chains and a region at the heart of human rights allegations against China. Slavery doesn't seem to bother liberals. Those huge afroed black athletes who kneel during the National Anthem are wearing NIKES that are produced by SLAVE LABOR.

That is ALL A LIE. The world knows that the rag heads who took the hostages did so because they knew Carter was an incompetent liberal redneck who would not do anything about it. And they assumed that Reagan was just crazy enough to order a major strike against the entire country of Iran, maybe even NUKING all those ragheads. The Soviet Union lost ground in Afghanistan and wound up folding because THEY were afraid Ronald RayGun would just nuke them and get it over with. How in the name of ZEUS'S BUTTHOLE could Private Citizen Reagan (WITHOUT ANY FCKING PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY AT ALL) somehow manage to keep the American hostages in place and prevent their release? Where would he have gotten the power to do that? Congress was controlled by the Democrats. I didn't see THOSE !diots taking any major steps to effect a release. Nobody cut a deal with anybody. You weren't even born when that schit went down. Get your head out of THE VIEW'S ass. Reagan came into office, fixed a tanking economy, STOPPED the forward progress of the Soviet Union and gave use 8 very prosperous years. Those are the facts.

So SLAVERY is returning.

Considering ALL EV charging is fossil fuel based, and considering that battery material is the product of CHILD SLAVE LABOR (kinda like American cotton production in the 19th Century) I'd say there's nothing green or conservational about EVs.

Don't forget BLM, ANTIFA and the Biden crime family. They belong in orange jumpsuits more than anyone.

That is a LIE. Biden inherited an expanding economy. If you think the WORST JOB NUMBERS, HIGHEST INFLATION, skyrocketing GASOLINE PRICES is somehow fixing a mess, you are stupid. Get your head out of THE VIEW'S ass.

That is a stupid LIE.

If California was SERIOUS about paying slave reparations to those who deserve them...

You are an entitled !DIOT. "Ignore" is for the IGNORant.

I'll take my reliable sources over fake news any day. Reagan is the standard for today's Republicans. LEGALLY ELECTED PRESIDENT TRUMP went right along with the Reagan model of tax cuts and deregulation, which rescued us from the Obama DEPRESSION and gave us the best economy of the 21st Century.

Canadians, I'm starting to find out, are as dumb as they come. Reagan was the greatest president in American history. The world is SAFE because of him.