The World’s Largest Lithium Deposit Could Transform Energy – But It Might Destroy Ecosystems
Salar de Uyuni holds the world’s largest lithium reserve, but mining could threaten local ecosystems. A study by Duke ...
Examining the potential environmental effects of mining the world's largest lithium deposit
The world's largest known lithium deposit exists within a vast salt pan called the Salar de Uyuni, which stretches for thousands of square miles atop a high, dry Andean plateau in Bolivia. For most of ...
I've been to over 50 countries and think all travelers should visit these 7 breathtaking places at least once
After visiting over 50 countries, I think the Amalfi Coast, Machu Picchu, and London are some of the places everyone should ...
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At least 37 dead, dozens injured after two buses crash head-on in Bolivia; Cops launch probe
Sucre: At least 37 people lost their lives, and 39 others were injured in a bus crash in Bolivia's Potosi region, Al Jazeera ...
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9 of the Most Unreal Places on Earth That Look Straight Out of a Dream
Well, buckle up because we’re about to take you on a tour of the planet’s most jaw-dropping places—those that look like ...
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This hotel is made of 10,500 tons of salt
Their signature dish? Salt chicken. That's because, located on the edge of the Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat, salt is an abundant material to work with. The hotel's location is ...
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This metal is powering today's technology—at what price?
But will its people benefit? While the indigenous Aymara population harvests and sells salt crusted on the surface of the Salar de Uyuni salt flat, the much more lucrative lithium is dissolved in ...