Pennsylvania Fracking Wastewater Could Supply Half of US Lithium Needs – Performance Gains Because of It?
h/t Gunga Din; They had to drain the gas to get to the Lithium…
Large discovery of lithium in fracking wastewater leaves EV ‘irony’ facing the left
One Democrat welcomed the news, calling it an opportunity to create jobs and reduce dependence on China
Via Charles Creitz Fox News
Published June 8, 2024 4:00am EDTThe discovery of the potential to extract thousands of tons of lithium annually from fracking wastewater in the Marcellus Shale leaves advocates of a green energy future at a crossroads, Republicans said Thursday.
ONE Research from the University of Pittsburgh proposed processing byproducts from natural gas production in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale basin has the potential to meet nearly half of U.S. lithium demand. A typical electric vehicle (EV) requires nearly 18 pounds of lithium to power the battery. According to the report, that number increases exponentially for Teslas.
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa., who represents much of the Marcellus territory, told Fox News he wants to see those on the left change their views.
“Now almost 40% of our domestic lithium demand can be found here as a byproduct of fracking,” he said. “I fully expect every Democrat to join Republicans in supporting domestic natural gas development.”
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“Fracking can provide the cleanest, most environmentally friendly way to produce natural gas energy and harvest the domestic lithium we need for the green future espoused by my far-left colleagues. ”
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Could this get any more fun? If the greens want to alleviate the Lithium crisis, to fuel their electric vehicle revolution, they need to support natural gas fracking in the Marcellus Shale region of Pennsylvania.
Your move is green.
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