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June 26th, 2023 | Google's darkest secret

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The Impact of Lithium-Ion Batteries on the Environment and Society

John Banister Goodnuff, the co-inventor of lithium-ion batteries and 2019 Nobel Prize winner for chemistry, passed away just shy of his 101st birthday. The world mourns the loss of an influential and innovative mind. In the comments, the discussion revolves around the impact of lithium-ION batteries on the environment and society. Some commenters argue that lithium mining is not as harmful to the environment as oil and gas extraction.

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