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October 25th, 2022. the US Government Reports That the Batteries Powering the Dirty Green Energy “Revolution” Come From Child Miners

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The Big News Is That Lithium Ion Batteries Do Not Exist in the Marketplace Without Child Labor

The U.S. government is now saying that almost certainly you have purchased a product powered by child labor. But as shocking or uncomfortable as that might be, that's not the big news here. The big news is this. About 20% of the weight of an electric vehicle's batteries actually comes from the mineral cobalt. And guess what? We are going to do it all anyway.

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