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How does the environmental impact of mining for clean energy metals compare to mining for #coal, #oil and #gas? https://climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/how-does-environmental-impact-mining-clean-energy-metals-compare-mining-coal-oil-and-gas I know, some might ask "What???" but we need to have that serious discussion folks.
And I'm saying that as a longtime anti-#fracking/#gas/#LNG activist.
MIT Climate PortalHow does the environmental impact of mining for clean energy metals compare to mining for coal, oil and gas?Mining, whether for fossil fuels or metals used in clean energy technologies, has serious environmental impacts, and it’s hard to make apples-to-apples comparisons—except in terms of their impact on climate change, where clean energy mining is clearly better.