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You are agreeing with the OP, you know. "somehow prevented" = we put dumb regulations in the way or the entire process of lithium extraction can't be made profi

• crazygringo 5y ago
  No, I'm disagreeing, you know. What "dumb regulations" are you referring to specifically? Tons of things aren't profitable even with zero regulations. That's my entire point -- not profitable even before any regulations. Though regulations also exist for some pretty important reasons -- like prohibiting cheap child labor, requiring worker safety protections, etc.
• andrepd 5y ago
  On the contrary. There is a lack of regulations that properly price externalities and make the people profiting from them pay for the shit they pollute.
  • kragen 5y ago
    While this is true in general, in this case recycling the waste is more profitable than discarding it, even without regulations. Of course, you could still produce more pollution during the recycling process, a point touched on in the article.