Enormous lithium waste dump plan shows how shamefully backward we are

We are all – well, all of us who are privileged enough – existing on a spectrum somewhere between “concerned” and “downright panicking” about human impact on the environment.

Trouble is brewing on Dardanup's horizon.

We look forward to the day our economy transitions to 100 per cent renewable energy, the sun and wind power our homes and lithium batteries store this energy to be used when the wind is not blowing or the sun is not shining.

But here’s the rub: the lithium used to make these batteries must be torn from underground, just like oil, gas and coal.

Western Australia holds some of the world’s richest known lithium deposits and now has an emerging industry to process that lithium here, not just ship it to China as previously done.

Read the story from The Sydney Morning Herald by Emma Young - “Enormous lithium waste dump plan shows how shamefully backward we are.”