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lithium and boron and the engineers here say there s enough all over this area to quadruple u.s. production of lithium. but lithium mining is controversial. most operations use lot of ground water and toxic chemicals. new mines face opposition from groups that say they could threaten wildlife and endangered plants. but as the world trades fossil fuels for renewable energy, we need more rechargeable batteries to store that power. if you could point to one region of the world that s your big competitor in lithium production, what is it? it s absolutely china. they respect more than 70% of all the production of lithium ion cells. so for us to be sitting here like ducks waiting to be shot in a pond doesn t make any sense. josh joins us now.

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