"A few watchers say this moment holds a chance to reevaluate how to conduct resource extraction.
As these Oregon proposals move ahead, investors are confident that demand for lithium won’t dip anytime soon, but local communities want to ensure they aren’t left with the mess once the initial excitement fades."
Wonderful, wonderful country there. We're so good at plunder, especially selling rights to multinational miners who come in, do the thing and get out. But Oregon occasionally shows it values its natural resources. I hope so in this case. Do the mining with an eye on the long term.
