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Post by account_disabled on Dec 20, 2023 2:33:35 GMT -6
Local communities warn that the impact on the environment of lithium mining is considerable both because of the huge amounts of water the process requires and the air and water pollution the chemicals used in the extraction can cause. IMAGE SOURCENATALIA FAVRE Image caption But it is not just the young who have come out to protest. Silveria Luisa Quispe who leads the Family Water and Sun Commission of Collamboy Hill has also been at the roadblock According to. MariePierre Lucesoli though companies are making great efforts to optimise the use of water as well as to reduce the use of fossil fuels with almost all lithium mining plants being planned to work with solar energy. Ms Lucesoli is the manager of the chamber Mobile App Development Service of mining in neighbouring Salta a province which is also rich in lithium and she is adamant that the processes for obtaining lithium are evolving on a daily basis with the aim of becoming more sustainable. But Nstor Jrez chief of the Ocloya people remains concerned about the impact current lithium mining is having and future projects could have. FAVRE Image caption Nstor Jrez went to Buenos Aires to convey his communitys concerns to the authorities Indigenous groups like the Ocloya seek to live in harmony with Pachamama Mother Earth whom they worship in ceremonies.
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