I notice this particularly...
"Former Morales Production
Minister and MAS replacement (suplente) Senator Javier Hurtado said
there is a huge gap between Morales' strident, pro-environmental
rhetoric in international fora and his domestic emphasis on
industrialization as they key to development. The foundation of
this effort is large-scale natural gas, iron, and lithium
production projects, enterprises that have historically proven
extremely damaging to the environment. In fact, the Inter-American
Development Bank has presented a report to the GOB that details the
serious potential for environmental damage in extracting lithium. "
Doesn't bode well for electric cars, unless they can find ways of
extracting lithium in a more environmentally friendly way, or using
another material. But I wonder about the reason the Inter-American
Development Bank presented the report - could it be oil interests behind it?
Chris
On 03/12/2010 22:42, Nick Buxton wrote:
> http://www.elpais.com/articulo/internacional/Cable/pasividad/Gobierno/Bolivia/elpepuint/20101203elpepuint_30/Tes
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> Very interesting.....
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