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[ [link removed] ]An open-pit lithium mine in Bolivia.

John,

Lithium is a soft, light metal that’s essential for the rechargeable
batteries needed to power our electric cars and computers…and as demand
skyrockets, mega-corporations are racing to profit.

Nowhere will be affected more than Bolivia, a developing country with more
untapped lithium than anywhere else. Local communities are sounding the
alarm, terrified at what this lithium craze will mean for their homes…and
have asked for our help.

Activists have demanded the government do its due diligence first before
opening the floodgates to massive lithium mines. But no one is
listening. So one local community is taking matters into their own hands.

They want to quickly hire a scientist to study how existing lithium plants
are affecting their water and ecosystem BEFORE the government gives the
green light to expand. It’s a race against the clock, and the community is
scrambling to find the funds.

But if just a few hundred of us chip in $5, we can get them
the funds almost overnight:



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Since 2020, the price of lithium has increased tenfold. Demand is expected
to continue to skyrocket over the next decade, so Bolivia is racing to
process its massive, untapped reserves in order to benefit from
record-breaking prices.

But extracting lithium is a complicated process that requires massive
amounts of water and complex chemical treatment. And while the local
community is supportive of the industry as a way of providing jobs, they
want to be sure it’s not harming their local water supply. And no one
knows for sure what impact it’s having!

In one plant in a massive salt flat with an estimated 21 million tons of
lithium, officials are not even sure how much water, electricity, and
chemicals are being used – but are pushing to scale up as fast as possible
anyway.

Unless the local community steps up to commission the study, expansion is
likely to plow ahead with no understanding of the likely consequences –
and the local population will pay the price.

They’ve urgently asked for our help to expose the truth behind lithium
processing before it’s too late – can you chip in? 



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  Thanks for all that you do,  
Allison and the Ekō team



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More information:

[ [link removed] ]Rapid growth of Bolivia’s lithium industry creating new problems for
local communities Mongabay 15 April 2024
[ [link removed] ]Bolivia’s dream of a lithium future plays out on high-altitude salt
flats The Guardian 25 January 2023
[ [link removed] ]Bolivia picks Chinese firms for $1 billion lithium project Chemical &
Engineering News 24 January 2023

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