The rush to renewable energy means a new mining boom. But first, Australia needs to make some tough choices

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-09/renewable-energy-may-require-australian-mining-boom/101034914>

"Electric cars, solar panels, large batteries and wind turbines — the
technology needed to go green relies on what can be a dirty industry.

"It's absolutely ironic, but to save the planet we are going to need more
mines," says Allison Britt, director of mineral resources at government agency
Geoscience Australia.

The need for one of the biggest increases in mining the world has ever seen is
forcing some tough choices and redrawing old battlelines between
environmentalists and miners."

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