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As Renewables Falter, Environmentalists Stand Up For Nuclear

Environmentalists have long promoted renewable energy sources as better for nature. But a new study suggests that the expansion of mining for the materials to make solar panels and wind turbines may pose a greater threat than climate change to endangered species.  

“Most mining areas (82%) target materials needed for renewable energy production,” note the authors in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Communications. And, they add, “these new threats to biodiversity may surpass those averted by climate change mitigation.”

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2020/09/09/as-renewables-falter-environmentalists-stand-up-for-nuclear/