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A Better Way HOW can we humans be so dumb? Apparently, we are collectively smart enough to land and fly a helicopter by remote control on mars, yet we’re turning our own planet into a compost bin of toxic waste. I’m not a tree-hugging greenie or radical environmentalist but why do I say that: Because we’re screaming full throttle towards a future laced with battery-powered electric vehicles with great claims of clean solutions to the environment. Yet when we bookend EVs with the actual environmental impact of their production, use and then end-of-life disposal, the true picture is blurry and distorted with facts surrounding dirty mining of the critical minerals used in Li-ion batteries: the new standard for automotive power. I’ll name the two elements which stand out head and shoulders…