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Better bipolar diagnosis may reduce suicide rates in boys – new research

Suicide rarely happens in the absence of severe mental health problems. Research indicates that psychiatric disorders are prevalent in up to 90% of adolescents who die from suicide. In particular, what are known as affective disorders, such as major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, are present in 44%-76% of cases.

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South Western Railway to ban e-scooters from its trains and stations

SWR is the latest train operator to join the widening ban following reports of lithium batteries catching fire on trains

Evening Standard

Ford Says EV Battery Supply Unlikely To Affect Its Production Goals

Ford execs said EV battery supply chain is not necessarily a constraint, but time is likely to be the real bottleneck.

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How batteries are made — and how the future of a new industry hangs in the balance

Batteries could shape Australia's future from mining to assembly. But industry leaders say we need to act quickly to capitalise on the renewables boom.

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Biden administration clarifies 1872 Mining Law; says Nevada lithium mine can proceed

The Biden administration says it has completed a court-ordered review that should ensure construction continues at a Nevada lithium mine, despite legal challenges brought by conservationists and tribal leaders

The Independent UK

BCPG eyes Indonesian nickel investments

SET-listed BCPG, the power generation arm of energy conglomerate Bangchak Corporation, is looking for a new investment opportunity in Indonesia related to nickel, a key raw material for making electric vehicle (EV) batteries.

Bangkok Post

Startups urge Australia to ditch 'risk-averse' approach to lithium battery investment

Renewable startups say Australia is being too conservative in its approach to funding lithium battery projects, and risks missing out on capitalising on the multi-billion-dollar industry.

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Big Lithium, “Small” SUV, EV Earnings & Alpine Electric: EV News May 12

There's never a shortage of compelling EV news from the likes of Tesla, Rivian, and Lucid. We've also got news from Volvo and Alpine.

InsideEVs

We Nerd Out At CharIN VOLTS Testival, First Fisker Ocean Deliveries

Listen to the panel discuss attending the CharIN VOLTS event, first deliveries of Fisker Ocean, and the ground breaking of the Tesla lithium processing plant.

InsideEVs

Weardale Lithium extracts optimism from success of its trial

The company is hoping to eventually produce 10,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate per year

Birmingham Post

Huge fire at Wandsworth recycling centre after lithium battery thrown away with household rubbish

Firefighters spent three hours tackling the blaze, which spread to 100 tonnes of rubbish

Evening Standard

Tesla Lithium Refinery Construction Begins, See The Groundbreaking Ceremony Video

Tesla broke ground at its lithium refinery in Texas yesterday, at an event where the company’s CEO Elon Musk arrived in an accessorized Cybertruck.

InsideEVs

Tesla Cybertruck Tool Rack Teased In Official Video

During the groundbreaking ceremony for the company's lithium refinery, Elon Musk drove a Cybertruck that was fitted with a black tool rack that seemed to double as a roof rack.

InsideEVs

The social cost of lithium in Chile

Critics want the move to protect ecosystems and communities from unnecessary extraction

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China protests Canada's possible expulsion of diplomat

Chinese Ambassador Cong Peiwu on Thursday denied a Beijing official targeted a Canadian lawmaker and his family for his anti-China stance and denounced Ottawa's statement that it was considering expelling a Chinese diplomat.

The New Daily

Clean energy often has dirty ethics based on human rights abuses

The switch away from fossil fuels to renewable energy is going hand-in-hand with a massive expansion of mining for essential minerals.

The Guardian - UK

I tried to properly recycle a disposable vape. It did not go well

Single-use e-cigarettes send tonnes of valuable lithium to landfill in the UK. Why not ban them, as Australia did, asks Guardian deputy audience editor Emma Snaith

ABC News

Albemarle set to double production of lithium hydroxide at Kemerton refinery in WA's South West

Amid projections of a "bright" future for lithium, more and more companies are looking to expand their WA operations — including one of the world's biggest lithium companies, Albemarle, operating out of the state's South West.

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The Hindu

India to auction lithium reserves found in Jammu and Kashmir by December: Mines secretary

Auction of lithium reserves found in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi will be started by December, said Secretary of Ministry of Mines Vivek Bharadwaj.

The Week

The Week Unwrapped: Argentinian lithium, airborne rights and cats

Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Mariana Vieira, Rory Reid and Leaf Arbuthnot.

Reuters

Canada's Trudeau suggests China uses slave labor in lithium production

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday suggested that China uses slave labor in the production of lithium as he discussed Canada's efforts to ramp up production of the critical metal used in electric vehicle and other batteries.

Reuters

Chile's lithium takeover plan faces technical, political challenges

While Chile's plan to take control of its lithium industry has caused global shockwaves, state-led production of the metal used to make electric vehicle batteries is seen by analysts as likely years away given technical and political challenges.

Reuters

Chile's state lithium push emerges as test for Latam resource nationalism

Chilean President Gabriel Boric's pitch last week to enshrine greater state control over lithium is emerging as the latest test for the resource nationalism embraced by Latin America's ascendant left but which has proven tough to implement in practice.

France 24

Memory chips dominate South Korean president's visit to US

As South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol heads to Washington for a visit, the Financial Times is reporting that the White House has asked Seoul to urge its chipmakers (Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix) not to fill the China shortfalls of US rival Micron in the event of a ban by…

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Cocanarup Conservation Alliance fears lithium exploration will put Carnaby's cockatoos at risk

Locals are outraged by a plan to cut down trees in a critical breeding area for the Carnaby's black cockatoo — a species on the brink of extinction due to land clearing.

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