First comes the mining of the minerals

[Clipper]

www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/epa-is-ignoring-the-glaring-problem-with-dirty-electric-vehicles/ar-AA1eTU0T?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=4af3689d6e954c2f9584f3e4cadbfc2e&ei=14

First comes the mining of the minerals and then in the end, the disposal of the lithium batteries, not to mention the hazards of battery fires.

[Ralph]

  Certainly not an environmentally friendly way to try and clean up the environment.
More like the exact opposite.