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On the outskirts of El Dorado -- heart of Arkansas' 1920s oil boom -- a company backed by Koch Industries is looking to dramatically speed up extraction of a battery metal essential to weaning the world off fossil fuels, while proving naysayers wrong in the process.
On the outskirts of El Dorado -- heart of Arkansas' 1920s oil boom -- a company backed by Koch Industries is looking to dramatically speed up extraction of a battery metal essential to weaning the world off fossil fuels, while proving naysayers wrong in the process.
Direct lithium extraction promises to be cheaper, faster and greener than traditional lithium production.
Is lithium really the next big thing? According to energy reporter Kyle Massey's cover story this week, the signs increasingly point to yes.
The lithium race, like the boom that followed drillers striking oil in the Smackover Formation a century ago, could transform Magnolia, El Dorado and the entire region.