Comment by triceratops

> BP was fined billions for Deepwater Horizon because it affected US public.

Great, all better in that case. And that's the only time oil and gas extraction and shipping ever caused environmental issues. It's totally clean the rest of the time.

> Most in US don't know that recycling of lead-acid batteries from ICE vehicles is outsourced to Africa... and US automotive companies subsequently purchase the recycled lead

So the batteries can be recycled.