About that FB EV-bashing meme

And Happy Land Desk Birthday!

The Bingham Canyon Copper Mine in Utah, one of the planet’s largest human-made excavations. Jonathan P. Thompson photo.

Perhaps you’ve seen the latest viral Facebook meme about the ungodly amount of mined material needed to manufacture an electric vehicle. If not, you’ve probably seen one like it, maybe bashing EVs, maybe solar panels or wind turbines o…