The BIGGEST problem with clean energy

Back in the 1960’s, ConEdison, the public utility of New York City and Westchester County, proposed building a water-pump energy storage system at Storm King Mountain, adjacent to the Hudson River, just south of Newburgh, NY.  The late musician Pete Seeger got involved in the fight against it and the “Hudson River Keeper” organization fought and won. At the time, stopping this project saved Storm King Mountain from destruction and the area is a scenic state park along the Hudson.  That being said, in light of climate change, it may be time to revisit this type of energy storage as an alternative to mining lithium and the finite life span of a lithium battery.