posts tagged as rare earth metals
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November 2019
In Minnesota, Xcel Energy estimates conservatively that it will cost $532,000 (in 2019 dollars) to decommission each of its wind turbines—a total...
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August 2019
Mark Mills has a new report and an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal entitled “If You Want ‘Renewable Energy,’ Get Ready...
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July 2019
Solar panels, wind turbines, and electric car batteries are made from some of the most hard-to-get metals on earth— dysprosium, neodymium, manganese, cobalt,...
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June 2019
Rare earth minerals—a group of 17 elements with similar qualities—are used in hundreds of high-technology products and military equipment. Military uses include...
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July 2018
Last week, a group of sustainable population organizations issued a global statement and call to action for World Population Day. According to...
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February 2011
China controls 97 percent of the world’s supplies of rare earth metals used in weapon systems and in many modern technological devices,...
