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Rare Earth Metals: Will We Have Enough?

by | 9.19.2012 at 11:21am | 3 Comments
Photo credit: Wayfinder_73

Cell phones, iPads, laptops, televisions, hybrid cars, wind turbines, solar cells and many more products depend on rare earth metals to function. Will there be enough for us to continue our high-tech lifestyle and transition to a renewable energy economy?