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How did aluminum get so expensive?

by Amanda Peacher

Sep 7, 2021

The 10-year high in prices is due to unrest in Guinea, where a key component is mined, and the surge in demand for the green economy.

Stacks of empty aluminum cans sit on a pallet Devil's Canyon Brewery in California. The price of aluminum reached a 10-year high this week.

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The city of San Francisco has released a list of approved "green products". What's on it?

by Adriene Hill

Aug 17, 2010

San Francisco has just released a list of products--from office supplies to hand sanitizers--that it considers good for the environment. The city...