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Government stockpiles of metals, materials could aid clean energy transition

by Daniel Ackerman
Sep 4, 2024
Leaders in Washington have been busy replenishing U.S. stockpiles for war. But they may be more likely to be used in battling climate change.
Some materials used by the defense industry could play a role in wind and solar facilities battling climate change. Above, workers move the blade of a wind turbine.
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More mining is needed for the energy transition. It's also a threat.

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Alex Schroeder
Mar 21, 2024
In his book "The War Below," Ernest Scheyder explores the tension between intrusive mining and powering our energy transition.
"Are there some places too special to mine? And if we decide to have mining, what are the standards by which we would allow mining in those places?" asks writer Ernest Scheyder.
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In Zimbabwe, rolling blackouts hobble mining goals

by ish Mafundikwa
Apr 5, 2023
The country has an ambitious goal to reach $12 billion in mining exports in 2023, but industry leaders say they can't get ahead without reliable electricity.
Zimbabwe has the largest African lithium deposits, a mineral crucial to electric vehicle batteries. Above, workers inspect an open-pit lithium mine in Goromonzi, Zimbabwe.
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The tech economy needs minerals and metals, and Afghanistan has got a lot of them

by Kai Ryssdal and Anais Amin
Sep 3, 2021
Journalist and book author Guillaume Pitron explains the barriers to getting those minerals out of the ground and putting them to use.
A copper and cobalt mine in Kolwezi in the Democratic republic of Congo in 2018.
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A "new" periodic table shows Earth’s rapidly diminishing elements

by Anu Anand
Jan 24, 2019
A new chart shows elements sorted by quantities left on earth rather than weight.
A "new" periodic table of elements based on how much of the element is left on Earth.
European Chemical Society
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Homeowners get rude awakening on ‘mineral rights’

by Dan Weissmann
Sep 19, 2014
If someone owns oil or gas beneath your home, they might displace you to get it.
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Codebreaker

US rare earth mine to reopen

by John Moe
Dec 27, 2010
A huge pit in the Mojave Desert holds the largest collection of rare earth minerals outside of China. It was shut down years ago due to...
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