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Tag Archives: minerals
Walter Youngquist: Geodestinies Minerals
Preface. I was fortunate enough to know Walter for 15 years. He became a friend and mentor, helping me learn to become a better science writer, and sending me material I might be interested in, and delightful pictures of him … Continue reading
Foreign Policy: The limits of clean energy
Preface. This article appeared in the magazine Foreign Policy. Some of the points made are: Renewables to power the world would require 34 million metric tons of copper, 40 million tons of lead, 50 million tons of zinc, 162 million … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Consumption, Mining, Peak Lithium
Tagged minerals, mining, renewables
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China consumes mind-boggling amounts of raw materials
September 10, 2015. China Consumes Mind-Boggling Amounts of Raw Materials. Visual Capitalist. Over the last 20 years, the world economy has relied on the Chinese economic growth engine more than it would like to admit. … Continue reading
Posted in ! PEAK EVERYTHING
Tagged aluminum, china, concrete, copper, minerals, nickel, steel
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The Race to Adapt, a book review of Klare’s “The Race for What’s Left”
Coltan mining Preface. This is a book review of Michael Klare’s “The Race For What’s Left: The Global Scramble for the World’s Last Resources” . Alice Friedemann www.energyskeptic.com author of “When Trucks Stop Running: Energy and the Future of Transportation”, … Continue reading