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Tag Archives: peak minerals
328 Million Americans use 3.2 million pounds of minerals, metals, and fuels in their lifetime
Preface. Even if you go off the grid, society is using up minerals at an exponential rate to maintain the non-negotiable American lifestyle, which in 2006, required 3.7 million pounds of minerals, metals, and fuels in each person’s lifetime, or … Continue reading
Batteries are made of rare, declining, critical, and imported elements
Preface. Since oil and other fossils are finite and emit carbon, the plan is to electrify society with batteries. But doh! Minerals used in batteries are finite too. And dependent on fossil-fueled transportation and manufacturing from mining trucks, to smelter, … Continue reading
Posted in Batteries, Elements: Critical, Elements: Rare Earth, Mining
Tagged batteries, peak minerals
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Theo Henckens: do we need mining quotas to prevent mineral depletion?
Preface: Ugo Bardi writes: “Currently, the problem of resource depletion is completely missing from the political debate. There has to be some reason why some problems tend to disappear from the public’s radar as they become worse. Unfortunately, the depletion … Continue reading
Posted in Elements: Critical, Mining
Tagged antimony, limits to growth, molybdenum, peak minerals, zinc
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The Depressing Booklist: War, Extinction, Pollution, Resource depletion, Limits to growth, Overpopulation, Collapse, Infrastructure, Peak minerals, Transportation, Postcarbon life
Preface. My favorite book in high school was Gibbs “The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire”. I never imagined I’d live long enough to see my own civilization collapse. After all, we were taught in school that America was … Continue reading
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Tagged collapse, extinction, infrastructure, limits to growth, overpopulation, peak minerals, pollution, resource depletion, transportation, war
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Peak element and mineral production
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Posted in Elements: Critical, Elements: Platinum Group, Elements: Precious, Elements: Rare Earth, Mining
Tagged mining, peak elements, peak minerals
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