Showing posts with label industrial metals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label industrial metals. Show all posts

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Limits to growth: rare elements

An article from the New Scientist, first published in May 2007, discusses another challenge to our current way of living: modern technology's dependence on rapidly-shrinking supplies of rare earths. (htp: Paddington)

Greens take turn this into a message about reuse and non-use; selfish investors may consider the implications for funds specialising in industrial metals, metal recovery companies and associated technology.