It sure is a pain when every

Donal — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:09:32 +0000

In reply to Interesting piece. It's worth

It sure is a pain when every green cloud has a carcinogenic lining. I was telling my wife that I've had new car fever for the last several years, but A - can't convince myself that I'll be employed long enough to make the payments, and B - can't find anything the downside of which isn't appalling.

Interesting piece. It's worth

Verified Atheist — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:42:27 +0000

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Interesting piece. It's worth asking, how cleanly can we mine this stuff? If we keep it as clean as possible, how does that change the economics? These rare earths don't just make up Prius batteries; they also are used in making some of the latest computer chips. Would insisting on the cleanest extraction possible (something I strongly favor) increase the technological divide, if it fights against the one-laptop-per-child project (something else I support)?

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It sure is a pain when every

Interesting piece. It's worth