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The problem with green tech (do CFCs qualify?)
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2010-01-05 02:33 am (UTC)
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Do CFCs use rare earth elements? Apparently the problem with a lot of 'green' tech is that they rely heavily on rare earth elements, which are almost all mined in China by criminal gangs in mines that pollute the environment horribly:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/26/business/global/26rare.html
It doesn't do much good to clean up our local environment if by doing so we're trashing other parts of the globe.
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The problem with green tech (do CFCs qualify?)
Date: 2010-01-05 02:33 am (UTC)http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/26/business/global/26rare.html
It doesn't do much good to clean up our local environment if by doing so we're trashing other parts of the globe.