• After Chinaʼs Rare Earth Embargo, a New Calculus (NYT, 301010)
  amid China’s diplomatic dispute with Japan,China currently controls almost all of the world’s supply of rare earths, for which demand is soaring.the issue looks very different from Chinese perspective.simple environmental reckoning.China has only 37 percent of the world’s proven reserves.Also USA,Canada, Australia,India&Brazil.new production outside China is at least five years away with large environmental cost.environmental factors to be taken into consideration.environmental costs are palpable here in Baotou, a smoggy mining and steel city in China’s Inner Mongolia.waste into an artificial lake.radioactive sludge laced with toxic chemical compounds. Weteringe
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