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  1. @DrALJONES it would be interesting to work out the detailed environmental imprint of wars ... a disaster for the planet (beside the human disaster). It's nearly impossible to find good scientific sources ...

    #environment #ecology #climatecrisis #footprint #mining #raremetals

  2. Scientists find huge trove of #RareMetals needed for clean energy hidden inside toxic coal waste | CNN cnn.com/2024/12/06/climate/coa Scientists analyzed #CoalAsh from power plants across the United States and found it could contain up to 11 million tons of rare earth elements — nearly eight times the amount the US has in domestic reserves — worth around $8.4 billion

    It offers a huge potential source of domestic #RareEarth elements without the need for new mining,