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VentureQuotes t1_jax099f wrote

Reply to comment by The-Protomolecule in German scientists show a commercially feasible method for cyanobacteria to extract 17 rare earth elements from low-concentration sources. Currently, most of the world's supply of these elements is mined in China. by lughnasadh

this is a fascinating way to look at it, i never heard of this before. can you say more about this? would love to see what government agencies, corporations, academic say about this

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VentureQuotes t1_iu04lt7 wrote

Reply to comment by That_Boy_42069 in Carbon emissions from energy to peak in 2025 in ‘historic turning point’, says IEA | Russia’s invasion “is in fact going to accelerate the clean energy transition” by alphahydra

Since the war is in fact happening, we can only hope for and work towards positive outcomes from it.

Or, maybe another way to look at it: Russia’s invasion didn’t cause disruption in Russian gas & oil markets—the Western response to the war did. It’s like how British rationing during WWII (a response to Nazi aggression) caused the British population to develop a taste for horrible canned food. Except a taste for renewables is actually good

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VentureQuotes t1_iritonb wrote

Reply to comment by lapsangsouchogn in TIL of Joseph Trombino, a security guard who survived the 1981 Brink’s robbery in Nyack, NY. He continued working for the company for the next 20 years, was nearly killed in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, and was ultimately killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks. by schmo_hawk

Yes, the Washington free beacon definitely thinks the weather underground is super evil and worth publishing about in 2022

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