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19 Facts About The Deindustrialization Of America That Will Blow Your Mind

By Guest PostSeptember 26, 20101 commentEconomyairplanes, automobiles, China, chinese economy, deindustrialization, dell inc, economic, economic policy, employment, german, globe, industrial revolution, Japan, post-industrial, televisions, united states, waste paper, world war II

The United States is rapidly becoming the very first “post-industrial” nation on the globe. All great economic empires eventually become fat and lazy and squander the great wealth that their forefathers have left them, but the pace at which America is accomplishing this is absolutely amazing.

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Rare Earth Elements: The World is Rapidly Running Out and China Has Most of The Remaining Supply

By Guest PostAugust 2, 2010Economy, Politicscalifornia, cerium, China, chinese economy, europium, green economy, hybrid car batteries, iphones, ipod, lanthanum, missile-guidance systems, mountain pass, neodymium, radar systems, rare earth elements, tantalum, us military, usgs, w david menzie

Most people have no idea what rare earth elements are, but a wide array of the technologies that we use every single day are dependent on them.

Without rare earth elements, we would have no hybrid car batteries, flat screen televisions, cell phones or iPods. Without rare earth elements, the entire “green economy” would not be able to function, because almost all emerging green technologies use them.

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