Take a look at the graph near the bottom. The US doesn't/won't mine the minerals necessary for "green" renewables (wind and solar). Instead, the US green gaia religionists are happy to outsource the "green" renewable mining offshore and therefore out of mind. Toss in the permitting process in the US to construct the massive amount of new transmission lines and to upgrade the electric grid to handle the unreliable energy production of wind turbines and solar panels and we will be freezing in the dark. But at least the chicoms will be nice and warm as they continue to build a massive number of new coal plants. If the US greens were actually green and not watermelons, we would be building nukes and fracking for natural gas and building LNG export facilities.
Addis [Ababa] is just one hub in a global web of Chinese influence, control and money that has arisen as the world’s second largest economy races to secure the minerals needed for the future generations of electric cars, wind turbines and batteries to drive the green revolution.
To a great extent, it is a race Beijing has already won.
For the past 20 years, China has been buying up valuable resources around the world to supply its vast manufacturing industry. More critically still, even where it does not own the mines outright, it has secured deals that mean nearly 80 per cent of the planet’s supply of these crucial raw minerals is sent to China for cleaning up and processing into usable metals. From the Chinese refineries, the metals not needed by China’s own plants are then shipped off to factories in Europe, America and elsewhere.
This means that, theoretically at least, in the most important minerals for the future green economy — nickel, cobalt, graphite, lithium and so-called rare earth metals — China could effectively turn on, and turn off, the world’s supply at will.
This is all blindingly obvious, and some commentators have been warning about it for years. But our impending reliance on China for our survival is a deep secret if you depend on American corporate media for your news.
The metals needed for the green revolution include copper, the reddish metal prized for its conductivity; lithium, a silvery metal that is crucial in keeping batteries lightweight; and rare earths, a disparate collection of exotic minerals that contribute to the chemistry of batteries.
Demand for these metals is accelerating as sales of electric cars take off; lithium prices are up 500 per cent in the past year alone. This could be the tip of the iceberg: electric cars use six times the amount of battery metals that a conventional car needs, according to the International Energy Agency; an onshore wind farm requires nine times more than a gas plant. For the world to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, the World Bank has estimated that production of these key metals would need to rise by 500 per cent by mid-century.
That probably won’t happen, so that the whole “green” fantasy will come crashing down in disgrace. But demand will rise, and who will benefit? China controls mining and, to an even greater extent, processing of all the key “green” minerals:
The United States has massive deposits of many of these minerals, including copper, nickel and cobalt. But the same liberals who insist on shutting down the energy sources where the U.S. reigns supreme–fossil fuels–won’t let us develop our own minerals, and insist that we remain reliant on China for our future standard of living. To go “green” is literally to turn our economy over to the Chinese Communist Party.
Liberals are fond of calling those who disagree with them traitors. Usually, and risibly, they apply this epithet to Americans who are obviously patriotic, like Tulsi Gabbard. But–and I mean this seriously–what is the correct term for those who work tirelessly to turn control of our economy, our future and our children’s future, over to a hostile power?
Your feel good story of the day. Apparently, Netflix is figuring out that there isn't an endless supply of money. Maybe they should send a note to the dementia patient.
CULTURE: Netflix cancels Meghan Markle’s animated series ‘Pearl’ amid cutbacks: David Furnish was expected to produce the show believed to be about her own childhood.
I read two seperate articles this week that blamed the "tension" between blacks and Koreans back in 92 on white racism.
I can tell you for a fact there were car loads of black youths driving about shooting at Korean drivers or any asian for that matter during the riot. It was a thing. Lots of things about the riot were not in the news. Lots.
I read two seperate articles this week that blamed the "tension" between blacks and Koreans back in 92 on white racism.
I can tell you for a fact there were car loads of black youths driving about shooting at Korean drivers or any asian for that matter during the riot. It was a thing. Lots of things about the riot were not in the news. Lots.
I lived there during the riots. I'm very aware of what was going on then. And how Maxine and Tom Bradley both contributed to enflaming the rioters. The "tension" between blacks and Koreans was the normal "tension" between criminals and the people who are victims of their crimes. Whitey didn't have anything to do with it.
The Latasha Harlins shooting was used by the community "activists" to whip up racial resentment of the Korean community. The riots were just the excuse the gang bangers needed to do what they had already been doing only on a larger scale. More people were murdered during the LA riots than were killed in the Tulsa riots that we now hear so much about.
I read two seperate articles this week that blamed the "tension" between blacks and Koreans back in 92 on white racism.
I can tell you for a fact there were car loads of black youths driving about shooting at Korean drivers or any asian for that matter during the riot. It was a thing. Lots of things about the riot were not in the news. Lots.
Not to mention latinos. I think Latinos make up a solid chunk of the deaths, arrests, and businesses that were looted during the riots.
I read two seperate articles this week that blamed the "tension" between blacks and Koreans back in 92 on white racism.
I can tell you for a fact there were car loads of black youths driving about shooting at Korean drivers or any asian for that matter during the riot. It was a thing. Lots of things about the riot were not in the news. Lots.
Home-grown losers always hate the model immigrants whom fly past them on the class ladder by keeping their heads down and mouths shut while busting their asses in risky occupations.
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SELLOUT TO CHINA IN PROGRESS
Addis [Ababa] is just one hub in a global web of Chinese influence, control and money that has arisen as the world’s second largest economy races to secure the minerals needed for the future generations of electric cars, wind turbines and batteries to drive the green revolution.
To a great extent, it is a race Beijing has already won.
For the past 20 years, China has been buying up valuable resources around the world to supply its vast manufacturing industry. More critically still, even where it does not own the mines outright, it has secured deals that mean nearly 80 per cent of the planet’s supply of these crucial raw minerals is sent to China for cleaning up and processing into usable metals. From the Chinese refineries, the metals not needed by China’s own plants are then shipped off to factories in Europe, America and elsewhere.
This means that, theoretically at least, in the most important minerals for the future green economy — nickel, cobalt, graphite, lithium and so-called rare earth metals — China could effectively turn on, and turn off, the world’s supply at will.
This is all blindingly obvious, and some commentators have been warning about it for years. But our impending reliance on China for our survival is a deep secret if you depend on American corporate media for your news.
The metals needed for the green revolution include copper, the reddish metal prized for its conductivity; lithium, a silvery metal that is crucial in keeping batteries lightweight; and rare earths, a disparate collection of exotic minerals that contribute to the chemistry of batteries.
Demand for these metals is accelerating as sales of electric cars take off; lithium prices are up 500 per cent in the past year alone. This could be the tip of the iceberg: electric cars use six times the amount of battery metals that a conventional car needs, according to the International Energy Agency; an onshore wind farm requires nine times more than a gas plant. For the world to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, the World Bank has estimated that production of these key metals would need to rise by 500 per cent by mid-century.
That probably won’t happen, so that the whole “green” fantasy will come crashing down in disgrace. But demand will rise, and who will benefit? China controls mining and, to an even greater extent, processing of all the key “green” minerals:
The United States has massive deposits of many of these minerals, including copper, nickel and cobalt. But the same liberals who insist on shutting down the energy sources where the U.S. reigns supreme–fossil fuels–won’t let us develop our own minerals, and insist that we remain reliant on China for our future standard of living. To go “green” is literally to turn our economy over to the Chinese Communist Party.
Liberals are fond of calling those who disagree with them traitors. Usually, and risibly, they apply this epithet to Americans who are obviously patriotic, like Tulsi Gabbard. But–and I mean this seriously–what is the correct term for those who work tirelessly to turn control of our economy, our future and our children’s future, over to a hostile power?
CULTURE: Netflix cancels Meghan Markle’s animated series ‘Pearl’ amid cutbacks: David Furnish was expected to produce the show believed to be about her own childhood.
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no idea why, none i tell you!
The Latasha Harlins shooting was used by the community "activists" to whip up racial resentment of the Korean community. The riots were just the excuse the gang bangers needed to do what they had already been doing only on a larger scale. More people were murdered during the LA riots than were killed in the Tulsa riots that we now hear so much about.
Hillary is the LBJ of our generation
I’ll take my chances over dementia Joe making the call.