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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (840064)	3/2/2015 5:13:51 PM
From: Brumar89	1 Recommendation Recommended By FJB Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577901

Pointing out there are no pollution free energy sources. No reason for you to deny that as you do here: If Toyota is buying all the rare earth waste from the batteries, what's the problem if there is one....... You know of any rare earth health problems...?

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (840064)	3/6/2015 6:51:44 AM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577901

Rare earths are a group of 17 elements found in the earth’s crust. They are used to produce electronics for cell phones, wind turbines, and car batteries. Rare earths are notorious for their environmentally costly extraction process, with over 90 per cent of the mined raw materials classified as waste. Over the last seven years, China has reduced the scale of its rare earths exports via a series of annual tonnage export caps and taxes, allegedly out of concern for high cancer rates, contaminated water supply, and significant environmental degradation.