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Why Sustainable Power Is Unsustainable

Posted by timothy on from the what-will-the-market-bear dept.

Urchin writes "Although scientists are agreed that we must cut carbon emissions from transport and electricity generation to prevent the globe's climate becoming hotter, the most advanced 'renewable' technologies are too often based upon non-renewable resources including indium and platinum — resources that could dry up in 10-15 years if they were widely used in the renewable energy market."

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  1. Re:rtfa by Toe,+The · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    /.'s lack of an edit button strikes again. I realized my mistake just after I posted.

    Ah well... such is the road (c'est la via). :P