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Coal, Concrete, the Zero-Carbon Cure, and Musk’s $100 Million XPRIZE
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An April 2021 Associated Press report posted at Power Engineering announced the latest first prize winners of Elon Musk’s $20 million XPRIZE. $15 million (with the other $5 million going to promising runners up) was split between two of the most unlikely candidates (from the green-minded environmentalist point of…
Mining in Overdrive: Gearing Up For 10X More Demand in the Green Rush
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Like it or not, wisely or not, the green rush to an all-electric grid, one totally dependent on sufficient mined magnet metals and other essential manufacturing minerals is well underway. As the green tech wave sweeps the world, we’re looking at just how prepared the mining industry is for…
The Green Energy Grab 2021: Blue Gas, Industrial Wind Mills, and a Lot of Hot Air
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There’s no getting away from the powerful influence on industries of the politically driven rush to replace fossil fuel, coal, and other traditional “carbon-emitting” energy sources with an “all-electric” power grid. After decades under the legislative green thumb of what many are now recognizing as nothing less than “radical…
construction industry trends, construction materials, future of mining industry, gypsum mining, Mining
Can the Gypsum Materials Industry Launch a Sustainability Rebound After 2020 Covid Declines?
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Industries in sectors ranging from minerals processing and rare earth metals, to concrete and aggregates, to gypsum materials are all initiating or following through in 2021 on strategic moves to cash in on sustainability trends. These tactics are being deployed to overcome the significant 2020 declines triggered by rampant…
future of mining industry, green energy, Mining, mining industry news, Rare Earth Minerals, trending news
Green Tech Mining: Digging to Fill Amazon’s Order For 100,000 Electric Vehicles
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When the world places an order the mining industry delivers. But will the radical, regulatory, environmental left get out of its own way when it comes to expanded mining operations for complex green technology support? Amazon is making quite a big deal out of their order for 100,000 Rivian…
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Big Spender Non-building Projects Prop Up 2% Drop in Dodge Index 2021 Construction Numbers
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Once again the push to green tech is playing a role in 2021 construction trends, as the stagnant building sector is still recovering from Covid 19 supply overhangs. But there’s still some good civil construction news for the remainder of 2021. National construction numbers overall logged a 2% drop…
