A nice, sunny day…so what better than to work through a stack of magazines and journals beside my desk. And what do I pick up first…but the January 09 edition of Sun Wind, the European magazine for renewable energy (Pure coincidence? It was a bright sunny day?) Seriously, I read that over 350 experts from across the

Just after posting my commentary yesterday (the one in which I discussed the report of an esteemed group of US scientists to the Basic Energy Science Advisory Committee), a colleague of mine flipped me a quick note suggesting I view two videos, which you’ll find following. One of the videos - about two minutes in length -

There has been some discussion for awhile about the rare metal sources of supply and the high concentration of supply coming from China. With regard to the future of electric vehicles, China may have an advantage in addition to the sourcing of rare metals and rare earths need to make these vehicles: an industry and consumers that

We have all probably read a tonne of articles, heard news reports, or watched science video journals over the last months and year about the advances in more efficient solar panels, hybrid and electric car designs, rechargeable battery technology, smarter buildings, smarter energy grids, thinner fibres, stronger thinner glass containers, and the list goes on. I’m delighted

It has been a couple of weeks since I posted my last commentary... so my apologies to those who look forward to them, and my apologies to those who don’t. Seriously, I’ve been somewhat distracted preparing primers on individual rare metal elements, attending and speaking at conferences, and tending to a family health matter (the latter is

This article was posted in the May edition of The Atlantic, titled Clean Energys Dirty Little Secret. Excerpt: The unincorporated community of Mountain Pass, California, has little to recommend it to tourists. A scraggly outcrop of rocks and Joshua trees alongside Route 15, it has no kitschy landmarks like the 134-foot-tall thermometer that nearby Baker, California, installed

This article was posted on April 7, 2009 on AFP.com. It is titled Industries, countries scrap over high tech metals. Excerpt: BERLIN (AFP) — As demand booms for ever dwindling stockpiles of rare metals used in high-tech appliances, industries and countries are scrambling to secure their supplies, according to German research. Indium, germanium, scandium, gallium may not

General Motors Corp. and Segway demonstrated a two wheeled personal transportation device powered by a lithium-ion battery. Looking like a rickshaw without runner in front, the evolution of the Segway personal transporter is conceived to take two passengers 35 miles at speeds up to 35 miles per hour (56 km/ph for us metric types) on a single

We were delighted to see the Toronto Star article Thinking Big -- Mining for the future on our Pro-edge Consultants Inc. investor relations client Avalon Rare Metals Inc. (TSX: AVL) on Monday, March 30th. Lisa Wright, Business Reporter for the Toronto Star sub-heads the Mining for the future article with: Junior miner is focused on rare metals