rare earth minerals
01/04/2018
/
By Ethan Huff
Your “green energy” may not be so green after all: rare earth elements used in solar panels and wind turbines are highly polluting
Renewable energy is taking the world by storm, as “greenies” everywhere welcome with open arms the latest iterations of solar panels, wind turbines, and other “clean” energy alternatives to traditional fossil fuels like coal. But one of the things that many people who believe in “green energy” fail to realize is that many of their […]
07/13/2017
/
By Vicki Batts
Solar panel manufacturing devastates the environment with toxic heavy metals, warns report
Solar energy sounds great in theory doesn’t it? What could possibly be better for the environment than making use of one of Earth’s most abundant natural resources: Sunlight. Plants use sunlight to create energy, and they do so flawlessly. It is no wonder that scientists have been seeking to use the sun as a source of […]
« Return Home
1 of 1
Popular Articles
France to build world's largest nuclear-powered AI supercomputer in $10.3 billion deal
February 14, 2025
/
Cassie B.
Fossil fuels rescue New England from winter's grip amid failed “net zero” push
February 14, 2025
/
Lance D Johnson
Green energy’s flammable reality: Blue states discover lithium battery storage risks
February 05, 2025
/
Willow Tohi
The loss of pollinators: The hidden ecological cost of WIND TURBINES
February 13, 2025
/
Lance D Johnson
Polar vortex brings record-breaking cold, deadly winter storms to the U.S.
February 19, 2025
/
Willow Tohi
The EPA’s endangerment finding belongs on the ash heap of history
February 13, 2025
/
News Editors
The “aha moment” in AI: DeepSeek R1’s breakthrough and what it means for the future of artificial intelligence
February 05, 2025
/
Willow Tohi
Ireland's electricity crisis: AI data centers to consume one third of national grid by 2026
February 27, 2025
/
Lance D Johnson
Skyrocketing energy prices in Estonia cause the nation’s largest pulp mill to SHUT DOWN
February 19, 2025
/
Lance D Johnson
Green energy's dark side: bird deaths, graveyards of broken blades, and other ecological harms
February 14, 2025
/
Lance D Johnson
COPYRIGHT © 2017 POWER NEWS
Privacy Policy