Vince Beiser
            
            @VinceBeiser
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              Journalist & author of "Power Metal," the book and newsletter on real costs of "green" energy. https://t.co/wMvRTzmoQ3
              
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              Joined September 2008
            
            
           Sign up for Power Metal, the newsletter about how the raw materials we need for renewable energy and digital technology are spawning environmental havoc, political upheaval and murder—and how we can do better.  https://t.co/Hx18tQxES5 
            #powermetal #criticalmetals #criticalminerals
          
          
                
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             This pretty much says it all: US will limit number of refugees to 7,500 and give priority to white South Africans 
          
            
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              The Trump administration is going to restrict the number of refugees it admits to just 7,500 next year
            
                
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             The Unexpected Upside of E-Waste ‘Dumping’ Plus: Lithium Boom Towns Go Bust; Magnificent Metal Masks; and more in this week’s Power Metal newsletter. #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling
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             After January 6, 2021, @amazon, @microsoft, @google, and @comcast pledged to stop donating to politicians who sought to undermine the 2020 presidential election. In 2025, these companies are buying Trump a ballroom.  https://t.co/2LANPd2wJu 
          
          
            
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              It has been nearly five years since the 2020 presidential election, but President Trump continues to baselessly insist it was stolen.
            
                
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             No briefing. No evidence. No names. Just people blown up in the Caribbean and called “drug dealers.” That’s not law enforcement. That’s extrajudicial killing. The Constitution says only Congress can declare war. Until then, these strikes are as wrong as what China or Iran does. 
          
                
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             Electric Vehicles Are Key to Modern Warfare Plus Kashmir's rivers are running dry, Dragon of Spoons, and more in this week’s Power Metal. #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling
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             Hey Vancouver folks—hope to see you on Friday at this panel I'm on at the Vancouver Writers Fest!  https://t.co/eBc12HbOYk 
          
          
                
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            #VanRE @DouglasTodd People who earn less often need to drive more, says @Ayan604. “56% of car-reliant people in Canada earn less than $60,000 a year.” Many who would like to live near their workplace cannot afford it. Many still need places to park.
          
          
            
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             One picture worth 1,000 words 
           White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom. Full Story:  https://t.co/sHd0TwXCBD 
            
            
                
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             Gaza Cease-fire Returns Israel and Hamas to Square One: Containing the Conflict Until the Next Eruption - Israel News 
          
            
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             China Clamps Down on Rare Earths Plus: Battery Recycling is Poisoning Millions of Kids; Power Metal updates; and more #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling
          
          
                
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             Consumer Reports analyzed 23 protein powders and shakes — a range of dairy, beef and plant-based protein supplements — and found that more than two-thirds of the products contained more lead in a single serving than what experts say is safe to consume. @DrLaPook looks at the 
          
                
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             The Importance of Reporting on Environmental Crime -  https://t.co/aAanO4gT2Y  via @NewSecurityBeat
          
          
            
            newsecuritybeat.org
              Environmental crime has long been underreported, but globalization and the increased involvement of organized crime involvement is now contributing to a rise in such crime, especially when [...]
            
                
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             ‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat - POLITICO 
          
            
            politico.com
              Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
            
                
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             What?! America First—as a choice for foreign military bases? 
          
            
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              The move is a sign of increasingly close ties between the U.S. and Qatar.
            
                
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             America Goes Socialist With Critical Metals Plus: Beijing Ratchets Up Rare Earth Restrictions, News About This Newsletter, and more in this week's Power Metal. #criticalmetals #criticalminerals #batterymetals #transitionmetals #sustainability #recycling
          
          
                
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             Progress on Africa's 'Great Green Wall' Stalls as Seedlings Die Off  https://t.co/H14WkSzrfQ  via @YaleE360
          
          
            
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             The mad rush for energy, mines and metals -  https://t.co/I6iapHOwwM 
          
          
            
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              Demand for renewable energy technologies, data centres, artificial intelligence and weapons is fuelling increasingly faster growth.
            
                
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             John Paulson, a close Trump pal, made $70 million yesterday when the administration announced it was investing in a company in which Paulson owns a ton of stock. 
          
            
            forbes.com
              One of Donald Trump’s earliest supporters on Wall Street owns a stake in the tiny mining business that tripled overnight on news of the government’s investment.
            
                
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             When your governors only focus on “woke,” the people in your state go broke. 
          
                
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