It turns out the Toyota Prius is not just the number one selling hybrid vehicle. It's also #1 in consumption of "rare earth" metals. Each Prius built requires a little more than two pounds of neodymium, and each Prius battery made gobbles up 22 to 33 pounds of lanthanum. Why is that important? Well, right now, China is the world's biggest producer of rare earth metals, and China wants to keep much of that on its home soil. Read more with this link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090831/india_nm/india420934
The world is changing more quickly than ever before, so Brent Hardin looks to see what's "On The Horizon."
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