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Re:Our Newfound Fear of Risk by VladRussian2 on Tuesday September 03, 2013 @06:55PM (#6324418)
>The sun is, but what about the raw materials needed to make the panels?

like silicon?

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Re:Our Newfound Fear of Risk by sliverstorm on Tuesday September 03, 2013 @07:06PM (#6324476)
Solar energy technologies, for example, will require half the current world supply of tellurium and 25% of the supply of indium, the report says.

http://www.euractiv.com/sustainability/rare-earth-shortage-h...

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