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How Much Control Does China Have Over Rare Earth Elements?
China has engineered global control over rare earth elements—but it cannot last.
If a Solar Plant Uses Natural Gas, Is It Still Green?
Why is a solar power plant using natural gas, and does the associated CO2 disqualify it as “green”?
SpaceShipTwo Update: Inflight Breakup Likely, Co-Pilot Was Capable
Investigators looking into what caused the crash of a Virgin Galactic prototype spacecraft that killed one of two test pilots said a 5-mile path of debris across the California desert indicates the aircraft broke up in flight.
Michael Tyner Alsbury: Identified Pilot Killed in Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Crash
California authorities have identified the pilot killed during a test flight of Virgin Galactic’s prototype space tourism rocket over the Mojave Desert.
