Mastodawn

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is considering raising China's oil imports from Russia and Iran at the upcoming US-China summit, while also pushing for increased purchases of Boeing aircraft, US soybeans, and easing of rare earth export controls, though China's willingness to comply remains uncertain.
#YonhapInfomax #UsChinaSummit #ScottBessent #OilImports #RussiaIran #RareEarthElements #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=108437

US Considering Raising Oil Import Issue with China at Summit

Yonhap Infomax

Marcel SIneM(S)US Feb 5

#SelteneErden: US 🇺🇸 -Regierung investiert in Rohstoffreserven | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/Seltene-Erden-US-Regierung-investiert-in-Rohstoffreserven-11163268.html #DonaldTrump #RareEarth #RareEarthElements

Seltene Erden: US-Regierung investiert in Rohstoffreserven

Donald Trump möchte mit „Project Vault“ einen Vorrat an kritischen Rohstoffen und seltenen Erden aufbauen, um US-Unternehmen vor Engpässen zu schützen.

heise online

michael Feb 2

For some reason the posts in my slow thread don't bridge to bluesky, although the post at the top did. So I just have to toot today's #CurrentBiology feature again: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/02/plants-recycling-metals.html #science #ecology #metals #recycling #phytomining #resources #nickel #gold #rareEarthElements

plants recycling metals

It has been known for centuries that certain kinds of plants thrive on soils heavily contaminated with toxic metals, even on mining waste. I...

Show thread

michael Feb 2

my features published in @CurrentBiology this year, issue 3: #plants #recycling #metals https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/02/plants-recycling-metals.html #science #ecology #environment #nickel #gold #RareEarthElements

plants recycling metals

It has been known for centuries that certain kinds of plants thrive on soils heavily contaminated with toxic metals, even on mining waste. I...

S A M Jan 21

#News #RareEarthElements #Pollution #Greed #Conundrum #Greenland
Excellent article on a top news story.
"Greenland is rich in natural resources – a geologist explains why"
Published: January 8, 2026 7:54am EST:

https://theconversation.com/greenland-is-rich-in-natural-resources-a-geologist-explains-why-273022?utm_medium=article_clipboard_share&utm_source=theconversation.com

Marcel SIneM(S)US Jan 18

#Japan 🇯🇵 beginnt Tiefseemission zur Förderung Seltener Erden | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/Japan-testet-Abbau-Seltener-Erden-aus-der-Tiefsee-11140314.html #RareEarth #RareEarthElements

Japan beginnt Tiefseemission zur Förderung Seltener Erden

Japan will seine Abhängigkeit von chinesischen Seltenen Erden verringern und sucht nach einer Möglichkeit, sie im eigenen Land zu fördern.

heise online

The Times Of Central Asia | Eurasian Publication & News Online Jan 5

Central Asia, Vanadium, and the U.S. National Security Strategy

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://timesca.com/central-asia-vanadium-and-the-u-s-national-security-strategy/

Miro Collas Dec 15

First Ever Discovery of a Rare Earth Crystal Inside a Strange Plant - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NGeMq4SXJk

#RareEarthElements #Biology #Plants #Technology

First Ever Discovery of a Rare Earth Crystal Inside a Strange Plant

YouTube

earthling Dec 13

REEs are a group of 17 elements, all metals with similar properties that are essential for everything from wind turbines and electric car batteries to smartphones and medical scanners. As their name suggests, they are rare, typically occurring at low concentrations in Earth's crust.

#RareEarthElements
#REEs

earthling Dec 13

Scientists have discovered a fern from South China that naturally forms tiny crystals containing rare earth elements (REEs). This breakthrough opens the door to a promising new way of "green mining" of these minerals called #phytomining.

https://phys.org/news/2025-11-chinese-team-fern-rare-earth.html

#RareEarthElements
#REEs
#ferns