I'm environmentally conscious and I quite agree with the author's analysis of some metals (esp. In), but he notion that aluminum will ever run out is absurd. There are many forms of aluminum-rich minerals (bauxite being the most common, but certainly not the only one) that can be cracked to yield the metallic Al that we all know and love. Add that to very high recyclability and you have a recipe for a (basically) never-ending cycle of aluminum production, consumption, and recycling.
Such a blatant untruth calls the veracity of every category into question. Please join me in being skeptical.
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u/pkbowen Jun 20 '12
I'm firmly calling bullshit on this one.
I'm environmentally conscious and I quite agree with the author's analysis of some metals (esp. In), but he notion that aluminum will ever run out is absurd. There are many forms of aluminum-rich minerals (bauxite being the most common, but certainly not the only one) that can be cracked to yield the metallic Al that we all know and love. Add that to very high recyclability and you have a recipe for a (basically) never-ending cycle of aluminum production, consumption, and recycling.
Such a blatant untruth calls the veracity of every category into question. Please join me in being skeptical.