To the popular imagination, it is easy to make a popular misconception linking renewable energy to rare earth minerals, because for good or for ill electric car

To the popular imagination, it is easy to make a popular misconception linking renewable energy to rare earth minerals, because for good or for ill electric cars are a dominant facet of green technology. There is a not uncommon narrative that "electric cars are actually bad for the environment because they require scarce metals." News stories abound. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-metals-autos-neodymium-analysis-idUSKCN1GO28I https://www.reuters.com/article/us-metals-autos-neodymium-an... https://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2022/02/06/the-future-of-evs-depend-on-rare-earths-should-the-us-still-delegate-to-china https://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2022/02/06/the-f... Rude pedantic ill-tempered dismissals of conversation as "carping" discredit a good cause more than a thousand fusion startups do. Perhaps if you want to win hearts and minds, engaging in both education and a little empathy would do wonders for your position. And to the betterment of the discourse hereabouts.