I don't think academics, journalists, and NGOs formulate a "clique". I think the matter is just those that are informed and those that aren't. The simple fact o

I don't think academics, journalists, and NGOs formulate a "clique". I think the matter is just those that are informed and those that aren't. The simple fact of the matter is most people simply aren't aware of the environmental and ethical impacts of the production of our everyday electronics. I really doubt more people are aware/making noise about rare earth minerals as they have been about the impacts of the sort of mining used to get gold, silver, etc