{"id":51060,"date":"2023-07-05T11:32:23","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T15:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=51060"},"modified":"2023-07-05T11:32:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T15:32:23","slug":"when-you-are-beholden-to-people-who-want-you-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=51060","title":{"rendered":"When You Are Beholden To People Who Want You Gone"},"content":{"rendered":"

On July 4th, The Daily Wire<\/a> posted an article about gallium and germanium, two minerals needed for the production of electric vehicles, solar panels, military hardware, and more.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

Communist China<\/strong><\/a> announced this week new plans to restrict the export of two minerals critical to the production of electric vehicles, solar panels, military hardware, and more.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The minerals \u2014 gallium and germanium \u2014\u00a0and dozens of other related metals will be subject to new export regulations that are aimed at punishing the West for restricting China\u2019s ability to access advanced semiconductors.<\/strong><\/p>\n

China dominates the global market as leading producer for both of the minerals, an advantage that they gained by \u201csuppressing the price,\u201d according to Christopher Ecclestone, principle at the natural resource research firm Hallgarten & Co. When they stop suppressing the price, \u201cit suddenly becomes more viable to extract these metals in the West, then China again has an own-goal,\u201d Ecclestone said<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cFor a short while they get a higher price, but then China\u2019s market dominance gets lost \u2013 the same thing has happened before in other things like antimony, tungsten and rare earths,\u201d he added.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article concludes:<\/p>\n

Some experts said that the move would have little-to-no impact \u2014 in terms of what consumers notice \u2014 over the course of the next year because existing stockpiles will fill the gap. They cautioned that if the dispute carries on longer than a year than a ripple effect will be felt.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Others said<\/a> that the move will \u201cwill have an immediate ripple effect on the semiconductor industry, especially with regards to high-performance chips.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Biden administration’s relentless push for green energy makes America more dependent on importing the items necessary to support that industry. Many of the ‘green energy’ items require minerals that are mined in conditions that are more harmful to the earth than fossil fuel ever dreamed of being. Before we sell ourselves on ‘green energy,’ there are some things we need to think about–the impact of windmills on ocean life, the lifespan of solar panels and how to dispose of them, the lifespan of windmill blades and how to dispose of them, the impact of windmills on America’s bird population, and most importantly–the national security issues involved. America can be energy independent with the current fossil-fuel-based economy. Let’s not mess it up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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