Professor Honaker News Today

When it comes to Appalachian coal, it might be appropriate to borrow from that often-misquoted phrase from Mark Twain: “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” Today the world scrambles for supplies of rare earth elements — elements that are critical in the components of high-tech devices, including smartphones, digital cameras, computer hard discs, flat screen televisions, computer monitors, electronic displays and, yes, even electric vehicles, wind power and other ...