Environmental Science 15th Edition by Scott Spoolman,Tyler Miller

Exercise 5

Use the Global Environment Watch site to find and read an article that deals with U.S. rare earth metal supplies ( Core Case Study ). Summarize the conclusions expressed in the article. Is there scientific information cited in the article to support the author's conclusions? Give specific examples. Do you think there are any types of supporting scientific data not mentioned in the article that would strengthen the author's conclusions? For example, would you add statistical data to support a point, or data in a graph indicating possible cause-and-effect relationships? Be specific and give reasons for your suggestions.