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After excavating more than 100 tons of fossils over the years, he added, "If you can brave the elements and are willing to go after the unknown, you might just uncover a lost world."
From Science Daily
So many problems not yet solved will match with tons of untapped human potential just begging to be unleashed, creating things not yet thought of.
China, which typically consumes about 14 million tons of copper a year, has been buying 1 million to 2 million tons more than its economy needs, according to Tom Price, commodity analyst at Panmure Liberum.
Globally, more than 400 million metric tons of plastic are produced each year, and only about 10% of that gets recycled, according to the United Nations Environment Program.
Buying up tons of additional exposure to the broader stock market isn’t the best idea because the next significant move could well be downward.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
