Shane Lane+Follow💡 Coal Ash Goldmine?Coal ash = garbage, right? Nope. Scientists just found $8.4 BILLION worth of rare earth elements buried in this so-called waste. That’s 8x more than the U.S.'s current known reserves 🤯 Why this matters: – These metals power EVs, wind turbines & smartphones – Usually, we import most of it – Now? We might have a giant domestic supply... in literal trash Trash to tech gold. Kinda wild how the clean energy future might rise from coal’s dirty past. #Innovation #Sustainability #EcoFriendlyIdeas #Science212Share
