The Elements of Power Quotes

“For most companies it’s ‘difficult, if not impossible, to trace the minerals’ origins,’ as the computer manufacturer Dell notes. Such lack of transparency is hardly a fail-safe situation when companies often need hundreds or thousands of components or more.”
― David S. Abraham, The Elements of Power: Gadgets, Guns, and the Struggle for a Sustainable Future in the Rare Metal Age

“The future of our high-tech goods may lie not in the limitations of our minds, but in our ability to secure the ingredients to to produce them.”
― David S. Abraham, The Elements of Power: Gadgets, Guns, and the Struggle for a Sustainable Future in the Rare Metal Age