References for Consumers
- Atkin, Emily. “Trump Is the Wrong Target for Climate Activists.” New Republic, December 15, 2017.
- Center for Retail Compliance and Retail Industry Leaders Association. “RILA Issue Brief: The Value of Sustainability in Retail Merchandising.” retailcrc.org.
- Crumbie, Alex. “Mobile Phones: A Guide to the Ethical and Environmental Record of 15 Mobile Phone Brands.” Ethical Consumer, October 23, 2019.
- Desai, Pratima. “Tesla's Electric Motor Shift to Spur Demand for Rare Earth Neodymium.” Reuters, March 12, 2018.
- Fairphone Company. “About Us.” fairphone.com.
- Grasso, Valerie Bailey. “Rare Earth Elements in National Defense: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress.” Congressional Research Service White Paper, December 23, 2013. (Read pp. 10–15, “Background on Rare Earth Elements” through “Supply Chain Issues.”)
- Grier, Peter. "Rare-Earth Uncertainty." Air Force Magazine, December 21, 2017.
- Manjoo, Farhad. “A Wild Idea: Making Our Smartphones Last Longer.” New York Times, March 13, 2014.
- PBS. “Rare Earth Elements.” In NOVA: Hunting the Elements. Video, April 4, 2012. (The relevant section is from 1:25:25 to 1:32:30, unless you want to learn how rare earths might be used as a shark repellent, in which case watch until 1:39:35.)
- Purdy, Kevin. “The Fairphone 3 Is Here, and It’s Not the Only Sustainable Phone On the Way.” iFixit, August 27, 2019.
- Roskill. “Rare Earths: Tesla Extends EV Range Using Permanent Magnets.” Roskill Interactive News, May 16, 2019.
- Ryder, Dianne. “DLA Strategic Materials Partners with Research and Development.” Press release, Defense Logistics Agency, October 26, 2018.
- Spicer, Andrew, and David Graham Hyatt. “Walmart Tried to Make Sustainability Affordable: Here’s What Happened.” Conversation, August 13, 2018.
- Stewart, Phil, and Andrea Shalal. “Pentagon Seeks Funds to Reduce U.S. Reliance on China's Rare Earth Metals.” Reuters, May 29, 2019.
- Stone, Maddie. “Behind the Hype of Apple’s Plan to End Mining.” Earther: Gizmodo, March 6, 2019.
- Webb, Heather. “The Global Supply Chain of a Mobile Phone.” Ethical Consumer, October 15, 2018.
- Whelan, Tensie, and Randi Kronthal-Sacco. “Actually, Consumers Do Buy Sustainable Products.” Harvard Business Review, June 19, 2019.
- Wired. “The Tesla Model 3: The Culmination of Elon Musk's Master Plan.” July 27, 2017. (Video, 6:57 min.)