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• Critical Metal Strategy, US Department of Energy , December 2011
• Rep Coffman Forms New Congressional Caucus to Push for Rare Earths Supply Chain, November 9, 2011

• New energy industries to fuel China's green growth, Peoples Daily Online. April 11, 2011
  

• China's Rare Earth Dominance: Another Global Resource Scramble in the Making? April 6, 2011, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

• U.S. Department of Energy – Critical Materials Strategy - Request for Information (RFI) March 22, 2011
• Energy Critical Elements: Securing Materials for Emerging Technologies A REPORT BY THE AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY & THE MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY, February 18, 2011
• President Obama's budget request includes Energy Innovation Hub for "critical materials including rare earths." February 14, 2011
• Congressman Leonard Boswell (D-IA) has introduced a rare-earth bill in the House Science & Technology Committee.  February 10, 2011

• In China, Illegal Rare Earth Mines Face Crackdown, Dec 29, 2010

• The Department of Energy Releases Strategy on Critical Materials, Dec 15, 2010

• U.S. Needs Critical Boost in Energy Research, Panel Tells Obama, Dec 1, 2010

• Clean energy gets fewer subsidies, less investment than fossil fuels, report says. Los Angeles Times, Nov 30, 2010
  

• US Energy Secretary Steven Chu said he would like to see the country generate at least 20% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020, and 50% or more by 2050 Nov 30, 2010

• Japanese / US Trade Leaders Agree to Diversify Rare Earth Supply, Nov. 12, 2010

• USGS Publishes "The Principal Rare Earth Elements Deposits of the United States—A Summary of Domestic Deposits and a Global Perspective", November, 2010

• Experts speak about a rare earth "bubble", Noverber 9. 2010 Reuters

• China Quells Immediate Concerns over Rare Earth Supply, but Future Uncertain, November 8, 2010

• India returns to rare earths production, but no threat to China. November 5, 2010

• How China's Rare Earth Embargo Impacts High Tech Companies, November 5, 2010

• An Economic Assessment of China’s Rare Earth Policy, Jianju Tu, The Jamestown Foundation, November 8, 2010
  

• 16 Gigawatt of Wind Power added in First Half of 2010
  WWEA expects Global Capacity to reach almost 200 Gigawatt in 2010
  Further improvements in National and International Policies are necessary. Oct 19, 2010

•  US aims to end China's rare earth metals monopoly Oct 7, 2010

• Japan seeks solutions for rare earth curb

• The Ministry of Strategy and Finance has recently noted the need to increase Korea's stockpiles of rare earth metals Oct, 2010

• Chinese premier Wen says Beijing won’t block rare earth exports but wants ’sustainable’ use Oct 8, 2010
  

• House Approves Bill To Overcome Shortage of Elements Critical to Energy, Defense

• Molycorp Announces Successful Commercial Launch of Rare Earth-Based Water Purification Technology (Sept 24, 2010) 

• China Spooks Auto Makers (Sept 17, 2010)
  

• China Backs Rare Earth Controls as Environmental Step (Aug 30, 2010)

• Top China rare earth producer to build stockpile (Aug 30, 2010)

•  Toyota plans rare earth processing plant in Orissa, India

• Japan to raise rare metals issue in China talks (Aug 25, 2010)

• China to Invest Billions in Electric and Hybrid Cars (Aug 19, 2010)

• China Has Already Surpassed the US in Cleantech (Aug 15, 2010)

• Chines experts urge sustainablity in rare earth industry (Aug 14, 2010)

• 5 southern China provinces to jointly oversee rare earth mining (Aug 12, 2010)

• Baotou Steel Rare Earth High-Tech Co and Jiangxi Copper Corp are set to launch a unified pricing mechanism on light rare earth materials 

• China to Invest Up to 450M Yuan in REE Industry (Aug 9, 2010)

• Rare earth smugglers arrested in China (July 14, 2010)

• Rare Earths and Clean Energy: Analyzing China's Upper Hand (IFRI June, 2010)

• Rare Earth Trade Group Doubles Membership, Adds General Motors and Other Key Stakeholders (May 26, 2010)
  

• MIIT Releases Draft Entry Standards for Rare Earth Industry in China (May 14, 2010)

• DOE Announces RFI on Rare Earth Metals (May 6, 2010)

• REITA provides recommendations to DoE for follow-up studies on Rare Earth supply chains issues related to Green Energy initiatives (April 29, 2010)

• The Government Accountability Office’s report to Congress on Rare Earth Materials in the Defense Supply Chain. April 14, 2010

• Dr. Chen Zhanheng, Deputy Director of the Office of the Chinese Society of Rare Earths in Beijing presents an overview of China’s plans and policies related to the Rare Earth industry in this April 7, 2010 paper.

• “Export Restrictions on Strategic Raw Materials and their Impact on Trade and Global Supply”, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, March 29, 2010

• Department of Energy will develop its first-ever strategic plan for addressing the role of rare earth and other strategic materials in clean energy technologies.

• RESTART Act: Proposal To Revive US Rare Earth Supply Chain Introduced Into US Congress

• REITA provides input to the Government Accountability Office for their mandated report to Congress on "Rare Earth Materials in the Defense Supply Chain"

• “Japanese government ready to back business in minerals race"

• “Rare Metals Research Center Opens”, Korea Times, January 28, 2010

• Summary of December 11, 2009 Department of Commerce Rare Earth Materials Roundtable

The roundtable was comprised of 25 stakeholders [including REITA and some of our Consortium members] representing key end-users and suppliers of rare earth materials, as well as interested USG agencies, including DoD, GAO, USTR, and the White House (list of participants is included).  The purpose of the roundtable was to discuss issues related to rare earth metals that may affect existing end-uses, and, in particular, emerging “green technology” end-uses in order to provide policy makers with a snapshot of concerns for U.S. competitiveness in these emerging industries