BBC: There was an outcry in the UK last month when metal thieves stole a plaque dedicated to two children killed by an IRA bomb attack in Warrington.
It was the latest in a pandemic of metals thefts: lead from church roofs, copper from railway cables.
Does this mean we're reaching a shortage of these metals? No - it just means they have attained a value that makes a low-risk crime worthwhile.
Will we suffer a shortage of metals as the world population grows and gets richer? That's a different......
Read Complete Article at Water Conserve: Water Conservation RSS News Feed
Shortages: Metals in demand
Posted by BBC: Roger Harrabin on June 21st, 2012
You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.