Europe is trying to apply one of the lessons it learned from the pandemic and which has now been reinforced by the war in Ukraine: the need to reduce your dependence on energy and raw materials. One of the measures to do so is to promote mining on its soil. “In Europe there is no mining, transformation or recycling industry, we import practically all the raw materials,” he says. Lucia Caudet, member of the cabinet of the European Commissioner for Industry. And he adds that, in some cases, such as the calls rare earthsessential to manufacture technological productsEurope’s dependence on China, is between 98 and 99 percent.
rare earths there are actually 17 elements of the periodic table, essential for our world to function. They are in mobile phones, electric cars, color TV, in the contrast of an MRI, lasers, pyrolytic ovens… and in renewable energies. “They are called the vitamins of the industry that, in small quantities, are in all kinds of green technology.” This is how you define them Jorge Méndez, researcher at the University of La Laguna.
The danger of the very high external dependence is so serious that the European Commission has promoted the launch of up to 14 industrial projects for the exploitation of rare earths on European soilwhere now there is not a single mine of this type. None of those projects is Spanish. But in our soil there are deposits of rare earths. A team of Weekly report He has visited some of them. In Salvatierra is the only company that extracts them in SpainÁridos do Mendo, whose main activity is obtaining sand and gravel for construction. Every year they produce 20 tons of black sand, but they have not been able to sell it.
To separate the rare earth elements, chemical means must be used. Waste is generated in the process and some contains radioactive substances. “And that causes you a serious environmental problem, solvable, yes, but to solve it you need to put money,” he says. Ricardo Prego, CSIC researcher. The only project for the exploitation of rare earths presented in Spain is that of Matamulas, in Ciudad Real. But it has never been launched. Neighbors and environmental organizations, authorities and courts prevented it.
surgery tourism
Colombia is one of the main destinations known as aesthetic tourism. It ranks third in the world, only behind Mexico and Turkey. Every year about half a million cosmetic surgery interventions are performed in that country and it is estimated that 20 percent of patients are foreigners who come from neighboring countries, but also from the United States and Europe, attracted by low prices. “The change in currency makes excellent quality surgery much cheaper than in another country: the US, Europe, Spain. A surgery of 25 thousand euros in Spain, is worth a quarter in Colombia“, assures Weekly report Carlos Alberto Riosa renowned surgeon.
But not all experiences are positive. Under investigation are deaths of at least five women, one Colombian and four foreigners, registered since the beginning of the year and whose families attribute to bad surgical practices. Some of the best cosmetic surgeons in the world operate in Colombia, but so-called garage clinics, low cost, with few guarantees and dubious procedures. One of them is the biopolymer injectionsa dangerous filler banned in many countries because it can cause serious complications. The Colombian Parliament has been debating a law for months to make its use a crime.
Lina knows well the consequences of biopolymers. She had her face deformed a decade ago and she has already had four operations to fix the damage. “What have I done putting my face on a person who was not an expert? What was I thinking?, she still wonders.
In 2021 the health tourism generated in Colombia more than sixteen million dollarsbut there is no data on what part of this income comes from aesthetics because it is an industry that has grown largely behind the health authorities. In cities like Cali, where around 150 plastic surgeons operate, it is estimated that the sector moves around five million dollars a year.
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