As mentioned before on this blog, anti-rare earth mining organisations are actually harming attempts to create a green economy in Malaysia. The good news is that Lynas Corporation has overcome these protests with a clean bill of health and is set to invest potentially billions of dollars in the Malaysian economy. At the same time, it will provide jobs for Malaysians and will put the country at the centre of the green revolution, which can only be good for the environment. Rare earth elements or rare earth metals are a group of naturally occurring elements found in the lanthanide section of the periodic table, which are found in the Earth’s crust, but are often not found in concentrated form. There are 15 definite rare earth…