I guess that on this topic I am a disparaging optimist. It would be nice if we could help them with what we know of more environmentally friendly mining techniques. For example, perhaps carbon fibers for copper.
Recycling is important.
I read a couple of years ago that the richest copper mines in the world, at that time, were the utility tunnels under Manhattan. They were pulling the old cables and recycling them. So, I am optimistic. No doom and gloom, Alan. It may hit us in the pocketbook, but I am confident that we will carry through.