It's not ironic, it's a blessing.  What better place for rare earth metals that help reduce pollution than in the most populated place and next to the other one.<p>And referring to the altruism quote, do you really think if those rare earth metals were in the u.s. they'd be shared with China?<p>Copenhagen was a joke from the get go. It's all about powerful compan... I mean countries taking more resources from poor countries, restricting their people's desire to grow and live a good life while putting few restrictions -- and none that would be followed -- on those countries that have had good lives for decades already.