Elemental thought

This one's a bit of a challenge to figure out.

How in the world did we end up in an article about the price of uranium?

Okay, so once in a while we get an email saying "your coasters are da bomb" ... but it still doesn't make sense.

The article is in a publication out of North Carolina. If the price of tea in China and the cost of uranium in the U.S. doesn't interest you, simply scroll to the end.