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- In Dealing With China, Trump May Have a Trick Up His Sleeve Wed, 19 Feb 25, 9:00pmTrump is deliberately shrinking the U.S. market for wind turbines and for the predominately Chinese-supplied raw materials that go into them. The goal is to play to America’s strengths, which lie in fossil fuels and a rejuvenated...
- Mine, Baby, Mine! Mon, 27 Jan 25, 5:00pmPresident Trump is determined to make America not just energy self-sufficient, but energy dominant. The USA already produces more oil and gas than any other nation, and he intends to unleash its full potential – for energy...
- Will 47 revive the U.S. mining industry? Tue, 21 Jan 25, 1:00am“While the Biden Administration’s mineral policy ‘heavily features international cooperation’,” Wischer says Trump will likely “significantly prioritize” building more mines, processing facilities, and refineries...
- Andrew Forrest fires back at ExxonMobil’s claims of ‘smear campaigns and lawfare’ Thu, 9 Jan 25, 2:29pmIron ore billionaire says he is ‘personally delighted’ at lawsuit as fossil fuel giant has ‘opened themselves up to cross-examination’ in a US court
- Flow batteries are the future of renewable energy and Australia could be a world leader – if there’s funding | Maria Skyllas-Kazacos Fri, 3 Jan 25, 3:06pmWithin a decade, Australia could become a globally competitive battery maker – just as demand for energy storage grows
- Leveraging the Defense Production Act to Stockpile Minerals Sat, 21 Dec 24, 5:00pmThe Trump Administration could use any of the Defense Production Act’s $1 billion in unobligated funds for stockpiling minerals. Depending on the final defense appropriations bill for fiscal year 2025, the incoming administration...
- Permitting Reform: A Strategic Imperative for U.S. National Security and Global Competitiveness Tue, 17 Dec 24, 5:00amFor the incoming administration, prioritizing permitting reform for both transmission and domestic critical mineral development is essential for safeguarding America's future...
- El Salvador Now Looking to Mine $3 Trillion in Gold and Other Critical Minerals Mon, 16 Dec 24, 1:00amAccording to preliminary studies cited by the president, El Salvador’s gold reserves could be worth an astounding three trillion dollars – representing over 8,800% of the country’s current GDP...
- China Begins Ban of Rare Earth Minerals to the US Sat, 14 Dec 24, 1:00pmThe escalating tit-for-tat economic measures by Washington and Beijing come weeks before the swearing in of President-elect Donald Trump for his second term...
- California “purifies” its little air bubble at the expense of its residents. Thu, 5 Dec 24, 1:00amIt is appalling that wealthy California with its “green mandates” continues to burden its residents with humongous costs to transition to just electricity, and support unethical, immoral, and hypocritical actions to obtain...
- Renewable Transition Raw Materials Challenge Fri, 15 Nov 24, 9:00amComparing the metals needed to the metals available leads to the inescapable conclusion that the dreams of replacing fossil fuels will be unable to overcome reality.
- Mining Industry Needs $2.1 Trillion Dollars in New Investment to Meet Net-Zero Demand for Raw Materials Tue, 5 Nov 24, 5:00pmDespite the growth in metals supply over the last decade, BloombergNEF’s (BNEF’s) annual Transition Metals Outlook finds that there are still not enough raw materials to meet growing demand...
- McKinsey Report: Large Net Zero Mineral Supply Shortfall Tue, 29 Oct 24, 12:00am"... current mineral supply meets between 10 and 35% of projected 2050 requirements ..."
- The deep history of British coal – from the Romans to the Ratcliffe shutdown Mon, 30 Sep 24, 7:58pmWith the last coal-fired plant closing on Monday, we chart the rise and fall of the once-indispensable fuel that powered modern Britain
- Boris Johnson faces ‘serious questions’ over new business with uranium entrepreneur Sun, 8 Sep 24, 2:01amFormer prime minister also under fire for hiring ex-aide Charlotte Owen as VP despite her lack of energy sector experience