Some key metals are byproducts of mining other metals; that’s a problem
Not every important metal comes from its own mines. Here’s why that’s important.
rare earth minerals
U.S.-China trade dispute resolution leaves China with huge leverage over global electronics industry
Even with the seeming resolution of the China-US trade war, China is still capable of denying key resources to the world’s electronics manufacturers at any time.
Bismuth: Another critical metal gets squeezed
Find out what Pepto Bismol and Chinese trade policy have to do with one another.
Trade war vise grip: China is squeezing rare earth supply and it’s hurting
I warned in March that in response to the Trump administration’s trade war, China would likely resort to squeezing supply of critical materials it controls. Now it’s happening.
Trade war danger: China could quickly strangle American tech with metals cutoff
The United States may soon find that those it has targeted with tariffs can fight back in ways that could cripple American industry.
The Global Energy Transition: Critical Minerals & Indigenous Rights
Mining is already part of the poly-crisis, the Great Unraveling, the center of the conversation, debate, or struggle, whichever it turns out to be, at the intersection of our fossil fueled past and our so-called clean future. Indigenous communities everywhere will increasingly, visibly, loudly, and painfully, be at the forefront of that conversation.
Are Electric Cars the Solution?
What we really need to do is seriously imagine a society with fewer vehicles and drivers — human-scaled technology.
