China’s Battery Factories May Sit Atop Lithium Resources
The world’s largest battery maker and user, the country that dominates all alternative energy technology, is about to find out whether it could also boost its already dominant…
What’s Next for Global Natural Gas Demand?
The Iran war and the lack of LNG supply from the Middle East have upended forecasts of near-term natural gas demand and import costs. So far this year,…
Report on alleged ‘second Dan Sullivan’ effort emerges after nearly 1 in 10 Alaskans voted
A New York Times investigation revealed an alleged effort by operatives liked to Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee to recruit a second…
Libertarians challenge Trump-backed Republicans, look to shake up midterms beyond GOP-Dem duopoly
In the American political scene dominated by the GOP-Democrat duopoly, Libertarians like Kentucky congressional candidate Jeremy Todd are looking to offer voters an alternative as they head to…
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Peltola campaign’s alleged Dan Sullivan spoiler plot takes new turn as DOJ faces major legal hurdle
The Department of Justice faces an uphill legal battle in Alaska, where it is trying to convince a federal court that confusion…
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America Produces Less Than 1% of the Rare Earth Magnets It Needs
China’s ongoing weaponization of rare earths, which has now been bolstered to include measures to keep individuals with sensitive technological knowledge from…
Americans Hit Hardest by War-Driven Oil Price Surge
Americans are paying the biggest portion of global energy price inflation resulting from the war in the Middle East, a Finnish energy…
Beijing Pushes Domestic Oil Production as Iranian Supply Dries Up
China needs its biggest oil and gas producers to drill more, explore more, and build strategic supply bases as the Iran war…
Alleged Russian Funding Prompts Executive Exodus at U.S. LNG Firm
The top executives of U.S. energy startup Polar LNG have all resigned in recent weeks, just six months after the company was…
Asia Is Building the World’s Next $15 Trillion Energy Market
The global energy transition is increasingly becoming an Asian story, and Asia is unlikely to follow the path envisioned in Washington or…
Oil Prices Rise Despite Middle East Export Recovery
Reports about recovering oil flows in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea have dominated headlines over the past couple of weeks.…
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