Uusi raportti: Ilmastotavoitteiden saavuttaminen on mahdollista ilman kriittisten mineraalien holtitonta käyttöä https://www.greenpeace.org/finland/tiedotteet/ilmastonmuuto…
The closure of the strait of Hormuz
is causing a “paralyzing, real-time problem”
for any prospective manufacturing surge in the US defense industrial base,
and even for the repair of defense equipment damaged by Iranian attacks,
according to analysis published by West Point’s Modern War Institute.
In particular sulphur, a vital upstream input in the extraction of critical minerals including copper and cobalt,
has seen a “near total” disruption of seaborne …
Trump and Rubio blackmailing the world.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/health/zambia-hiv-aid-minerals-trump.html
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'We're getting to the fun' — Minerals deal to see first investments in 3-6 months: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/20/were-getting-to-the-fun.html
The Trump administration is putting millions into a minerals company backed by Donald Jr | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/vulcan-elements-donald-trump-jr-b2942286.html
UCLA cancels Bari Weiss' Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture on "the future of journalism", following student protests; a source says it will be rescheduled (The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/bari-weiss-ucla-lecture-canc…
Ex-model, arrested by Aventura police and deported, causes White House stir (Miami Herald)
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article315437390.html?giftCode=ebe568d2fc04af507505c684d040f30fd585bf4a3d01a60ec297d8f4b758d400
http://www.memeorandum.com/260418/p49#a260418p49
The Trump administration purged the State Department of its oil and gas experts last year,
-- prior to launching its war on Iran,
--including people who would be responsible for examining scenarios related to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
By the time the layoffs were over,
the only people left in the energy bureau were people specializing in critical minerals and clean energy,
the administration said in a notification to Congress at the time.
The pe…
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