# critical minerals (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 10 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover critical minerals. Page: Feed: --- ## [CPA: U.S. Must Hold the Line on Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs](https://prosperousamerica.org/cpa-u-s-must-hold-the-line-on-section-232-steel-and-aluminum-tariffs/) _2026-08-22 · CPA Newsroom · Coalition For A Prosperous America_ President Trump was right to strengthen the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum, and the breakdown of these negotiations should put an end to proposals to weaken them. ## [CPA Warns USTR: America’s Section 232 Metals Tariffs Are National Security Measures, Not Bargaining Chips](https://prosperousamerica.org/cpa-warns-ustr-americas-section-232-metals-tariffs-are-national-security-measures-not-bargaining-chips/) _2026-08-21 · CPA Newsroom · Coalition For A Prosperous America_ If Canada wants a deal, there is no shortage of things Ottawa can put on the table — America’s national security tariffs on aluminum and steel are not among them ## [The Message is Clear: They’ll Debase Before They’ll Let Bonds Break.](https://grahamsummersmba.substack.com/p/the-message-is-clear-theyll-debase) _2026-08-21 · The Macro King · Macro King_ The central framework from my 2024 best-selling book Into the Abyss is playing out right on time. ## [How safeguarding land protects our future](https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/08/21/how-safeguarding-land-protects-our-future/) _2026-08-21 · Joe Lo · Climate Home News_ We can turn our growing vulnerability into a source of innovation and hope at COP17 in Mongolia, writes UNEP executive director Inger Andersen The post How safeguarding land protects our future appeared first on Climate Home News . ## [As marine heat breaks records, countries seek ocean roadmap at COP31](https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/08/20/marine-heat-records-countries-ocean-roadmap-australia-turkiye-cop31/) _2026-08-20 · Sebastian Rodriguez · Climate Home News_ Africa and the EU are leading a push for COP31 to deliver a roadmap that lays out measures to protect fast-warming oceans The post As marine heat breaks records, countries seek ocean roadmap at COP31 appeared first on Climate Home News . ## [Collective global roadmap can boost Cambodia’s energy transition goals](https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/08/20/collective-global-roadmap-can-boost-cambodias-energy-transition-goals/) _2026-08-20 · Megan Rowling · Climate Home News_ The kingdom aims to source 70% of its power capacity from renewables by 2030 - to get there, it needs international support and cooperation The post Collective global roadmap can boost Cambodia’s energy transition goals appeared first on Climate Home News . ## [China keeps Indonesia’s battery dream afloat but future less certain](https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/08/20/china-keeps-indonesias-battery-dream-afloat-but-future-less-certain/) _2026-08-20 · Chloé Farand · Climate Home News_ Chinese capital and technology turned Indonesia into the world’s top nickel supplier, but its dependence on China and the rise of nickel-free batteries could upset its battery ecosystem plans The post China keeps Indonesia’s battery dream afloat but future less certain appeared first on Climate Home News . ## [Google outage affects users across New Zealand and Australia](https://www.nbr.co.nz/tech/google-drive-down-for-new-zealand-and-australia-users/) _2026-08-19 · Simon Shepherd · 10 Most Recently Updated Articles in Tech & Innovation_ The search giant says there is no workaround while engineers establish the root cause. ## [Two Big Catalysts Just Hit Our Resource Vault Companies](https://grahamsummersmba.substack.com/p/two-big-catalysts-just-hit-our-resource) _2026-08-19 · The Macro King · Macro King_ This was a good week for our Resource Vault companies. ## [Pushpay boosts earnings, cashflow, as net loss narrows](https://www.nbr.co.nz/tech/pushpay-boosts-earnings-cashflow-as-net-loss-narrows/) _2026-08-19 · NBR Staff · 10 Most Recently Updated Articles in Tech & Innovation_ The formerly dual-listed church payment and management software company was acquired for $1.63 billion in 2023. ## [Realtime AI Arbitrage Terminal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/bsRk3EavjIBi) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Realtime auto-trading across exchanges with scored setups, backtesting, and risk controls. ## [Every country needs a model to help optimise its energy transition](https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/08/18/every-country-needs-a-model-to-help-optimise-its-energy-transition/) _2026-08-18 · Megan Rowling · Climate Home News_ National pledges and platforms alone won’t lead to secure and affordable decarbonised energy systems The post Every country needs a model to help optimise its energy transition appeared first on Climate Home News . ## [Miners Have Quietly Become the Best Businesses in the Market](https://grahamsummersmba.substack.com/p/miners-have-quietly-become-the-best) _2026-08-18 · The Macro King · Macro King_ The financial system just woke up to the new era for precious metals miners. ## [Let's Get Physical: AI Hardware Race, Small Modular Reactors & Magnesium #224](https://theindustrialistreview.com/p/ai-hardware-race) _2026-08-18 · Anh Ng. from Tocco · The Industrialist Review_ Plus China's trade surplus reached $112.5 billion in July, while Shein is scaling back its Vietnam operations ## [America’s “Urban Mine” Just Got a Government Guarantee](https://grahamsummersmba.substack.com/p/americas-urban-mine-just-got-a-government) _2026-08-17 · The Macro King · Macro King_ Starting this week, Macro King Premium is moving from Thursday to Monday. ## [“Dangerous consequences” – how AI’s climate framing lets Big Tech off the hook](https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/08/17/dangerous-consequences-how-ais-climate-framing-lets-big-tech-off-the-hook/) _2026-08-17 · Matteo Civillini · Climate Home News_ Former Microsoft manager Holly Alpine explains why AI's climate danger isn't just data centres but also its unchecked use across the fossil fuel industry The post “Dangerous consequences” – how AI’s climate framing lets Big Tech off the hook appeared first on Climate Home News . ## [We Are In A War-Time Economy. That’s Bullish.](https://grahamsummersmba.substack.com/p/we-are-in-a-war-time-economy-thats) _2026-08-17 · The Macro King · Macro King_ Why the economy and stocks refuse to roll over. ## [Moqui Marbles and Water on Mars](https://roseannechambers.com/moqui-marbles-and-water-on-mars/) _2026-08-15 · Roseanne Chambers · Dr. Roseanne Chambers_ Iron-rich, marble-sized concretions, formed through interaction with water over millions of years, weather out of the Navajo Sandstone formation in southern Utah. During searches for evidence of water and life on Mars, researchers discovered small metallic concretions that are remarkably similar to those in the Navajo Sandstone. ## [South Africa’s top court blocks Shell’s offshore oil exploration right](https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/08/14/south-africas-top-court-blocks-shells-offshore-oil-exploration-right/) _2026-08-14 · Sebastian Rodriguez · Climate Home News_ Constitutional Court rules that Shell and its partners failed to consult affected communities and did not properly consider environmental risks The post South Africa’s top court blocks Shell’s offshore oil exploration right appeared first on Climate Home News . ## [CPA Commends Trump Administration for Exposing the Great Transshipment Scam; Urges Tariffs Designed to Defeat It](https://prosperousamerica.org/cpa-commends-trump-administration-for-exposing-the-great-transshipment-scam-urges-tariffs-designed-to-defeat-it/) _2026-08-14 · CPA Newsroom · Coalition For A Prosperous America_ The report documents how goods subject to higher U.S. tariffs are routinely rerouted through lower-tariff countries, undermining both tariff enforcement and American manufacturing. ## [New coal mine openings slow as East Asian demand plateaus](https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/08/14/new-coal-mine-openings-slow-as-east-asian-demand-plateaus/) _2026-08-14 · Joe Lo · Climate Home News_ China and Australia drove global decline in new capacity additions in 2025, but planned production kept growing The post New coal mine openings slow as East Asian demand plateaus appeared first on Climate Home News . ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tZbjybQWpktQ) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [Sterling raises $3.8m seed round for agentic AI accounting play](https://www.nbr.co.nz/tech/sterling-raises-3-8m-seed-round-for-agentic-ai-accounting-play/) _2026-08-14 · Will Mace · 10 Most Recently Updated Articles in Tech & Innovation_ Kiwi founders harnessed Open AI agents to ease the burden on finance teams, including their wives, and attracted top tech investors. ## [CPA Applauds Court of International Trade Ruling Upholding the End of the De Minimis Loophole](https://prosperousamerica.org/cpa-applauds-court-of-international-trade-ruling-upholding-the-end-of-the-de-minimis-loophole/) _2026-08-13 · CPA Newsroom · Coalition For A Prosperous America_ For years, the de minimis loophole allowed foreign shippers to send packages valued at up to $800 into the United States duty-free, tax-free, and with virtually no customs scrutiny — so long as the foreign vendor merely alleged the value was below the threshold. ## [The $166 Billion Tariff Refund is Corporate America’s Biggest Payday](https://prosperousamerica.org/the-166-billion-tariff-refund-is-corporate-americas-biggest-payday/) _2026-08-13 · Andrew Rechenberg · Coalition For A Prosperous America_ The companies that spent a year insisting tariffs were a tax on consumers are now cashing the refund checks themselves. ## [A 16% Gain on Common Shares in One Week](https://grahamsummersmba.substack.com/p/a-16-gain-on-common-shares-in-one) _2026-08-13 · The Macro King · Macro King_ We are up 16% on Hewlett Packard (HPE) in just one week. ## [Will the world’s drying lands get relief from COP17 in Mongolia?](https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/08/13/will-the-worlds-drying-lands-get-relief-from-cop17-in-mongolia/) _2026-08-13 · Joe Lo · Climate Home News_ Governments will discuss ways to combat drought and protect herders and their pastures from land degradation in a warming world The post Will the world’s drying lands get relief from COP17 in Mongolia? appeared first on Climate Home News . ## [Scandium: The Critical Metal Nobody’s Ever Heard Of, But Everyone Needs](https://grahamsummersmba.substack.com/p/scandium-the-critical-metal-nobodys) _2026-08-13 · The Macro King · Macro King_ Last week we covered the flurry of critical minerals deals the Trump administration announced at the mining roundtable. ## [Pushing the climate crisis: How advertising fuels high-carbon lifestyles](https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/08/13/pushing-the-climate-crisis-how-advertising-fuels-high-carbon-lifestyles/) _2026-08-13 · Megan Rowling · Climate Home News_ With little regulation, the advertising industry continues to promote emissions-heavy activities like flying and meat-eating while making token green efforts The post Pushing the climate crisis: How advertising fuels high-carbon lifestyles appeared first on Climate Home News . ## [Inside the War Room: How Washington Plans to Break China's Grip on Critical Minerals](https://grahamsummersmba.substack.com/p/inside-the-war-room-how-washington) _2026-08-12 · The Macro King · Macro King_ Three weeks ago, I attended a private conference on critical minerals at an undisclosed location. ## [West Point Gold: Big Grades, Big Targets, and 30,000 More Metres to Drill](https://grahamsummersmba.substack.com/p/west-point-gold-big-grades-big-targets) _2026-08-12 · The Macro King · Macro King_ An interview with the CEO and VP of Exploration ## [“Where you live shouldn’t determine whether you live…” -Bono](https://ambmarkgreen1.substack.com/p/where-you-live-shouldnt-determine) _2026-08-12 · Amb Mark Green · ONE Stubborn Thing_ ONE Stubborn Thing: Of the 20 countries with the greatest incidence of child mortality, all are in Africa. ## [Install Manifest V3 Extension (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/CGLybAVG9Nq2) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Get this Manifest V3 extension from the official TronBrowser Store listing. ## [“We’ve gone backwards” – new plastics treaty text dims hopes for production curbs](https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/08/12/weve-gone-backwards-new-plastics-treaty-text-dims-hopes-for-production-curbs/) _2026-08-12 · Matteo Civillini · Climate Home News_ During troubled talks, fossil fuel-producing nations have pushed for a global pact to tackle only plastic waste rather than reducing the size of the problem The post “We’ve gone backwards” – new plastics treaty text dims hopes for production curbs appeared first on Climate Home News . ## [Aspiring Materials gets $15m to shore up NZ’s critical minerals](https://www.nbr.co.nz/tech/aspiring-materials-gets-15m-to-shore-up-nzs-critical-minerals/) _2026-08-12 · Fiona Rotherham · 10 Most Recently Updated Articles in Tech & Innovation_ The Regional Infrastructure Fund money will help fund a commercial-scale critical minerals plant in Southland and will create about 200 full-time jobs. ## [Is Gold a Critical Mineral? What Bessent’s Fort Knox Comments Are Really Telling Us](https://grahamsummersmba.substack.com/p/is-gold-a-critical-mineral-what-bessents) _2026-08-12 · The Macro King · Macro King_ If gold doesn't matter, there’d be no reason to bring it up twice in back-to-back interviews. ## [Clean tech companies relieved after Ara Ake grants confirmed](https://www.nbr.co.nz/tech/clean-tech-companies-relieved-after-ara-ake-grants-confirmed/) _2026-08-12 · Fiona Rotherham · 10 Most Recently Updated Articles in Tech & Innovation_ Threats of having to pay back the repayable grants within 10 days have dissipated with Mbie saying Ara Ake got it wrong. ## [How should a responsible investor think about AI?](https://www.nbr.co.nz/tech/how-should-a-responsible-investor-think-about-ai/) _2026-08-12 · Will Mace · 10 Most Recently Updated Articles in Tech & Innovation_ Betashares’ responsible investment manager Vinnay Cchoda talks AI ahead of RIAA’s September conference. ## [South Africa’s offshore oil push meets grassroots resistance in court](https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/08/11/south-africas-offshore-oil-push-ground-resistance-courts-litigation-ocean/) _2026-08-11 · Sebastian Rodriguez · Climate Home News_ Two court cases against oil majors TotalEnergies and Shell could derail South Africa's plan to expand offshore fossil fuels The post South Africa’s offshore oil push meets grassroots resistance in court appeared first on Climate Home News . ## [The Small-Cap Stock Set to Become the World’s FIRST Primary Producer of This High-Tech Critical Mineral](https://grahamsummersmba.substack.com/p/the-small-cap-stock-set-to-become) _2026-08-11 · The Macro King · Macro King_ Yesterday, I outlined that the Trump administration is taking a three-pronged approach to the domestic production of critical minerals. ## [As fires burn and temperatures soar, it’s time to imagine a world beyond GDP](https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/08/07/as-fires-burn-and-temperatures-soar-its-time-to-imagine-a-world-beyond-gdp/) _2026-08-07 · Joe Lo · Climate Home News_ Environmental destruction, like clear-cutting a forest, can boost gross domestic product but it reduces a country's real wealth The post As fires burn and temperatures soar, it’s time to imagine a world beyond GDP appeared first on Climate Home News . ## [CPA Applauds President Trump’s Section 232 Proclamation Securing America’s Polysilicon and Solar Supply Chain](https://prosperousamerica.org/cpa-applauds-president-trumps-section-232-proclamation-securing-americas-polysilicon-and-solar-supply-chain/) _2026-08-06 · CPA Newsroom · Coalition For A Prosperous America_ Today’s Section 232 proclamation secures that foundation, and the entire structure is built to reward one thing: manufacturing in America. Companies investing in U.S. polysilicon, wafer, and cell production are the clear winners, and companies that continue to rely on imports will be at a disadvantage. ## [Beijing Wants Its Money From 1997. American Bondholders Have Been Waiting Since 1938.](https://prosperousamerica.org/beijing-wants-its-money-from-1997-american-bondholders-have-been-waiting-since-1938/) _2026-08-06 · CPA Newsroom · Coalition For A Prosperous America_ The CCP is ready to look back decades for taxes owed to it — but not for the sovereign bond obligations it owes to thousands of American families. ## [When taps run dry in the Caribbean, it’s not enough to blame El Niño](https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/08/06/as-heatwave-hits-caribbean-its-not-just-el-nino-to-blame/) _2026-08-06 · Joe Lo · Climate Home News_ Climate change means El Niño is heating already hotter land and sea, causing devastation across the region and the world The post When taps run dry in the Caribbean, it’s not enough to blame El Niño appeared first on Climate Home News . ## [CPA Releases New Report Urging Treasury and USTR to Reject USMCA Aluminum Exemptions, Strengthen Downstream Tariffs](https://prosperousamerica.org/cpa-releases-new-report-urging-treasury-and-ustr-to-reject-usmca-aluminum-exemptions-strengthen-downstream-tariffs/) _2026-08-06 · CPA Newsroom · Coalition For A Prosperous America_ Findings show that U.S. tariff policy leaves the aluminum industry’s largest employment base exposed, even as primary aluminum tariff costs are passed on to extruders and fabricators. ## [Securing an American Aluminum Supply Chain: Why Downstream Tariff Coverage Is Essential](https://prosperousamerica.org/securing-an-american-aluminum-supply-chain-why-downstream-tariff-coverage-is-essential/) _2026-08-06 · Andrew Rechenberg · Coalition For A Prosperous America_ U.S. aluminum tariff policy must consider the full aluminum value chain. Downstream extruders and fabricators account for most aluminum manufacturing employment and are the key producers converting metal into critical products used in construction, transportation, machinery, electrical systems, packaging, defense, and other industrial markets. ## [Quarter of countries still missing UN climate plans 18 months after deadline](https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/08/06/quarter-of-countries-still-missing-un-climate-plans-18-months-after-deadline/) _2026-08-06 · Joe Lo · Climate Home News_ Egypt, Vietnam, Argentina and the Philippines are among the 45 nations that have breached the Paris Agreement by not submitting a new NDC to the UN The post Quarter of countries still missing UN climate plans 18 months after deadline appeared first on Climate Home News . ## [Auckland University spin-out PhaseFoam takes cool to new level](https://www.nbr.co.nz/tech/auckland-university-spin-out-phasefoam-takes-cool-to-new-level/) _2026-08-06 · Fiona Rotherham · 10 Most Recently Updated Articles in Tech & Innovation_ Following a successful paid trial with a Fonterra milk distribution franchisee, PhaseFoam is raising funds to scale. ## [China’s coal power rebounds as record clean energy goes to waste](https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/08/06/china-wastes-clean-power-stopping-coal-use-from-falling/) _2026-08-06 · Matteo Civillini · Climate Home News_ Long-term contracts guarantee coal plants buyers regardless of demand, crowding out renewables, report finds The post China’s coal power rebounds as record clean energy goes to waste appeared first on Climate Home News . ## [Which Nation Is Trump Actually Building? #223](https://theindustrialistreview.com/p/which-nation-is-trump-actually-building) _2026-08-05 · Anh Ng. from Tocco · The Industrialist Review_ Plus Humanoid Robot market outlook 2026-2029, and AI Boom gets physical H2 2026 ## [A legal fiction blocking billions in climate finance will be challenged this week](https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/08/05/a-legal-fiction-blocking-billions-in-climate-finance-will-be-challenged-this-week/) _2026-08-05 · Joe Lo · Climate Home News_ Governments will gather in New York for tax negotiations which could unlock $500 billion a year The post A legal fiction blocking billions in climate finance will be challenged this week appeared first on Climate Home News . ## [Santa Marta coalition tested as co-chair Colombia turns back to fossil fuels](https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/08/05/santa-marta-coalition-tested-as-co-chair-colombia-turns-back-to-fossil-fuels/) _2026-08-05 · Sebastian Rodriguez · Climate Home News_ Despite a leadership gap, outgoing environment minister Irene Vélez Torres says the anti-fossil fuel coalition can “live without Colombia” The post Santa Marta coalition tested as co-chair Colombia turns back to fossil fuels appeared first on Climate Home News . ## [Southeast Asia’s fragile grids threaten billions in clean energy investment](https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/08/05/southeast-asia-fragile-grids-threaten-billions-in-clean-energy-investment/) _2026-08-05 · Chloé Farand · Climate Home News_ Renewables developers need reliable electricity infrastructure and stable policies to help the region meet climate goals and surging demand for power The post Southeast Asia’s fragile grids threaten billions in clean energy investment appeared first on Climate Home News .