Europe’s biggest insect food factory goes bankrupt
Eurocrats thought it made sense to spend $200 million dollars feeding bugs to cows to try to change rainfall in 2100 AD.
Blockbuster: Renewables, EVs need silver, yet China bans silver exports, and the price takes off
This week the world woke up to realize that silver is a critical mineral.
The U.S. reenters the rare-earths race
The U.S. push to rebuild its mining and manufacturing of rare-earth metals and other critical minerals is more urgent than ever.
Nuclear-generated electricity overshadows government-subsidized wind and solar
Nuclear is fundamental to a secure energy future. It is by far the best electricity choice. The biggest detriment is government.
Happy Thanksgiving!
It takes a powerfully efficient economic system to provide 330 million people with a turkey dinner, with all the trimmings, for everyone who wants one — all on the same day. Thanks, Capitalism!
Trump Administration rejected the UN global shipping tax
Should UN climate bureaucrats tax international shipping? Watch CFACT economist Darren Nelson on OAN TV.
COP30: Get U.S. out of this air travel UN offset scheme!
The Trump administration should pull America out of the ridiculous UN airline carbon-offset scheme known as "CORSIA" immediately.
Rare earth minerals, etc. from China … or the USA?
You’d be crazy to buy a car based on its shiny exterior, dazzling instruments, and gorgeous leather interior — without examining the engine or taking a test drive. Yet that’s essentially how America has handled the metals and minerals that are vital to our defense, medical, communication, automotive, aerospace, lasers, computer/AI/data centers, and every other sector of our economy. They are worth multi-trillions of dollars and are the foundation for jobs, living standards, national security, “green” energy and more. In the Stone Age, humans relied on flint and obsidian. The Bronze Age utilized copper, tin, and lead, plus gold and silver. [...]
Cars empower Americans
Anyone looking to build their business or apply for a job should not be constrained by some government bureaucrat's notion of where and when they should travel.
Modern supply chain about moving goods, managing fine print
Cutting business paperwork losses: a long but winnable road
NIMBY and NOPE buried U.S. minerals mining
Faster permitting, together with a public awareness campaign focused on economic and national security concerns from over-reliance on imports, are good steps.
The U.S. Rediscovers a Valuable Trading Partner — Indonesia
The Trump administration secures a strategic foothold in Southeast Asia.
Free markets pressure Costco
Do corporations respond to consumer choice?
Regulating CO2 has led to global imbalances
Unintended consequences abound.
UN plastics treaty collapses
The world economy dodged a bullet as the UN adjourned its plastics summit in Geneva with no treaty coming close.