By Daniel McGroarty, TES GeoPolicy Editor COVID-19: It’s all we talk about, on the cable news, and in our 6-foot socially-distanced prison walks around our silent neighborhoods. And in nearly every conversation comes the intellectual shrug, “who could have seen this coming?” A single phrase that neatly absolves governments and experts alike of […]
Tag: strategic resources
U.S. MINING “SUPER ROYALTY REFORM” WILL HAND CHINA A LOT MORE THAN RARE EARTHS FOR LEVERAGE
By Larry Reaugh, CEO, American Manganese, Inc. In my previous piece published by The Economic Standard, I recommended that the U.S. introduce “Flow-Through Funding” to kick start exploration of critical and rare earth metals, for which the U.S. is presently dependent on imports, most notably […]
IN THE ARCTIC RESOURCE WARS, GREENLAND IS A HOT PROPERTY
By Daniel McGroarty, TES GeoPolicy Editor Imagine in some parallel universe, the President orders his national security team to make an offer to buy Greenland. The offer is drawn up, the demarche made, the Danish official receiving it is suitably shocked. […]
The Tech Wars Heat Up: U.S. Makes National Security Declarations to Spur Rare Earths Development
By Daniel McGroarty, TES GeoPolicy Editor Forget the trade war – the tech war is heating up. After weeks of Chinese threats that it could cut off U.S. access to the essential technology materials known as rare earths, the Trump Administration today took a counter-action of its own. Jennifer […]
Podcast: TES GeoPolicy Editor McGroarty On China & Rare Earths
TES GeoPolicy Editor Dan McGroarty discussed China’s dominance of rare earths and its strategic implications for the U.S. economy and military on the Tim Jones Show, a podcast hosted by former Missouri speaker of the house Tim Jones. Among other things McGroarty noted the leverage this gives […]
WASHINGTON BEYOND THE HEADLINES: Heritage Blasts Debt, CEI vs. Carbon Tax, and more…
By Andy Blom, TES Contributor While the media screams about Mexico, Tariffs, The Mueller Report and Impeachment, free market conservatives are working every day on legislation, policy initiatives and practical approaches. Here’s a roundup of this week’s activity in Washington… Heritage Foundation Attacking the Debt. The Heritage Foundation has focused its […]
McGroarty on “60 Minutes”: Warns of China’s Stranglehold on Rare Earths (Again)
The U.S. had plenty of warning about China’s dominant position in the production of rare earths, elements key to the manufacturing of smartphones, and a wide range of defense technologies – not that anyone paid attention. This week TES GeoPolicy Editor Dan McGroarty was featured for the second time on “60 Minutes,” explaining […]