A green transition would demand more land, more materials, and more sacrifice than anyone would like to admit. In the television show “Landman,” a character played by Billy Bob Thornton…
In 2018, Center of the American Experiment released a report evaluating how environmentally responsible mining would boost Minnesota’s economy. With the help of economist John Phelan and Debra Struhsacker, a…
The Washington Examiner published an excellent article last week called “The Next Frontier: Major international policy change can help US catch China in race for critical minerals.” It’s good to…
While the media focused on Pres. Joe Biden’s disastrous CNN debate performance on June 27, it ignored the administration’s glaring contradictions in its climate policy. The day after the debate,…
A new report released today by Center of the American Experiment provides a stark warning that the minerals needed to achieve so-called net zero policies are either in short supply,…
The U.S. needs to produce more critical minerals domestically, rather than sourcing them from overseas. A pair of House bills introduced last week recognizes the problem. S.5039 and S.5030 would…
The White House demands that corporations turn a blind eye to human rights abuses in the mining of minerals in “risky” countries. That’s what Amos Hochstein, White House senior adviser…
Fox News recently ran a story outlining how The Energy Foundation, a San Francisco-based non-profit with a staff that boasts extensive ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is spending…
A video of African miners narrowly escaping death as a mine shaft collapsed went viral on Twitter over the weekend. The video below shows miners leaping out of a tunnel…
If you have a Spotify subscription, then I would highly recommend you listen to the Siddarth Kara episode of The Joe Rogan Experience. Kara is an author, researcher, and activist…
Why Minnesotans need to understand the costly impacts of Minnesota's Green New Deal.
The following article was written by Michael McKenna for the Washington Times: As we careen downhill towards the finish line of reconciliation/debt ceiling/fiscal 2022 appropriations, things happen that make you…
Gov. Tim Walz has decided to push forward with his deeply unpopular California car mandates, which would require automakers to sell 14,000 EVs per year in Minnesota. Mandating these electric…
The following article was written by Isaac Orr. It originally appeared in the Duluth News Tribune: Prior to the 2020 presidential election, an anonymous source from the Biden campaign told…
It turns out that President Joe Biden will not support the domestic mining industry, after all. According to Reuters: (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will rely on ally countries…
Center of the American Experiment and Mining Minnesota launched a joint campaign to educate Minnesotans about the importance of leading the world in responsible mineral development here at home. If…
There are generally two types of environmentalists, those who are pro-growth, and those who think economic growth is the problem. Pro-growth environmentalists seek to improve the lives of people living…
In November of 2019, the Minneapolis Star Tribune ran an opinion piece by the Strib Editorial Board “Not This Mine, Not This Location.” The piece sought to lay out why…
Green New Deal faithful have a quite a conundrum; they want to completely stop using fossil fuels by switching to wind turbines, solar panels, and lithium ion batteries, but they…
New research finds that 'Pattern-or-Practice' investigations into crime and policing which followed 'viral' incidents of deadly force "have led to a large and statistically significant increase in homicides and total…
Most of the conservatives I know strongly believe in limited a government that is primarily focused on enforcing contracts and maintaining law and order. As a result, many conservatives care…
Minneapolis city council is moving to abolish the police. The city's residents might not be so keen.
Cobalt has become a controversial topic in the debate over copper nickel mining in Minnesota’s Duluth Complex. This metal, which is used in the lithium ion batteries in laptops, tablets,…
Mainstream news outlets in Minnesota rarely tell the tale of how the Obama Administration incorrectly broke decades of protocol by cancelling mineral leases of Twin Metals Minnesota and sought a…