June 30, 2022

Gold price bound for worst quarter in five, pressured by central banks’ hawkish rhetoric

“Gold is ending lower this quarter due to the tighter Federal Reserve policy suggestions," analyst said.

June 30, 2022

Four charts reveal seismic shifts in global energy within one lifetime

Wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, and small hydropower are now 13% of global power generation.

June 30, 2022

Supreme Court curbs EPA’s climate authority in blow to Biden

A deeply divided US Supreme Court restricted the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to curb greenhouse gases from power plants.

June 30, 2022

Metals set for worst quarter since 2008 on global downturn angst

The London Metal Exchange Index has tumbled 23% since the end of March.

June 30, 2022

California lithium tax would delay shipments to automakers, executives warn

The brewing tension comes as America's largest state is trying to position itself as a leader in the green energy revolution.

June 30, 2022

Column: US forms ‘friendly’ coalition to secure critical minerals

A metallic NATO is starting to take shape, though no-one is calling it that just yet, writes Andy Home.

June 30, 2022

Minerals from Antarctica give clues to potentially habitable locations on Mars

Minerals found in samples of material from Antarctica could give scientists a better understanding of the surface and subsurface environment of Mars.

June 29, 2022

LG reviews $1.3 billion Arizona battery plant on rising costs

LG had planned to build a plant with 11 gigawatt hours of capacity in Queen Creek, Arizona.

June 29, 2022

Tesla’s technoking of tumult caps a wild quarter with silence

The man who dominates discussion about the future of transportation has gone uncharacteristically quiet at the close of a manic quarter, writes Dana Hull.

June 29, 2022

LG Energy signs battery-grade lithium supply deal with Compass Minerals

Compass is the first US-based lithium producer to partner with the battery manufacturer.