Tag: Japan
China Just Turned Off U.S. Supplies Of Minerals Critical For Defense & Cleantech
In April 2025, while most of the world was clutching pearls over trade war tit-for-tat tariffs, China calmly walked over to the supply chain and yanked out a handful of critical bolts. The bolts are made of dysprosium, terbium, tungsten, indium and yttrium—the elements that don’t make headlines but without … [continued]
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Despite Tesla Dip, Australia Over 14% Plugin Penetration
Combining the numbers for plugin electric vehicles (PHEV plus BEV) gives Australia a penetration rate of 14.5% for March, a significant increase over last month. New Zealand numbers have been stuck at 7.3 %. That’s a long way down from the highs of 2023 when EVs comprised almost 25% of … [continued]
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Interview With Jack Andreasen, A Carbon Dioxide Removal Policy Leader
Q: How would you describe what you’re doing to someone new to the topic? I work on a broad suite of technologies necessary to stop pollution from hitting the atmosphere, or remove it directly from the atmosphere. Q: And how would you describe it to an expert? I work on … [continued]
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Americans Pay More For Clean Tech, Fossil Fuel Firms Catch Tariff Shrapnel
Imagine slapping a 30% surcharge on your prescription medication—not because it suddenly got more expensive to make, not because there’s a shortage, but because you want to make a point to a pharmacy halfway across the world. That’s the economic logic—or lack thereof—behind Donald Trump’s newest volley of tariffs. On … [continued]
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Rising star Kayla Cross chosen for Canadian women’s tennis team
Kayla Cross has been hitting a lot of winners in the women’s tennis world lately.