What happened: The administration’s rush to secure the components for the military could benefit renewable energy — someday.
Cross-source context: Inside Climate News highlights forest Service on March 5 announced it plans to soon approve the nation’s first critical minerals mine, South32’s Hermosa project, when it released the final environmental... The federal government called it “a strategic investment in America’s energy future” that “directly supports U.S. Mother Jones highlights the war with Iran has brought shipping traffic to a virtual standstill in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow Persian Gulf channel through which roughly one-fifth... That has sent fossil fuel prices surging—and with them, the potential for profit. The Intercept highlights military Leaders See Iran War as “God’s Divine Plan” — a Chilling Turn for Trump’s Fascism
What to watch next: movement around potential, stockpile.