Resource Insights

Independent Commentary on Environmental and Natural Resource News
By Kurt Cobb

Sunday, December 07, 2025

Some key metals are byproducts of mining other metals; that's a problem

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When we hear the word "byproduct," it often designates something unwanted or even negative coming out of a decision or proc...
Sunday, November 30, 2025

Proposed East Texas water pipeline and the growing thirst for distant water

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One of the ways you can claim rights to water sources is to own land next to them or over them. It seems intuitive that you should be ...
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Sunday, November 23, 2025

Taking a break - no post this week

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I am taking a break this week and plan to post again on Sunday, November 30.
Sunday, November 16, 2025

Tehran contemplates "evacuation" as many cities across the globe face water dilemmas

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I've put the word "evacuation" in the title of this piece in quotes because it's not clear where Tehran's 9.8 mi...
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Sunday, November 09, 2025

Washington denials and AI bailouts

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There's an old adage in Washington: Don't believe anything until it is officially denied. Now that the Trump administratio...
Sunday, November 02, 2025

U.S.-China trade dispute resolution leaves China with huge leverage over global electronics industry

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Back in 2019 the United States had a dust-up with China regarding trade and tariffs and as part of its response China threaten...
Sunday, October 26, 2025

How did U.S. 'energy dominance' turn into rising domestic natural gas prices?

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The noticeable upward tilt in graphs of the U.S. natural gas price since April 2024 is likely a hint of things to come for U....
Sunday, October 19, 2025

'Newspeak' comes to the Energy Department

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In George Orwell's novel, 1984 , a totalitarian regime now rules the homeland and operates by three slogans: 1) War is peac...
Sunday, October 12, 2025

Taking a break - no post this week

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I am taking a break this week and plan to post again on Sunday, October 19.
Sunday, October 05, 2025

AI vs humans: The 'singularity' keeps getting postponed

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Sam Altman is the CEO of the most visible artificial intelligence (AI) organization on the planet, OpenAI, the purveyors of the popul...
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