Today’s Key Takeaway:  President Biden can’t have his cake and eat it too. If he wants to encourage domestic mining production, he can’t add regulations and make permitting projects more difficult. From the Washington Examiner, Daily on Energy: BIDEN’S MINERAL MOMENT: President Joe Biden faces a dilemma in that he wants to encourage domestic mineral production to boost renewable energy … read more

Today’s Key Takeaways:  WA legislators fuel export tax triggers retaliation from AK and other states. Saudi Arabia warns of under-investment in oil and gas, new energy crisis. Biden touts plans for critical, strategic minerals, then deals set back to Ambler mining plans. Murkowski talks resource development in Juneau. NEWS OF THE DAY: Is Washington starting a trade war with Oregon, … read more

Today’s Key Takeaways:  350.org had a meteoric rise after killing Keystone – now crashing. Drilling permits delayed after judge stops social cost of carbon pricing. Lack of new supply and investment leads to tight LNG market. Kinross reduces 2022 spending at Manh Choh to US$26 million citing impacts of inflation and contractor and labor market constraints in Alaska. NEWS OF … read more