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What if EV buyers cared where the battery minerals come from?

Most discussions about electric vehicles focus on driving range, charging time, and price. But there is another question quietly emerging in the background of clean vehicles:

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Bringing value home to mining communities

Across the U.S., mining communities sit at the source of mineral wealth, but the highest value is often captured elsewhere—through refining, processing, and advanced manufacturing that take place outside these communities.

Mining communiti...

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Tracking Economists Who Show Up - April 2026

In March, I started paying attention to economists who are actively writing on Substack. April continues that effort. Thanks to everyone who reached out and made recommendations.

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Do consumers have a say in how “clean” electricity is achieved?

In this post, I show that the market for green electricity not only exists but operates at a reasonable scale, with consumers already willing to pay a premium for renewable energy. By contrast, an equivalent market for CCUS-backed electrici...

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Do you want to know what’s in the air you’re breathing?

In this post, I’ll show you exactly how to find out which toxic chemicals are being released into the air in your zip code, who is releasing them, how much, and what it could be doing to your health.

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