Author Archives: loren@mystod.com

$3.2B Houston-area power grid upgrades by CenterPoint Energy

CenterPoint Energy and Houston-area authorities have approved a $3.2 billion grid modernization plan to address [...]

Britain’s Crown Estate to invest £400M in offshore wind

The UK’s Crown Estate announced a £400 million investment to accelerate offshore wind development, aiming [...]

From Escalation to Restraint: Oil Market Reacts to De-escalation in the Gulf

After spiking above $77 per barrel, oil prices fell below $70 by June 24 as [...]

EU needs rare earths strategic reserves against China threat, commissioner tells paper

On June 23, 2025, EU Commissioner Stéphane Séjourné warned of the strategic threat posed by [...]

G7 & strategic coordination

At their June 2025 summit, G7 leaders launched a Critical Minerals Action Plan to reshape [...]

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: A Risk Analysis of Australia’s Rare Earth Supply Chain Strategy and its Implications for National Security

Australia’s renewed focus on rare earth elements (REEs) has prompted deep scrutiny of vulnerabilities in [...]

Peru: Mining investment exceeded US$1.443 billion between Jan and Apr 2025

On June 20, 2025, the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM) reported that mining [...]

Peru to showcase mining projects portfolio worth US$64.071 billion at IMARC

On June 17, 2025, Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines announced its participation in the [...]

Stakeholders and CSR in Mining: Systematic Review (2018–2025)

Published in April 2025, a systematic literature review by scholars from Hang Tuah University examined [...]

From Tweets to Insights: Social Opinion Mining on CSR

In May 2025, scholars from Sapienza University and the University of Naples introduced a novel [...]