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Joseph Grosso

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Energy as War: From Oil Fields to Cobalt Mines

Since the U.S. and Israel began this war with Iran, there has been the Israeli attack on Iran’s piece of the South Pars natural gas field, Iran’s...

10.04.2026 10

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Joseph Grosso

Modest Gain, Major Headwinds: The Energy Transition at the Crossroads

This past November, the United Nations annual Emissions Gap Report found modest progress in the fight against global warming over the past year. Yet...

14.01.2026 40

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Joseph Grosso

Building the Future: Zohran Mamdani and New York

The economist Noah Smith recently penned a piece titled ‘America Has Only One Real City.’ It should be obvious which city Smith is referring to....

10.11.2025 10

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Joseph Grosso

The Union That Can’t Escape Itself: The Unfinished Story of the Teamsters

It is fairly certain that the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is the most famous, or rather the most infamous, union in the United States....

25.09.2025 20

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Power and Extraction: The Geopolitics of Rare Earth Elements

On April 4, China’s Ministry of Commerce put export restrictions on seven rare earth elements (REEs). It is easy to scratch one’s head when...

16.05.2025 10

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Joseph Grosso

Trump and Energy: An Exercise in Unseriousness

Upon being sworn in as president. Donald Trump immediately declared an energy emergency. The proclamation, issued on January 20th, states that "The...

06.02.2025 20

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Joseph Grosso