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Critical Minerals Are a Tricky Business. What Could Help.
The Payne Institute for Public Policy's Brad Handler, Andrew Bauman and Morgan Bazillian co-wrote this opinion piece with Economics and Business Professor Ian Lange about the potential impacts of the U.S. government stockpiling critical minerals.
March 9, 2026
Why 87 octane gas may be better to buy than 91 octane
John Jechura, a professor of practice in chemical and biological engineering at Colorado School of Mines, has logged his gas purchases and mileage since 1989.
March 9, 2026
War in the Middle East pushes diesel prices up — other costs will likely follow
Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, discusses how petroleum prices are being impacted by the war in Iran.
March 6, 2026