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Rising AI demand Is fueling higher electricity bills
Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, co-authors this piece that argues that as utilities race to meet the energy appetite of the AI economy they are quietly transferring part of that burden to the public.
October 22, 2025
US and Australia agree to partner to break up China's dominance of rare earths
Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, notes that creating the infrastructure for critical minerals mining and processing facilities presents the U.S. and Australia with many challenges.
October 21, 2025
Call it a silver squeeze
Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, explains that silver's importance is magnified because the metal is used in a myriad of consumer and industrial goods.
October 21, 2025