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Indigenous Peoples: A Leading Force In Global Fight Over Seabed Mining

June 21, 2026 John Ahni Schertow, Intercontinental Cry. Resist! Green Transition, Indigenous Activism, minerals, Seabed Mining

As governments and corporations race to secure minerals needed for the global energy transition, Indigenous peoples across the Pacific are emerging as some of the most influential voices shaping the future of seabed mining. The debate centers on vast deposits of nickel, cobalt, manganese and other minerals found on the world’s seabeds. Mining companies and governments argue these resources are needed to manufacture electric vehicle batteries, renewable energy infrastructure and other technologies intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The Tech Billionaires Behind Trump’s Greenland Push

January 18, 2026 Lois Parshley, Portside. Educate! Global Hegemony, Greenland, minerals, Oligarchs, Trump Administration, US Imperialism

When Trump first proposed buying the arctic nation during his first administration, it was treated like a joke. But in a phone call last week with Denmark’s prime minister, who controls the autonomous territory’s foreign policy, the president doubled down on his efforts to seize power. In the “aggressive and confrontational” conversation, Trump threatened tariffs if he didn’t get his way. In a news conference earlier this month, he also refused to rule out the use of military force. Now Denmark is taking him seriously: on Monday, it announced a $2 billion military expansion in the Arctic.

‘Phytomining’ Could Put The Green In The Green Transition

January 1, 2026 Sarah DeWeerdt, The Tyee. Create! Environment, Green Transition, Human Rights, minerals, Mining, Phytomining

Alpine pennycress is a charming little plant. Its low-growing rosette of green leaves is topped by leggy stalks bearing clusters of pinkish-white flowers. As they develop, these flowers transform into beautiful flattened seed pods that, in the words of botanist Liz Rylott from the United Kingdom’s University of York, “resemble a British old penny.” But alpine pennycress (Noccaea caerulescens) is notable for far more than its penny disguise. The plant is one of a select group — representing just 0.21 per cent of the world’s known vascular plant species — that have evolved the ability to pull impressive amounts of valuable metals out of the soil.

A Scramble For Minerals Under The Guise Of Peace

July 7, 2025 Maurice Carney, Black Agenda Report. Educate! Africa, Donald Trump, DR Congo, Imperialism, minerals

The Trump Administration brokered a vaunted peace agreement between the Republic of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on June 27, 2025. The Agreement was witnessed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and signed by Rwandan Foreign Minister, Olivier Nduhungirehe and DRC Foreign Minister, Therese Kayikamba-Wagner. The Agreement is a codification of the Declaration of Principles that the two foreign ministers signed on April 25th under the aegis of Marco Rubio at the State Department. The Signing of the Agreement on June 27th was followed up on the same day with a White House ceremony and briefing that included the two foreign ministers, Secretary Rubio, Vice-President JD Vance, and Trump's Senior Advisor for Africa, Massad Boulos.

85% Of Greenland Oppose Joining USA, But Trump Wants To Colonize It

March 19, 2025 Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. Resistance Report Arctic, China, colonization, Donald Trump, Greenland, JD Vance, minerals, NATO, Russia, US Imperialism

The vast majority of people in Greenland oppose becoming part of the United States, despite Donald Trump’s threats to colonize their land. A staggering 85% of Greenlanders do not want to join the US, according to a poll published in January by a Greenlandic newspaper. Just 6% of people in Greenland support Trump’s proposal to annex their homeland. (The remaining 9% are undecided.) Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark, although polls have long shown that the majority of people there, who are of indigenous Inuit descent, consider themselves to be a separate country and want formal independence.

Britain Wants Ukraine’s Minerals Too

March 13, 2025 Mark Curtis, Consortium News. Educate! Imperialism, minerals, Ukraine, United Kingdom (UK)

When U.K. officials signed a 100-year partnership with Ukraine in mid-January, they claimed to be Ukraine’s “preferred partner” in developing the country’s “critical minerals strategy.” Yet within a month, U.S. President Donald Trump had presented a proposal to Ukraine’s President Volodymr Zelensky to access the country’s vast mineral resources as “compensation” for U.S. support to Ukraine in the war against Russia. Whitehall was none too pleased about Washington muscling in. When Foreign Secretary David Lammy met Zelensky in Kyiv last month he reportedly raised the issue of minerals, “a sign that [Keir] Starmer’s government is still keen to get access to Ukraine’s riches”, the iPaper reported.

China Could Quickly Strangle American Tech With Metals Cutoff

March 10, 2025 Kurt Cobb, Resilience. Educate! China, Donald Trump, Metals, minerals, Tariffs, Tech industry, Trade War, Trump Administration

There’s no telling exactly where the Trump administration’s trade war is going as the president authorizes tariffs and then quickly suspends them, only to authorize them again and suspend them again or provide waivers for certain industries. While tariffs on narrowly defined categories of goods to guard against unfair competition may be workable, the administration’s shotgun approach to tariffs risks a cutoff of strategic minerals that could strangle America’s tech industry. As I’ve written before, the United States is dangerously dependent on other countries for a wide-ranging list of metals and, in some cases, completely dependent.

US Senator Lindsey Graham: Ukraine Sits On ‘Trillion Dollars Of Minerals’

September 17, 2024 Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. Resistance Report China, Lindsey Graham, minerals, Oil, Russia, Ukraine, US Imperialism, Volodymyr Zelensky, Wars and Militarism

US Senator Lindsey Graham has argued that Washington must support Ukraine because of its lucrative natural resources. During a visit to Kiev in September, Graham published a video standing next to Ukrainian leader Zelensky, in which the US senator said, “They’re sitting on a trillion dollars worth of minerals that could be good to our economy”. “They just need weapons”, Graham implored, calling for more arms shipments to Kiev. The US senator added that Ukraine is “trying to stop the Russians, so we don’t have to fight them”. Zelensky expressed gratitude for the “bipartisan support” he has received in Washington.

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