SAFE applauds the Senate’s recent confirmation of several highly qualified leaders, Jacob Helberg, Benjamin Black, John Jovanovic, and Dr. Ned Mamula, who will play critical roles necessary in shaping the future of American energy and mineral dominance, with important implications for our national security and prosperity. [...] Read More... The post PRESS RELEASE: SAFE Applauds Senate Confirmation of New Leaders Driving U.S. Energy and Mineral Security appeared first on SAFE.| SAFE
A new analysis released today from SAFE’s Coalition for Reimagined Mobility (ReMo), AI in Motion: Securing America’s Edge in Safer, Smarter Transportation, indicates the United States must take bold action on AI deployment or risk missing a generational opportunity to save lives, improve efficiency, and build safer transportation systems. [...] Read More... The post PRESS RELEASE: “AI in Motion” Report Calls for National Regulatory Framework on Transportation AI appeared first on SAFE.| SAFE
Changing the energy mix A July report from SAFE, a nonpartisan energy security think tank, and the Energy Security Leadership Council argues a diversified domestic industry will allow the U.S. to curtail its reliance on foreign countries for oil and other energy sources. The report argues that a “shift to new technologies” is “critical to national [...] Read More... The post The Hill: Trump’s war on wind, solar rattles clean energy industry appeared first on SAFE.| SAFE
Abigail Hunter, executive director of SAFE’s Center for Critical Minerals Strategy, praised the new methodology for accounting for how “today’s mining, processing, and advanced manufacturing investments and policies determine tomorrow’s mineral supplies.” “We’ve long encouraged the federal agencies to explore forward-looking assessments and enthusiastically applaud this expanded consideration of how trade disruptions, price changes, and [...] Read More... The post Politico: USGS...| SAFE
But there are some guardrails in place for the deal, said Zoe Oysul, a senior policy analyst at SAFE’s Center for Critical Minerals Strategy: Congress will have oversight of funds needed to sustain the deal, and the government will have direct oversight given the DOD is now MP Materials’ largest stakeholder. Read the full article: [...] Read More... The post E&E News: Trump’s mineral megadeal is bypassing US laws appeared first on SAFE.| SAFE
The race for leadership in AI deployment, and the standards surrounding its use, is accelerating. The potential benefits of AI for improving the safety and efficiency of our daily lives are expanding, particularly in transportation. AI-enabled autonomous technologies in transportation have already reduced injury claims by up to 92%, freight delivery times by 25%, and [...] Read More... The post WEBINAR: “AI in Motion: Securing America’s Edge in Safer, Smarter Transportation” Report Laun...| SAFE
Washington, DC—The USGS has released a new draft Critical Minerals list and methodology, which incorporates forward-looking information on likely disruptions to future critical mineral supplies. Previously, the USGS’s critical minerals list was only a snapshot in time, providing a gap for analysts and industry trying to assess future risks—especially for minerals that didn’t qualify under [...] Read More... The post STATEMENT: SAFE Applauds USGS Inclusion of Forward-Looking Economic C...| SAFE
Washington D.C. —In response to the Department of Energy’s announcement of Actions to Secure American Critical Minerals and Materials Supply Chain, Abigail Hunter, SAFE’s Executive Director of the Center for Critical Minerals Strategy, released the following statement: “The Department of Energy’s announcement is an important step toward leveraging existing funding authorities to address the upstream and [...] Read More... The post STATEMENT: SAFE Applauds the Department of Energy...| SAFE
Washington, DC—In response to Century Aluminum’s announcement that they will restart over 50,000MT of idled production at its Mt. Holly, SC smelter, Joe Quinn, Executive Director of SAFE’s Center for Strategic Industrial Materials (C-SIM), released the following statement: “Aluminum is critical to our economic and national security. Increasing domestic primary aluminum production is vital for [...] Read More... The post STATEMENT: SAFE Applauds Century Aluminum’s Announcement to B...| SAFE
Washington, D.C. — SAFE applauds the introduction of the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act (SPEED Act) by House Natural Resources Chair Bruce Westerman (R-AR) and Representative Jared Golden (D-ME). The bill would reform the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to streamline federal environmental reviews by clarifying procedural requirements and limiting duplicative or speculative [...] Read More... The post STATEMENT: SAFE Applauds Bipartisan SPEED Act as...| SAFE
According to the calculations of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the cost to the United States of defending the global oil supply is zero. This zero-cost estimate comes from the methodology used by the U.S. government budgets for national defense. Since it is difficult to assign a cost to [...]Read More...| SAFE
