Thwarted Chinese Investments in Canadian Juniors: Much Brouhaha about Nothing

Everything the West believed about China’s peaceful rise was wrong. Now, there is a broad consensus that China is actively undermining key elements of the international rules-based order. And so it’s no surprise that resource-rich countries such as Canada and Australia are casting a critical eye on any proposed Chinese resource acquisitions that involve companies under their jurisdictions.

The Coming End of Metallurgical Coal: The Writing is On the Wall

March 2022
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Green Hydrogen · Green Steel · Metallurgical Coal

The world is in an inexorable transition toward green energy brought about through a confluence of increasingly severe climate disasters, constantly improving green technologies such as fusion, and rising consciousness on a global scale. The dynamic at work here will idle a lot more coal-powered plants outside China and steadily reduce the overall consumption of met coal.

China Banned Australian Coal. Then It Discovers the Law of Unintended Consequences

By banning Australian coal, China hoped to deprive an important trading partner of an important source of revenue. Ironically, in the short term, its action created exactly the opposite.

A Stubborn Islamic Jihad in West Africa Threatens Billions of Miners’ Investments

In West Africa, three countries (Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger) have long been favourite investment destinations of miners, both big producers and junior exploration companies alike.

The Mining Industry Gets a Bad Rap While Other Industries Get Off the Hook

August 2021
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Hog Farming · Mining · Plastic Ocean Pollution

Mining is essential to the maintenance of civilization, but it’s unloved. That’s unfortunate because other industries such as agriculture and fishing wreak far more damage to the environment.

Getting Closer to Yes by Matching Style

July 2021
By admin
Active Listening · Conflict Resolution · Negotiation

Most negotiation books or courses emphasize the importance of figuring out the dominant negotiating style of the party sitting across the table from you. As Chriss Voss, a former FBI hostage negotiator and author of Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as If Your Life Depends on It explains, there are basically only three: Accommodator, Assertive, and Analyst.

Getting Closer to Yes through Active Listening

The common refrain mentioned by women who initiate divorce is: “He doesn’t listen to me.” It’s probably more like a situation whereby the husband has been listening all along, but he just doesn’t know how to engage his wife in a way that makes she feel heard.

Getting Closer to Yes by Acknowledging the Elephant in the Room

June 2021
By admin
Active Listening · Conflict Resolution · Negotiation

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