While many of us associate the introduction of steel into economics with the start of the First Industrial Revolution, steel has actually been around for a VERY long time. Steel has always…
Category: Commodities
The Big List Of Things You Might Not Know About Platinum
Platinum has a wide range of uses, including jewelry, catalytic converters, electrical contacts, pacemakers, drugs and magnets. But how much do you really know about this “noble metal?” Get ready for some…
58 Things You Might Not Know About Silver
It’s too bad silver has been labeled “Poor Man’s Gold,” because it’s far more useful than gold. Not only is silver a precious metal and recognized form of currency, but it’s also…
The Big List of Things You Might Not Know About Copper
Think solar energy and electric cars are the future? Or maybe not? Maybe coal, oil, and traditional infrastructure are the future and the renewable energy push is just hype? Either way… We’re…
41 Things You Might Not Know About Uranium & Nuclear Energy
Uranium has been in a five-year long price slump with several factors having impacted the decline: The 2011 Fukushima disaster forced Japan to idle its reactors. According to the Nuclear Energy Institute,…
20 Things You Might Not Know About Iron
For all time Iron has been an essential element of life without which we would, literally, not be alive. Beyond biological needs, though, Iron has played a massive role in human history…
Disruption: A Case For Investing In Cannabis
With global legalization of cannabis on the horizon, what can we expect from cannabis and it’s cousin, hemp? Are there enough industrial uses to make a case for investing in cannabis? Where…
Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS)
[this article was updated July 2nd, 2025] In the depths of the North Sea, 250 kilometers off Norway’s coast, an invisible transformation has been quietly unfolding for nearly three decades. Since 1996,…
The Top 20 Cannabinoids You Want To Know About
The cannabis plant is a master chemist, producing a dazzling array of compounds that interact with the human body in remarkable ways. Among its 500+ chemical constituents, cannabinoids stand out as the…
Indica vs. Sativa: Understanding Cannabis’s Classic Divide Through Iconic Strains
Walk into any dispensary today and you’ll likely hear the question within minutes: “Do you have anything in a pure sativa?” or “I need a heavy indica for sleep.” Despite decades of…