Morgan D. Bazilian

Morgan D. Bazilian is the director of the Payne Institute and a professor of public policy at the Colorado School of Mines.

Articles by Morgan D. Bazilian
A conveyor belt carries chunks of cobalt in the Dominican Republic of the Congo.
A conveyor belt carries chunks of cobalt in the Dominican Republic of the Congo.

America’s Military Depends on Minerals That China Controls

Argument
Morgan D. Bazilian, Emily J. Holland, Joshua Busby
An excavator transfers imported iron ore at a port in Rizhao, China, on May 15, 2019.
An excavator transfers imported iron ore at a port in Rizhao, China, on May 15, 2019.

The Inflation Reduction Act Is the Start of Reclaiming Critical Mineral Chains

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Morgan D. Bazilian, Gregory Brew
Flared natural gas is burned off at a corporation's operations in Texas.
Flared natural gas is burned off at a corporation's operations in Texas.

Why U.S. Natural Gas Is No Longer Too Dirty for France

Analysis
Jordy Lee, Morgan D. Bazilian
A sign indicates the presence of a pipeline below the ground at the Full Moon and Blue Moon compressor stations in Daisytown, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 22.
A sign indicates the presence of a pipeline below the ground at the Full Moon and Blue Moon compressor stations in Daisytown, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 22.

Forget a Fracking Ban

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Jordy Lee, Morgan D. Bazilian
A view of the platform of the Leviathan natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea from the Israeli northern coastal city of Caesarea on Dec. 19, 2019.
A view of the platform of the Leviathan natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea from the Israeli northern coastal city of Caesarea on Dec. 19, 2019.

The World’s Next Energy Bonanza

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Alex Gilbert, Morgan D. Bazilian, Sterling Loza
The flag of Guyana is seen in Surama on Dec. 3, 2016.
The flag of Guyana is seen in Surama on Dec. 3, 2016.

New Oil Finds Could Mean a Tripling of Guyana’s GDP

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Morgan D. Bazilian, Paasha Mahdavi
A gas flare from an oil well is seen near Williston, North Dakota, on Sept. 6, 2016.
A gas flare from an oil well is seen near Williston, North Dakota, on Sept. 6, 2016.

The United States’ Gas Flare-Up

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Morgan D. Bazilian, Joshua W. Busby
Tanks at the Saudi Aramco oil facility in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, on Nov. 23, 2007.
Tanks at the Saudi Aramco oil facility in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, on Nov. 23, 2007.

Oil’s Power Players

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Patrick R.P. Heller, David Mihalyi, Morgan D. Bazilian
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