Center for a New American Security

The Phoenix Business Journal reports on the DoD’s plan to use stimulus funds for a new energy management system—to include renewable energy sources—at Papago Park Military Reservation, where the Arizona Army National Guard is stationed.

One Chinese official is trying to downplay worries about China restricting the export of rare earth metals, telling the Wall Street Journal that China’s intent is not to drive prices up but rather to draw more manufacturing to Inner Mongolia.

Meanwhile, the Globe and Mail points out the potential security implications of PetroChina investing almost $2 billion in Canadian oil sands.

BBC reports on the rich mineral deposits that help fund the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has led to a rash of sexual assaults in the mining areas. These assaults directly affect AFRICOM advisers sent to offer assistance to survivors.

Bloomberg (and The Washington Post, and The New York Times, and most everyone else) reports BP's find of a giant oil field in the Gulf of Mexico.