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New Poll Shows Anxiety about Reliance on Foreign Mineral Supplies and Support for More Domestic Mining
A new poll commissioned after the 2024 election found that an overwhelming majority of Opinion Leaders across the political spectrum support the federal government making the development of critical, domestic mineral projects a priority over the next four years.
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Earned Media Pitching in a World of AI Slop
In an information overload environment, how can you break through? Lot Sixteen’s strong bias is that whether you call it “spray and pray” or a so-called “shots on goal approach”, it’s a big mistake.
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Critical Decisions Await Policymakers on Critical Minerals
Early next year, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is expected to make a significant announcement on our global competitiveness when it releases its updated list of critical minerals. Why is this so important? Critical minerals – such as zinc, cobalt, nickel and manganese – are the cornerstone of our modern society. They’re important for our economy, the clean energy transition, our national security, and are found in everything from smartphones to pacemakers and bicycles.
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Driving Diversity in STEM: Our Summer Collaboration with the American Physical Society
Driving Diversity in STEM: Our Summer Collaboration with the American Physical Society
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Summer Tunes from the Lot
We asked our team to share their go-to songs this summer. Check out our Summer Tunes from the Lot!
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Insights from Our Summer Interns and Fellows
This summer, Lot Sixteen welcomed an impressive group of interns and fellows from different backgrounds and universities. In our latest blog, our 2024 cohort shares their experiences, favorite moments and a few surprises from their time in D.C.
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Trading Thoughts: What the Election Means for U.S. Trade Policy
May is recognized as World Trade Month, when the trade community celebrates the many benefits international trade brings to the economy. As such, it is worth reflecting on where U.S. trade policy stands today and how the upcoming election might influence its direction.
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Tick-Tock, TikTok
We discuss the social media platform’s latest legislative countdown and why communicators have little to fear.
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Biden Administration Regulatory Activity is a Race Against Congressional Review Clock
It's worth understanding what's driving the tremendous amount of recent regulatory activity and announcements from the Biden administration on climate and energy policy – which is likely to continue in the weeks ahead. Here’s a few major rulemakings and announcements that have already been finalized or are expected to in the days ahead.
Read MoreWhat’s Next for the U.S.-EU Green Steel and Aluminum Talks?
In our third installment of our Trading Thoughts “Trade & Climate” series, we are taking stock of negotiations between the United States and European Union seeking to address green trade in steel and aluminum and the prospects of reaching a final agreement as the EU and U.S. forge ahead toward 2024 elections.
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Capitol Hill’s Must-Pass Agenda
As Congress returns to Washington after a two-week recess, and we finally have Fiscal Year 2024 in the rearview mirror, Lot Sixteen took a look at the remaining must-pass items as well as other priorities in the legislative agenda before the end of the year.
Read MoreNo Consensus on Carbon Tariffs or Taxes in Congress
Recently on Trading Thoughts, we kicked off our series on “Trade & Climate” with a look at how the European Union’s (EU) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) could reshape international trade and climate policy. In our second installment of the series, we will explore legislative proposals coming from this side of the Atlantic.
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SEC Finalizes Scaled Back Climate Disclosure Rule
Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission finalized its landmark climate disclosure rule, omitting so-called Scope 3 emissions that the agency has signaled for months would likely be jettisoned from the final regulation.
Read MoreTrading Thoughts on the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
For the first time in its twenty-eight year history, the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly known as COP28, included an entire day dedicated to the role of international trade policy in addressing climate change. In our first in a series of upcoming posts on “Trade & Climate,” we will explore the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.
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Axios: Lunch with Lot Sixteen’s Colin Hayes
Axios sat down with Lot Sixteen cofounder Colin Hayes over arepas at The Royal.
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For Lot Sixteen, Season of Giving is Personal
Lot Sixteen found a new way to give this year – gifting employees money to direct to their charity of choice and also matching the first $100 employees donate to that charity, increasing the total amount of money donated to important causes.
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America Recycles Day
Each year, nearly 430 million tons of plastic is produced globally – two thirds of which is only used for the short-term and quickly becomes waste. We need to drastically alter our relationship with plastic in order to reduce its negative effects, such as contamination of soil, water supplies and even our own bodies. And, Americans largely recognize this.
Read MoreBreaking Down the U.S. Reversal on Digital Trade
In a departure from long-standing U.S. policy on digital trade, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative recently announced it was pulling back its support for certain e-commerce proposals at the World Trade Organization in order to preserve domestic policy space for digital trade regulation. Advocates of the move view these digital trade rules as barriers to regulating the domestic technology industry. Opponents fear the move marks an abandonment of U.S. leadership on setting the rules of the road for digital trade. Lot Sixteen breaks down the Administration’s decision and what to watch for in the coming months.
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Insights from a Past Hill Reporter
Geof Koss, Lot Sixteen Vice President, Phish-lover and skateboarder, sat down with us to discuss insights as a past Hill reporter, how to disconnect and recharge from work, and advice for young professionals in Washington, D.C.
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To Be (Quoted), Or Not To Be
For better or for worse, much of corporate America still measures the success of any PR effort based on the number of impressions or mentions it generates. (We would argue that it’s a flawed metric, but that’s for another blog post.)
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