Category Archives: US Steel Imports

Are Trump’s Tariff Costs Insignificant?

Posted on August 18, 2019 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Comments on Peter Navarro’s Arguments That the Tariffs are Insignificant Update:  8/23  Later that day.  Trump, the Casino owner, has seen the Chinese call, and raised it yet again.  By Midnight, we might be at DEFCON 4.  Trump will raise … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Policies Led to the GM Plant Closures

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Trump’s Policies Led to the GM Plant Closures Two of the cars discontinued in the GM plant closures are the fuel economy cars the compact and high mileage Chevy Cruze, and the plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt.  GM said that they … Continue reading →

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Who is Responsible for Carbon Neutrality?

Posted on September 16, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Who is Responsible for Carbon Neutrality? I don’t have the answers to this. I just have a lot of questions. Hundreds of firms will at sometime sign up for Carbon neutrality. This may well include all large and important American … Continue reading →

Posted in Affairs of State, Air Quality, America's Pledge, CAFE Standards, Clean Energy, Coal, Economies, Energy Efficiency, EPA, Fossil Fuel Energy, Free Trade, Global Climate Action Summit, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Regulations, Smog worldwide, US Steel Imports, World Smog | Leave a comment

Trump’s Steel Tariff: Once More Unto the Breach

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Trump’s Steel Tariff:  Once more unto the breach   Once more, Donald Trump is making policy with no public input, no expert input, no constitutional input through our Congress, and with an artificial and extremely short timeline of one week.  … Continue reading →

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World Steel Production and US Steel Imports

Posted on March 3, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

World Steel Production and US Steel Imports We present a short set of data to comprehend world steel production, and US steel imports. The press has cited that steel is only 2% of world trade. For every US steel job, … Continue reading →

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