Kicking it with off with the Buzz Question. As conflict on the Russia/Ukraine border continues to escalate, Russia has evacuated its Kyiv embassy, Ukraine has advised citizens to leave Russia, Germany has pulled approval of a crucial pipeline and Biden has promised sanctions. In an effort to improve energy independence, President Biden and Gov. Newsom announced a plan to invest $35m in MP Materials, a mining company in southern CA that hopes to jumpstart lithium mineral mining in the Imperial Valley and Salton Sea areas. 

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