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Tropical Guyana uses newfound oil wealth to make itself a tourist destination
Guyana is famous as the country where a cult killed 918 people in 1978 in Jonestown. Much of the country…
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European data privacy regulations harm medical research and innovation
Europe has something stupid called the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). It wastes huge amounts of people’s time to regulate…
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Agricultural drones spread to poor countries, making farmers’ lives better.
“Agricultural drones are spreading worldwide, especially across East and Southeast Asia. They’re mainly used to spray agrochemicals—a job that, in…
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Geothermal company uses artificial intelligence to discover big energy source
“Zanskar Geothermal and Minerals, a geothermal energy company, has discovered a commercially viable geothermal reservoir in Nevada using an AI…
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Don’t Let America Lose the AI Race the Way It Lost 5G
By Marc Seal In the last decade, the United States learned a painful lesson. Despite inventing the underlying technologies, America…
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AI Faces Chicken-And-Egg Conundrum
By David Blackmon Which came first, the chicken or the egg? It’s one of the grand conundrums of history, and…
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Scientists breed uranium from thorium. That could vastly increase nuclear energy production
“Chinese scientists have used a molten-salt reactor to breed uranium from thorium for the first time. This process converts thorium—far…
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France pushes Europe to impose higher duties on Chinese parcels
“France is urging the European Union to increase customs duties on small packages two years earlier than planned, expanding its…
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California minimum-wage hike for fast-food workers wiped out thousands of jobs
“On April 1, 2024, California raised its minimum wage from $16 to $20 per hour for fast-food workers employed at…
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High minimum wages harm life-saving research and the life sciences industry
Economics professor Tyler Cowen points to “new negative results” of “minimum wage hikes”: High state minimum wage laws shrink the…
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Bill Gates Lurches Into Energy And Climate Reality
By David Blackmon Bill Gates, the billionaire Microsoft founder who has served as a prominent advocate for prevailing narratives that…
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When Bureaucrats Trample Innovation, Families Pay The Price
By Mehek Cooke And Loren Seehase While the federal government shutdown did not close federal courts, it did halt funding…
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Virginia is likely to raise taxes if Democrats win Tuesday’s election
Taxes are likely to rise in Virginia, if the Democrats win the election being held this Tuesday. Last May, Virginia’s…
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Under Governor Youngkin, Virginia cut permit processing times, attracted $125 billion in investment
“Under Governor Glenn Youngkin, Virginia created a new permitting dashboard, and cut permit processing times by 72%. The state’s attracted…
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Machines can now make water out of thin air, easing water shortages in arid places
Professor “Omar Yaghi, who recently won a Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work developing metal-organic frameworks, is about to…
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Trump Admin Looking To Restore Coal Plants As America’s Grid Buckles
By Audrey Streb The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking to restore coal plants across America “for up to $100…
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Distressed-debt fund seizes one of America’s biggest malls
“A distressed-debt fund is seizing control of one of the largest malls in America after a series of moves that…
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Euros & Al Gore invest in ‘green’ steel plant despite massive cost overruns
“French hydrogen investor Hy24 plans” to invest in “the world’s largest green steel plant despite soaring costs and delays,” reports…
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Massive lithium production planned at the Great Salt Lake, using new technique
“A startup in Utah has developed a more sustainable way to collect lithium. Using proprietary ceramic beads, Lilac Solutions can…
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Tech firm sells drones to businesses to help them catch thieves
“Flock Safety, a tech startup focused on crime detection and prevention, is selling drones to private businesses to help them…
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Health-tracking collars keep cows healthier, reduce need for labor in period of labor shortages
Health-tracking collars for cows are proving to be a valuable innovation. “The devices monitor each animal’s activity and rumination—a measure…
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Record number of solar panels imported by Africa’s most populous nation
African countries often have unreliable power grids, and state-run electric utilities that are prone to blackouts and power outages. Citizens…
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79% of the world’s adults now have bank accounts, a big increase
79 percent of adults in the world had a bank account in 2024, “up from 74 percent in 2021. Much of this…
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How Wind And Solar Are Quietly Inflating Electricity Bills
By Frank Lasee In the first five months of 2025, solar and wind dominated new U.S. electricity generation. Of the…
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$2 Billion California Solar Plant Closing Due To Inefficiency
By Hailey Gomez The partly taxpayer-funded Ivanpah Solar Power Facility in California’s Mojave Desert is set to shut down in…
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Oil Is Needed After All, Global Bureaucrats Admit, After Oil Investments Sag
By David Blackmon A headline atop a news story reads, “Oilfield decline will hasten without $540 billion annual investment, says…
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Stop The Wind Scam
By Steve Milloy President Trump absolutely hates wind turbines. He has cancelled several projects. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act terminated about…
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England, France & Germany are suspending deliveries to the U.S. of many kinds of packages
“Postal operators in several countries have announced they will suspend certain deliveries to the United States,” because of the upcoming…
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Trump Admin Kills Massive Offshore Wind Project
By Audrey Streb The Department of the Interior (DOI) is immediately halting all activity on a massive offshore wind project.…
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Army Greenlights Plans For Massive Ammo Factory In The Heartland Of America
By Wallace White The Army is launching a massive new artillery ammo factory in the heart of the Midwest, Axios…
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Finally, McDonald’s Has Answer To Problem Joe Biden Made Worse
There’s nothing more American than a Big Mac. There’s nothing more un-American than a Big Mac that costs 18 bucks.…
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Milk to be produced from lab-grown cells
“Canadian food tech startup Opalia has secured what it claims is the world’s first commercial supply agreement for cell-based dairy,…
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Record rice harvests push price of rice to 8 year low
The prices of many fresh vegetables have risen over 30 percent recently, partly due to tariff increases. But rice prices…
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Climate change ruling will wreak havoc
“Last month, the International Court of Justice issued a sweeping ruling on the legal duties of states to respond to…
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Offshore Wind’s Mask Finally Comes Off
By David Blackmon The green fairy tale now seems to be unraveling faster than a faulty wind turbine blade in…
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