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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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World’s largest infected mosquito factory opens
“Brazil has opened the world’s largest Wolbachia-infected mosquito factory after field trials saw the insects slash” the rate of diseases…
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Smelly city-funded grocery store closes after receiving millions from taxpayers
“A city-run grocery store in Kansas City that was propped up by more than $18 million taxpayer dollars has closed,”…
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World’s first grid-connected iron-air battery will make energy more plentiful
“Ore Energy, a Dutch battery manufacturer, has become the first to connect an iron‑air battery to the grid. Their prototype uses a…
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Fur farming declines dramatically
“Fur farming is in steep decline. Between 2014 and 2024, the number of animals in fur farms fell from over…
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77% of young people have brought a parent to a job interview
“77% of Gen Z respondents admitted to bringing a parent to a job interview, and 53% said their parent had…
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Startup begins work on fusion power plant to supply energy to Microsoft
“Helion Energy has broken ground on the site of a planned fusion power plant, part of an optimistic initiative to…
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BP Makes Largest Oil and Gas Discovery in 25 Years
“BP has made its largest oil and gas discovery in 25 years offshore Brazil,” reports Reuters. BP plans “to create a…
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People now have banking accounts even in remote areas of war-torn African countries
“Mobile money—a form of banking that uses text messages to transfer money between accounts linked to phone numbers—is bringing financial…
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Rent control kills multifamily housing construction in MoCo
“How thoroughly did enactment of rent control kill off applications for new construction of multifamily (5+ units) housing in the…
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Ghost factories cast dark shadow over green manufacturing’s future
“Dozens of planned green factories…have been cancelled, with more delayed or downsized…. Now there’s another, major threat to the sector,”…
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Fast food consumption declines
“U.S. fast food consumption is trending down,” reports The Doomslayer. “New CDC data show that—as of mid‑2023—adults get just 11.7…
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City-owned hotel was supposed to make millions. It lost over $140 million instead, at taxpayer expense.
In New York City, Democrats nominated a self-declared socialist, Zohram Mamdani, to be the next mayor. Mamdani wants city-owned grocery…
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Puerto Rico may recognize licenses from other jurisdictions, making it easier to move there
One of the biggest hurdles to interstate movement is the fact that states often don’t recognize occupational licenses issued by…
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Scientists discover way to cut cow dung methane emissions a lot
“Cattle farmers often dispose of cow dung by allowing it to decompose in large open-air ponds, a process that generates…
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Global grain production reaches all-time high, despite Ukraine war
“Global grain production is on track to reach an all-time high of 3.6 billion tons in the 2025–26 season, helping…
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140-year-old Del Monte Foods files for bankruptcy
Del Monte Foods, a 140-year-old “company whose canned fruits and vegetables have long been grocery store staples, has filed for…
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‘Outright Massacre’: Senate GOP Takes Sledgehammer To Biden’s Green Energy Subsidies
By Adam Pack The Senate dealt a series of blows to solar and wind energy in the latest version of…
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3-mile deep geothermal well dug in Utah, reaching area of intense heat
“Fervo Energy, a geothermal energy startup, has drilled what it calls its ‘hottest and deepest well to-date‘ in southwest Utah.…
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Trump And Wright Move To Speed Nuclear Expansion
By David Blackmon Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced an ambitious plan to have three small modular reactors (SMRs) built and…
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Amazon planning to produce up to 10,000 robotaxis per year in California plant
Amazon’s Zoox is building a factory in the San Francisco Bay Area designed to produce up to 10,000 robotaxis per…
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Tariffs are killing toy manufacturer
Trump’s tariffs on China are driving a “small American manufacturing company” to “the verge of ruin,” notes George Mason University…
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Walmart to expand drone deliveries to 100 more stores in three states
“Walmart will soon offer drone delivery from 100 stores across Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando, and Tampa, in addition to its…
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Technology being developed to help the world easily access enough clean water
“Several companies are exploring the possibility of desalinating water on the ocean floor. At those depths, the water is often…
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Unanimous Supreme Court Ruling Inspires Hope For Permitting Reform
By David Blackmon It comes as a surprise to many Americans when they learn that the vast majority of decisions…
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Child labor falls sharply, even in nations that fail to enforce bans on child labor
The number of child laborers has fallen by 44% across the world since 2000, even as the world’s population has…
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Big, Beautiful Coal Here For Many More Years Despite ‘Green’ Demonization
By Vijay Jayaraj As a boy growing up beside India’s railway lines, I found magic in the metallic thunder of…
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Lab-grown salmon cleared for sale in the United States
Lab-grown salmon has been cleared for sale in the United States. “Wildtype’s ‘cultured’ salmon is made in a lab from…
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Could China use its control over rare earth metals to shut down American industries?
China responded to President Trump’s tariff increases with various kinds of retaliation. Two months ago, China “suspended the export of…
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‘Affordable housing’ subsidies boost costs, making housing less affordable
The low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) drives cost inflation in “affordable” housing projects, while costing taxpayers $14 billion per year,…
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Massive Offshore Wind Boondoggle Dead In Water
By Audrey Streb A massive offshore wind project set to be built off the New Jersey coast will be abandoned…
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Scientists develop rice that can withstand heat and drought
“Researchers have developed new rice varieties that are resistant to drought and heat—possibly useful for mitigating some of the consequences…
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Hydrogen, the so-called ‘fuel of the future,’ endangered the future of a company that bought into the hype
People claim hydrogen is the “fuel of the future,” so Air Products invested a ton of money on hydrogen. That…
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Trump Administration Greenlights Massive Coal Mining Plan
By Audrey Streb The Department of the Interior (DOI) approved a plan Friday that will allow for massive amounts of…
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Trump Admin Puts California On Notice: No More War On Appliances
By Audrey Streb The Department of Justice (DOJ) is threatening to take legal action against California regulators if they implement…
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