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MIT scientists plan to build fusion power plant in Virginia
“Commonwealth Fusion Systems, a start-up founded by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said on Tuesday that it planned…
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Trump calls for privatizing the inefficiently-run Postal Service
“President-elect Donald Trump has expressed a keen interest in privatizing the US Postal Service in recent weeks,” reported the Washington…
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North Carolina bans downzoning, protecting property rights
“Last week, the Republican-controlled North Carolina Legislature overrode Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill (S.B.) 382—an omnibus bill…
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Shoplifting Epidemic Has Gotten So Bad, Walmart Employees Are Now Dressing Like Cops
By Julianna Frieman Walmart employees at certain U.S. stores were given body cameras to wear as part of a pilot…
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Cartoon of the Day: O-Booma (with commentary below cartoon)
A.F. Branco Cartoon – Obamacare has destroyed millions of Americans’ healthcare, and now many want to blame and demonize insurance…
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Japan warms to nuclear power
There was a “big symbolic move by Japan to embrace nuclear power today,” notes a Bloomberg News reporter. “Its new…
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Biden’s Parting Shot At Energy Companies Won’t Tie Trump’s Hands
By Nick Pope The Biden administration dealt a blow to energy producers by arguing Wednesday that the Supreme Court should…
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Why The EU Is Shelling Out Billions To Compete With Elon Musk’s Starlink
By Ireland Owens The European Union (EU) is planning to develop a multibillion-dollar network of satellites aimed at competing with Elon…
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Brussels sprouts will be 25% bigger this year in the U.K.
“In a development likely to inspire both joy and dismay around the Christmas dinner table, farmers are forecasting Brussels sprouts…
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New ironmaking breakthrough could result in huge productivity increase
“After more than a decade of intensive research in China, a new ironmaking technology is poised to revolutionize the global…
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Will Biden’s ‘Trump-Proofing’ Keep America’s Energy Supplies Locked Up?
By David Blackmon Anticipating a potential Donald Trump win over first President Joe Biden and then Vice President Kamala Harris…
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America’s biggest apartment owner is now using factory-built units
Housing could be built more cheaply by factories, the way cars are, if it weren’t for the fact that local…
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Biden FDA seeks to reduce nicotine level in cigarettes, which could result in some smokers consuming more cigarettes and getting cancer
If the amount of nicotine in a cigarette is reduced, then smokers will have to smoke more cigarettes in order…
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Big Tech’s Sudden Rush Into Nuclear Is A Win-Win For America
By David Blackmon The U.S. power-generation sector has been hit in recent weeks with story after story about Big Tech…
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Cruise ships keep breaking records
“Airplanes today fly no faster than they did in the 1970s. In many countries, road speeds have decreased,” notes Works…
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Big data has made dairy cows more productive
“The United States has been the world’s largest supplier of cattle genetics since at least 1992. In 2022, the US…
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Huge amount of gold discovered in central China
A deposit of gold amounting to more than 1,100 tons “with an estimated value of more than $83 billion in…
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Satellite internet could boost health services across Africa
“The roll-out across Africa of Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service could help speed the adoption of telehealth services on the…
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Small nuclear reactors are coming to Virginia, utility says
“Appalachian Power, an American Electric Power (AEP) company, said Nov. 14 it plans to file an application with the Virginia…
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Robot penetration of manufacturing rises
Manufacturing increased a lot over the last decade, but the number of factory workers grew much more slowly, because factories…
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Fracking saves 12500 lives annually
“The fracking revolution, by reducing heating costs for poor families in the US, saved about 12,500 lives annually, mostly in…
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Scientists find new weapon in fight against CO2 emissions
“Tucked away in the most extreme nooks and crannies of the Earth are biodiverse galaxies of microorganisms — some that…
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Lame Duck Biden Admin Cuts Massive Check For Failing EV Manufacturer
By Owen Klinsky The Biden-Harris administration announced a multi-billion dollar loan for electric vehicle (EV) maker Rivian Monday as the…
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Trump nominates Chavez-DeRemer for Labor Secretary, a pick favored by Democrats
President-elect Trump has nominated Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R) to head the Labor Department. This is a bad pick, supported by…
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Lab-grown meat and fish improve in flavor and texture
Lab-grown meat has sometimes lacked the texture and flavor of natural meat. But its quality has improved, so much so…
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Wright Is Right Nominee For Secretary Of Energy
By David Blackmon Chris Wright, CEO of Liberty Energy, has long been known as one of the oil and gas…
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Microsoft builds data centers with wood to cut greenhouse gas emissions
“Tucked beside a northern Virginia suburb, an experiment is underway to see if one of the oldest building materials on…
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Self-driving taxis transport thousands of passengers every day in U.S. cities
“City by city, Waymo is making self-driving taxis a reality,” reports the Cato Institute: Across its operations in Phoenix, Los…
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Beef production consumes less land, emits less greenhouse gases than predicted
Some environmental activists want to curb beef consumption, saying that “the cattle we raise cause about as much greenhouse pollution…
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Oil is the most productive U.S. industry, debunking the myth that ‘peak oil’ was reached long ago
Twenty years ago, people wrongly wrote off the oil industry as a dinosaur. Oil production fell after 1970, so people…
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Biden’s Signature Climate ‘Boondoggle’ Might Be On Chopping Block After Trump Win
By David Blackmon In the wake of the election of President Donald Trump to serve a second term in office,…
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Major Automaker Exec Flatly Says Liberals’ EV ‘Mandates’ Are ‘Impossible’ To Meet
By Ireland Owens Toyota’s North American Chief Operating Officer (COO) Jack Hollis criticized U.S. policies promoting electric vehicle adoption (EV)…
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Crop-spraying robot saves farmers time, cuts emissions of greenhouse gases
“The spraying of orchards and vineyards certainly isn’t an eco-friendly process, with tractors spewing exhaust as they douse crops in…
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Voters Concerned About Energy Security Have A Choice To Make
By David Blackmon Voters concerned about national security matters must also be concerned about America’s energy security. Modern society can…
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Iconic American Restaurant Chain TGI Fridays Files For Bankruptcy
By Julianna Frieman TGI Fridays, an iconic American restaurant chain, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the company announced Saturday. TGI…
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Major Bank De-Banked Florida Man Due To False ‘Russiagate’ Accusations From Left-Wing Blogger
By Eireann Van Natta JPMorgan Chase is facing a lawsuit after it allegedly defamed a man based on false allegations…
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