NASA: Solar Flares Won’t Destroy Earth
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has taken the somewhat unusual step of declaring that the Earth most certainly will not be...
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Facebook and FTC Rumored to Have Reached Privacy Agreement
The Federal Trade Commission reportedly forwarded a settlement offer last week to social media...
Republicans Introduce Bill Pushing Internet Sales Taxes
The days of tax-free Internet shopping may soon be coming to an abrupt end,...
The Oil Map of the World Is Shifting to the West
Writing in the Washington Post on Friday, Daniel Yergin, author of The Prize: The...
New Geothermal Map May Give False Impression
Researchers claim to have discovered vast untapped oceans of geothermal energy they say could...
Are Comets Actually Responsible for Life on Earth?
A classic example of the blind faith in scientific speculation required by Scientism is...
Apple Releases iPhone 4S
Apple consumers began lining up Friday morning for a chance to purchase the technology...
Firewater and Other Urban Fracing Legends
A Colorado landowner ignites his cigarette lighter and holds it close to tap water...
Approving the Keystone XL Pipeline
Political contention over TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline is rife with rhetoric and claims of...
“Space Tourism” Company Partners With Airline
A new competitor in private industry’s “space race” has drawn the attention — and...
Steve Jobs’ Legacy of Innovation
Steve Jobs, a man who played a pivotal role in defining the future of...
Facebook Attends to Further Privacy Issues
Facebook continues to be the subject of controversy over issues of privacy, this time...
Fed Plotting to Monitor Critics, Tailor Propaganda
The Federal Reserve is seeking contractors to build a tool that will monitor and...
NASA’s Fallen Satellite Highlights Human Fears
After days of media hype, NASA’s Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) fell into the...
“Government Motors” To Track Drivers With OnStar, Sell Data to Police
The navigation company OnStar is attracting strong criticism after announcing this past week that...
Obama Administration Still Sold on Solar Power
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said in an AP interview on September 21 that the...
Facebook Announces Increased Privacy Protection
In the wake of criticism over privacy issues on Facebook, the social network has...
Technology Keeping Internet Freedom Ahead of Censorship
Efforts by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to regulate the Internet may become...
Obama’s Commerce Secretary Nominee Calls for Carbon Tax
Should energy consumers pay extra taxes to fund government-mandated and subsidized renewable energy technologies?...
Democrats Work to Expand Natural-gas Drilling Regulations
Democrats on Capitol Hill are calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to redefine...