Obama Admin. Uses Prison Labor to Advance “Green” Agenda
The Obama administration is utilizing the U.S. prison system to help bolster its green-energy agenda, while boosting foreign companies and funneling cash into...
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New 3D Google Maps Service Poses Privacy Concerns
Adding to its revolutionary navigation service, Google is planning to release a new version of the Google Maps program, offering users a 3D...
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NASA Terminates X-ray Telescope Project Amid Rising Costs
In terminating the Gravity and Extreme Magnetism Small Explorer (GEMS) project, an X-ray telescope mission that was launched to study black holes and...
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Boeing Debuts High-altitude, Hydrogen-fueled Drone over Edwards AFB
Last Friday, Boeing debuted a high-powered, high-altitude drone — the Phantom Eye — in the sky over Edwards Air Force Base. ...
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Wind Energy Subversion: Fact or Fiction?
The Guardian recently reported a billionaire-funded vast right-wing conspiracy to sabotage President Obama's energy agenda and defeat him in the upcoming elections. Environmental correspondent Suzanne...
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SpaceX Capsule Brings Supplies to Space Station
Hopes for new private initiatives in manned space flight are reaching new heights following SpaceX’s successful launch of its Dragon capsule into low...
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Welcome to the Renewable Energy Future: A Lesson From Germany
Germany's power grid is in trouble, and federal regulators are warning something must be done before the onset of winter's usual skyrocketing energy...
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Facebook Co-Founder Saved Big Money Giving Up U.S. Citizenship
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin is expected to save hundreds of millions of dollars or more on his tax liabilities after becoming one of...
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The Green River Formation: World’s Largest Oil Shale Deposits
The Green River Formation of Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado may hold more oil than the rest of the known reserves on the planet...
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The Surveillance State: Knowing Every Bit About You
Supposedly on Americans’ behalf, the U.S. government is employing new hardware, such as supercomputers, monitoring systems, and laws to literally and figuratively lay...
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U.S. Military Seeking Implantable Microchips in Soldiers
The U.S. government is developing implantable sensor microchips for use in American troops, supposedly to monitor their health on the battlefield, the Defense...
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Japan Without Nuclear Power For the First Time Since 1970
Japan’s nuclear power woes could spur an electricity crisis that will likely cause severe power shortages this summer. ...
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DOI Tightens Rules on Oil and Gas Drilling
The U.S. Department of the Interior has issued new costly regulations regarding hydraulic fracturing, a process used in 90 percent of oil and...
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Sky-high Electric Bills Courtesy of Obama EPA’s War on Coal
As Obama's EPA institutes new regulations on coal-fired power plants, the number of operating plants will steadily dwindle, causing increased costs and job...
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Worldwide Energy Boon: Ice that Burns
Vast stores of natural gas trapped in methane hydrates offer a low-cost alternative energy source that could jump-start the U.S. economy now that...
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