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Big Brother Auto Insurance Plans Pose Privacy Concerns

Is saving 30 percent on your car insurance enough to justify granting Big Brother access to your vehicle? That’s the question many consumers...

Brian Koenig April 25, 2012

New Company Plans to Mine Space for Wealth

Bruce Walker April 25, 2012

A new company, Planetary Resources, intends to go into outer space and mine minerals and even water from asteroids near our planet. The...

Oil Bubble Is Good for U.S. Manufacturing

Bob Adelmann April 19, 2012

The rising oil production from North Dakota’s Bakken Formation now equals that of Alaska’s Prudhoe Bay for the first time, according to the...

Big Losses for Taxpayers as Another Green Company Turns Rotten

Bob Adelmann April 16, 2012

Beacon Power, the beneficiary of the endless flow of taxpayer guarantees emanating from the Department of Energy, went into bankruptcy in just over...

Obama Campaign Goes High-tech in 2012 Reelection Effort

Brian Koenig April 9, 2012

To rival the campaigning efforts of Mitt Romney and other GOP presidential hopefuls, President Obama’s reelection campaign is employing an array of high-technology...

United Mine Workers Assn: EPA Shot Us in Washington

Bruce Walker April 6, 2012

United Mine Workers Association (UMWA) President Cecil Roberts (left) recently blasted the actions of EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, who has proposed new stringent...

More Police Agencies Using Warrantless Cell Phone Tracking in Surveillance

Dave Bohon April 5, 2012

Law enforcement agencies around the nation are increasingly turning to tracking cell phones in surveillance operations, and, according to a recent report by...

Joe Biden Blames Republicans for Blocking Renewable Energy Programs

Brian Koenig April 3, 2012

As the issue of rising gas prices dominates Obama’s current standing among the public, the White House is scrambling to broadcast the President’s...

Google’s New “Account Activity” Service Raises Privacy Concerns

Brian Koenig March 30, 2012

A new service offered by Google is raising some eyebrows, as users now have access to monthly reports that reveal all their online...

$7, $8 Gas? Sen. Paul Tries to Blunt Bill That Would Push Your Gas Prices Higher

William F. Jasper March 29, 2012

Remember $1.83 per gallon gasoline? Seems like a very distant memory? That was the national average price we paid for the precious liquid...

U.S. Reps. Introduce Resolution to Bar UN Regulation of Internet

Raven Clabough March 28, 2012

Citing a September letter from China, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan outlining their plan to introduce a UN resolution on Internet governance, U.S. Representatives...

Obama Claims Solyndra “Not Our Program, Per Se”

Alex Newman March 27, 2012

After once touting Solyndra as a success story, President Obama sought to distance himself from the now-bankrupt and scandal-plagued manufacturer of solar panels,...