US lawmakers reach compromise on ethanol subsidy
An ear of corn and a beaker of 200 proof ethanol produced near Lena, Illinois © AFP/Getty Images/File Scott Olson AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – Key…
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How to Arrest The Economy-Strangling EPA
Dees Illustration Cassandra Anderson Morph City The Supreme Court ruled on June 20, 2011 that the power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions (primarily carbon) rests…
US vows to support India’s nuclear waiver
India has an ambitious nuclear programme and in 2008 won a special exemption from nuclear rules © AFP AFP NEW DELHI – The United States…
Smart Meters: We can monitor everything you do in your home (Video)
Source Marti Oakley, Contributing Writer Activist Post Although Smart Meters are promoted as energy efficiency components, the actual intent of these meters is to track…
The Astounding Potential of Plasmic Power to Revolutionize Energy
The American company PlasmERG has developed a plasmic power technology that utilizes the power of plasma to power engines. These engines have the potential to…
India to press ahead on nuclear power
India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma © AFP/File Mandel Ngan AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – India’s commerce minister has called for more cooperation with…
US Senate votes down ethanol subsidies
Critics say ethanol, made mainly from corn in the United States, has diverted too much grain from food to fuel © AFP/File Stan Honda AFP…
The Future of Atomkraft
Wiki Commons photo Marin Katusa Casey Energy Opportunities In a dramatic about-face, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced last Monday that Germany will phase out nuclear power…
Why is the United States so obsessed with nuclear power?
Wiki Image Why aren’t Americans more freaked out about the possibility of a nuclear accident? Arne Jungjohann Grist This is part one in a series…
The Simpler Way perspective on the global predicament
Ted Trainer Energy Bulletin The dominant view, almost never questioned, is that major global problems can be solved within and by the kind of society…
What Will Fracking Do to Your Food Supply?
The controversial gas-drilling practice is tainting water. Your food might be next. Barry Estabrook Fracking Pollution GiltTaste There’s a stunning moment in the Academy Award-nominated…
Lost Ancient Egyptian Pyramids and Settlements Discovered by Satellites
Gizah Pyramids Wikimedia Image Daily Mail Indiana Jones found success with little more than a bullwhip and a fedora. These days however, if you want…
Report: Over Two Thousand Six Hundred Activists Arrested in US Protests
Dees Illustration Bill Quigley BuzzFlash Since President Obama was inaugurated, there have been over two thousand six hundred arrests of activists protesting in the US. …
US Senate blocks bill targeting oil firm subsidies
© AFP/Getty Images/File David Paul Morris AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Senate defeated a bill taking aim at some $2 billion in annual subsidies…