Finance
Land Of The Rising Prices
By Maartje Wijffelaars, Senior economist at Rabobank Over the past few days, Russia has made it all the more clear that its only concern is winning the war, whatever the collateral damage. Not only has […]
Month: July 2023
Political
Mental Health Round-Ups: The Next Phase Of The Government’s War On Thought-Crimes
Authored by John & Nisha Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute, “There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is a dangerous activity.” – Hannah Arendt Get ready for the next phase of the government’s war on […]
AI
Artificial Intelligence: The New Scapegoat
Authored by Robert Aro via The Mises Institute, Earlier this week, CNBC expressed concerns regarding artificial intelligence: Fed banking regulator warns A.I. could lead to illegal lending practices like excluding minorities The 21st century is […]
Finance
FedNow Is Live And The Framework Is In Place For CBDCs
Authored by Daisy Luther via The Organic Prepper blog, Yesterday, with a bit of fanfare but not TOO much fanfare, a “wonderful” new product was launched. FedNow is live, and we can all transfer money […]
Electric Vehicles
How US Vehicle Production Has Shifted Over 45 Years
Over the last few decades, vehicle production in the U.S. has dramatically shifted, with SUVs emerging as the indisputable frontrunners. Once perceived as vehicles solely for off-road capabilities and adventuring (hence the name sport utility […]
Aljazeera International
Biden administration warns Texas over floating barriers at border
NewsMigration The United States Justice Department has told Texas that its floating barrier of wrecking ball-sized buoys on the Rio Grande River violates federal law and raises humanitarian concerns for migrants and asylum seekers crossing […]
Energy Storage
Renewables And Storage Got Texas’ Grid Through This Heat Wave. But The State Legislature Still Hasn’t Fixed Its Underlying Problems
Last month, parts of Texas were hotter than 99% of the Earth and electricity demand reached new heights. But the lights stayed on, even though nearly 10 gigawatts (GW) of power were offline due to failures at coal and nuclear […]
Crude Oil News
Securing the oil and gas industry
The oil and gas sector remains a crucial pillar of the global economy, an industry that supports not only millions of jobs worldwide but also underpins essential energy provisions for homes, businesses, and transportation networks. […]
Critical Minerals
The global fight for critical minerals is costly and damaging
It’s an all-too-familiar statement: in a zero-carbon world, certain chemical elements will be as important as oil and gas are to a fossil-fuel-powered world. These include the nickel, lithium and cobalt used in batteries, as […]
Energy Crisis
Turkmenistan: Struggles with Emissions but Potentially a Bright Future
Turkmenistan’s Struggles with Emissions This coming November, the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 28) will be taking place. This conference will be focused on carbon capture, utilization, and storage. Turkmenistan has recently been […]