Category : science

Can The U.S. Keep Its Nuclear Industry Afloat?

The United States is severely lagging when it comes to new nuclear investment, but a new $115 million commitment hopes to change that

EPA Nominee Andrew Wheeler Downplays Climate Threat At Testy Confirmation Hearing

Andrew Wheeler, the former coal lobbyist chosen by President Donald Trump to

Northridge quake thrashed Los Angeles 25 years ago this week

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Twenty-five years ago this week, a violent, pre-dawn earthquake shook Los Angeles from its sleep, and sunrise revealed widespread devastation, with dozens killed and $25 billion in damage.

Bulgaria activists win case to save UNESCO-listed forest

Environmentalists in Bulgaria scored a victory Wednesday in a long-running court battle to prevent enlargement of a ski resort in the Pirin mountains, a UNESCO World Heritage site. In a ruling that cannot be appealed, Bulgaria's supreme administrati...

Yelp Investor Says Shares Could Almost Double, Urges Changes

SQN Investors LP, a technology-focused investment firm that says it owns more than 4 percent of Yelp, said in a presentation that the company could create significant value for investors either by fixing its problems or by selling itself. Yelp’s sha...

EPA's Wheeler says shutdown is delaying new ethanol gasoline rule

A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule to allow sales of higher-ethanol blends of gasoline year-round is being delayed by a partial government shutdown, acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler said on Wednesday. The rule, a key campaign promise by...

5 Common Parenting Discipline Mistakes

When calm, consistency and values are abandoned, it’s highly unlikely discipline will help a kid behave

From Banks to Uber, Data Flows Are at Risk Without Brexit Pact

The smooth transfer of personal data between the European Union and the U.K. — from bank details to your Uber bill — is vital for almost every British business. Following a so-called ‘hard Brexit,’ the U.K. faces being classed as a ‘third country,’...

My Date With a Robot

Read more...More about Dating, Robot, Relationships, Mashable Reels, and Dating Robots

90 Day Fiancé's Ashley Martson Undergoes Surgery After Kidney Failure: 'Doctors Are Hopeful'

90 Day Fiancé's Ashley Martson Undergoes Surgery After Kidney Failure

Wi-Fi at 35,000 feet – it's coming, whether we like it or not

It was not so long ago that Wi-Fi at 35,000 feet was a pipe dream, leaving technophiles frustrated and everyone else eternally grateful. But the dawn of internet access in the sky is now and well truly behind us as more and more airlines equip their...

Oil steady on supply optimism but economic worries loom

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices steadied on Wednesday after climbing about 3 percent in the previous session on expectations that OPEC-led production cuts will tighten supply and that possible Chinese stimulus might help the global economy.

Climate risks, data theft top fears for Davos

The risks of catastrophic weather and flooding from climate change are exercising business leaders heading into next week's World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, the organisation said Wednesday. An annual WEF report -- based on a survey of about 1,...

New U.S. Oil And Gas Drilling To Unleash 1,000 Coal Plants’ Worth Of Pollution By 2050

Amid mounting calls to phase out fossil fuels in the face of rapidly worsening

Book Review: Saudi America

& & Before I read the book, I had already read a few articles about it, saw a youtube video, and listened to two podcasts. It was the last podcast, on NPR's new Stateimpact Pennsylvania& Energy Explained, that triggered me to actually get the book ....

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