My recent conversation on a social media platform with a close friend in Lagos came to an abrupt, silent end. Hours later, he messaged me back with an apology: The phone battery had died, and his neighborhood had been waiting for restoration of electricity service for the better part of the day. Power interruptions are common for Nigeria’s largest city of more than 13 million people. It […]
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Latin America remains one of the most Christian regions on earth. More than 620 million people in Latin America identified as Christian in 2025. For decades, ordinary families across South America battled volatile economies, hyperinflation, and brutal drug wars. You have likely watched these nations struggle to secure basic needs while their governments chased conflicting priorities. Cartel
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March 2026 was record-warm for the Lower 48. The Version 6.1 global average lower tropospheric temperature (LT) anomaly for March, 2026 was +0.38 deg. C departure from the 1991-2020 mean, statistically unchanged from the February, 2026 value of +0.39 deg. C. The Version 6.1 global area-averaged linear temperature trend (January 1979 through March 2026) remains
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Several studies by biologists and ornithologists are raising alarms about the toll so-called eco-friendly technologies are taking on birds and other wildlife. Many researchers who support alternative energy in principle are dropping the pretense that wind and solar are benign. The problem begins with energy density. To generate the same reliable electricity as a natural
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President Trump recently signed an Executive Order invoking the Defense Production Act to ensure increased domestic supplies of elemental phosphorus – a critical component of glyphosate-based herbicides that are vital for America’s non-organic crop productivity and thus national security. The EO has rekindled anti-pesticide activism and public concern about glyphosate, which used to be the primary ingredient in Roundup for home use but was changed following numerous class action lawsuits. It’s also created internal conflicts within the
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Artificial intelligence is impacting the economy on a scale that may surpass changes from the internet revolution. Science and technology, energy, transportation, health care, industry, and business are being transformed at an accelerating pace. President Trump has emerged as an AI champion, but opposition is rising from progressive and environmental groups. The term “artificial intelligence” was coined by John McCarthy at Dartmouth University in 1955. But it took 67 years until the introduction of ChatGPT in November
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This article is about questions, not answers. When it comes to understanding the electric power grid, there is a big data gap that needs to be overcome. We have no actual data on how much electricity EVs consume or when and where they consume it. The problem is that most EVs, most of the time,
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From golden eagles to desert tortoises, species are dying or losing habitat as low-density energy projects spread across land once considered essential to preserve. Several studies by biologists and ornithologists are raising alarms about the toll so-called eco-friendly technologies are taking on birds and other wildlife. Many researchers who support alternative energy in principle are
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For the first time in half a century, the United States will witness the construction of a brand-new oil refinery. Located at the Port of Brownsville, Texas, this facility promises to supercharge domestic markets, guarantee national security and trigger billions of dollars in localized economic growth. President Donald Trump’s refinery masterstroke with India’s Reliance Industries
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Former National Audubon Society COO Dan Beard once confessed, “What you get in your mailbox is a never-ending stream of shrill crisis-related material designed to evoke emotions so that you will sit down and write a check.” Neil Diamond sang, “Pack up the babies and grab the old ladies, And everyone goes, ‘Cause everyone knows … ’bout
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