The world is on fire, and not in the way climate alarmists would have you believe. For years, governments of wealthy democracies sold the fantasy that wind turbines and solar panels could replace coal, oil and natural gas. Now, with war in Eastern Europe, explosions in the Middle East, and the global oil market once […]
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In an increasingly electricity-hungry world, nuclear power stands out as a cornerstone for sustainable economic growth, particularly for developing economies like South Africa. This article examines the economic rationale behind the adoption of nuclear power for electricity, with a focus on the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) and Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technologies as catalysts
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The following is a guest article by Charles Rotter. Abstract Rivers and streams are an important pathway in the global carbon cycle, releasing carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) from their water surfaces to the atmosphere1,2. Until now, CO2 and CH4 emitted from rivers were thought to be predominantly derived from recent (sub-decadal) biomass production and, thus,
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You wake up to an alarm, flick on the light, brew coffee, and drive to work. Every step requires energy – the stuff that shares the coin of physical reality with matter, the E in E = MC2. It keeps homes warm, food fresh and economies running. Supplying 80% of the world’s primary energy, coal,
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The Trump administration’s effort to cut federal spending has raised alarms at Meals on Wheels America, which says that funding through the Older Americans Act (OAA) was already not keeping pace with the rapid growth in the senior population — and with costs that rose dramatically in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Meals on Wheels America
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The Yuxi Circle holds 4.3 billion people and no illusions about how modern life works. Fossil fuels still power the path out of poverty. The ruling class trades in carbon outrage like it’s gold. Sanctimony fuels its crusade against oil, gas, and coal — never mind that those very fuels built the modern world. The
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Less than two weeks after President Trump signed a series of executive orders intended to “usher in a nuclear energy renaissance” in the United States, major nuclear energy projects have suddenly moved forward. The bureaucracies at the Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, long known for stalling nuclear projects, seem to have undergone
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First understand Southern California is naturally dry. Its Mediterranean climate means it rarely rains in the summer and has a limited winter rainy season. Three deserts in the region attest to its dry climate. As a result, the vegetation around Los Angeles primarily consists of one-hour fuels that can dry in as little as 60
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So what happened to that goodwill promise President Joe Biden made in the White House Rose Garden on Nov. 7 to do everything he can to support an orderly transition to the upcoming Trump administration? Calling on people to bring down the temperature after the heat of the presidential campaign, he said, “We accept the choice
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The following is a guest article by Bonner Cohen. President-elect Trump’s pledge to renew his quest for American global energy dominance promises to shake up the geopolitical landscape while revitalizing the U.S. economy. There are many pathways leading to this goal, including tossing Biden-era regulations specifically designed to restrict the nation’s production of fossil fuels,
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