Happer is not wrong that carbon dioxide appears to bolster plant growth - the greening up of the Arctic has, indeed, been observed. But that comes with many other consequences, including melting of glaciers and thawing of permafrost, which can emit still more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. -Washington PostPhysicist William Happer believes there is global warming but unlike most, he believes it...Read More
Happer is not wrong that carbon dioxide appears to bolster plant growth - the greening up of the Arctic has, indeed, been observed. But that comes with many other consequences, including melting of glaciers and thawing of permafrost, which can emit still more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. -Washington PostPhysicist William Happer believes there is global warming but unlike most, he believes it...Read More
Trump Needs Vaccine Experts, Not Conspiracy Theorists ... Trump could have turned to any number of reputable experts to learn about vaccine safety. Instead, he went straight for the fringe. -Daily BeastDonald Trump supposedly picked Robert Kennedy Jr. to head a commission on vaccines and autism, causing a good deal of anxiety among mainstream media.Trump has since denied that any decision has been...Read More
Trump Needs Vaccine Experts, Not Conspiracy Theorists ... Trump could have turned to any number of reputable experts to learn about vaccine safety. Instead, he went straight for the fringe. -Daily BeastDonald Trump supposedly picked Robert Kennedy Jr. to head a commission on vaccines and autism, causing a good deal of anxiety among mainstream media.Trump has since denied that any decision has been...Read More
Canada's Goldcorp (TSX:G)(NYSE:GG), the world's third largest gold producer by market value, is selling mines in Mexico and Guatemala to two different buyers as part of its ongoing efforts to focus on highly profitable, core assets.The Vancouver-based company said it will receive an estimated $438 million worth of cash, stock and other assets by selling its Los Filos gold-and-silver mine in Mexic...Read More
Tribal Warfare in Economics Is a Thing of the Past ... I still remember going to a graduate student barbecue my first month at the University of Michigan. I told a woman from another department that I was studying economics, and she asked me: "What school?" Blinking, I replied "This one. The University of Michigan." That wasn't what she was asking, of course. She wanted to know which tribe of ec...Read More
Tribal Warfare in Economics Is a Thing of the Past ... I still remember going to a graduate student barbecue my first month at the University of Michigan. I told a woman from another department that I was studying economics, and she asked me: "What school?" Blinking, I replied "This one. The University of Michigan." That wasn't what she was asking, of course. She wanted to know which tribe of ec...Read More
Egypt will hold this Sunday its first international tender for gold mining concessions, most of which are located in Sinai and the Eastern Desert, the Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority (EMRA) said.In a statement quoted by Ahram Online, the body said the cost of participating in the bidding round, scheduled to end mid-April, is $1,000. An additional $5,000 will be charged for documents contain...Read More
How Economists Can Stay Relevant Under Trump ... Economists are going to have to approach things a bit differently if they want to stay relevant in the Trump age. Political economy research is going to become more important. Some humility wouldn’t hurt. And they should look someplace other than the federal government to test their ideas. This is what I took away from this past weekend̵...Read More
How Economists Can Stay Relevant Under Trump ... Economists are going to have to approach things a bit differently if they want to stay relevant in the Trump age. Political economy research is going to become more important. Some humility wouldn’t hurt. And they should look someplace other than the federal government to test their ideas. This is what I took away from this past weekend̵...Read More
CEO of Denison Mines, David Cates, explains the role of nuclear in the world's energy mix. Learn more about Denison Mines: ...Read More
Bloomberg Volkswagen Executives in Germany to Face U.S. Charges in Diesel ... Some of Volkswagen AG's top executives may find it risky to leave Germany as U.S. prosecutors prepare to charge more company officials. Oliver Schmidt, a VW executive, was arrested in Miami as he was returning to Germany from vacation and faces charges of misleading regulators about the automaker's diesel-emissions che...Read More
Bloomberg Volkswagen Executives in Germany to Face U.S. Charges in Diesel ... Some of Volkswagen AG's top executives may find it risky to leave Germany as U.S. prosecutors prepare to charge more company officials. Oliver Schmidt, a VW executive, was arrested in Miami as he was returning to Germany from vacation and faces charges of misleading regulators about the automaker's diesel-emissions che...Read More
NATO seeks to break up Russia into small client states ... Scores of people have staged a protest in a northern German port city against the deployment and transport of NATO troops and weapons through the city. The protesters marched through the city of Bremerhaven, holding signs and banners that read, "No NATO deployment! End the militaristic march against Russia!" and "Out of NATO." -Press TVAcc...Read More
NATO seeks to break up Russia into small client states ... Scores of people have staged a protest in a northern German port city against the deployment and transport of NATO troops and weapons through the city. The protesters marched through the city of Bremerhaven, holding signs and banners that read, "No NATO deployment! End the militaristic march against Russia!" and "Out of NATO." -Press TVAcc...Read More
Intel report warns Moscow will try to influence elections in countries allied to US. The declassified version of the report warned that other countries were also vulnerable to attack. – IndependentIntelligence in the US is becoming even more emphatic about the Russian threat to elections, claiming that Russians will start to disrupt the elections of other countries like they are disrupting...Read More
Intel report warns Moscow will try to influence elections in countries allied to US. The declassified version of the report warned that other countries were also vulnerable to attack. – IndependentIntelligence in the US is becoming even more emphatic about the Russian threat to elections, claiming that Russians will start to disrupt the elections of other countries like they are disrupting...Read More
Chief economist of Bank of England admits errors in Brexit forecasting … Andrew Haldane says his profession must adapt to regain the trust of the public, claiming narrow models ignored 'irrational behaviour.' The Bank of England's chief economist has admitted his profession is in crisis having failed to foresee the 2008 financial crash and having misjudged the impact of the Brexit vote. -G...Read More
Obama awarded Pentagon’s medal for distinguished public service Sarah Palin criticized the decision, saying “this is what happens when you grow up thinking every kid gets a trophy.” -Washington PostPresident Barrack Obama recently received a medal from the Department of Defence. The medal for Distinguished Public Service was awarded by Defense Secretary Ashton Carter.The award wa...Read More
Chief economist of Bank of England admits errors in Brexit forecasting … Andrew Haldane says his profession must adapt to regain the trust of the public, claiming narrow models ignored 'irrational behaviour.' The Bank of England's chief economist has admitted his profession is in crisis having failed to foresee the 2008 financial crash and having misjudged the impact of the Brexit vote. -G...Read More