By Andrew Follett Solar panels are 20 percent more expensive in recent months, according to data from the United Kingdom government. The cost of installing panels rose from a low of $2,291 in January to $2,759 per kilowatt of installed solar capacity, according to data publishedby Great Britain’s Department of Energy and Climate Change this week. This price increase occurred…
By Jonah Bennett A top official at the Pentagon just got nabbed for stealing license plates around a Capitol Hill neighborhood in an extremely bizarre case of nanny obsession. Bryan Whitman, the principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, agreed Tuesday to pay $1,000 and serve 32 hours community service to see the…
By Andrew Follett A study published Tuesday by scientists from the Flinders University of South Australia found the bee population flourished during a previous period of global warming 18,000 years ago. The research concludes that modern global warming will likely cause a big increase in the population of bees, which is good news for the planet. The study directly…
By Michael Bastasch The Interior Department gave Congress an investigation into a land deal made by a former federal appointee with connections to Nevada Sen. Harry Reid on the eve of a major holiday weekend, and did not notify the public of its findings until Tuesday. The DO inspector general found Bob Abbey, the former Bureau of Land…
By Andrew Follett A federal appeals court shut down a large wind energy project in southeast Oregon because it would have harmed the greater sage grouse, a bird that has long been at risk of becoming an endangered species. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an environmental review by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) failed…
Craig Boudreau Amazon’s CEO says moving heavy industry to space could help save Earth from humanity’s industrialization. Jeff Bezos says within the next few hundred years industry should be moved to space to spare Earth from total depletion of natural resources. “Energy is limited here. In at least a few hundred years … all of our heavy industry…
Johnson, Weld Draw Line Between Philosophy and Politics by Josh Guckert After what was likely the most contentious and heavily-publicized primary cycle in Libertarian Party history, former governors Gary Johnson and William Weld earned the party’s nominations for president and vice president, respectively, last weekend. Though the two represent easily the most politically experienced and “qualified”…
The Republican governor of Massachusetts has stated he will sign a law allowing people to use the public facility that corresponds with their gender identity, so long as it has one key provision. Recognizing that opposition to transgender bathroom policies are rooted more in fear of individuals taking advantage of those policies than anything to…
You must have known it was coming; if not then you were living in blissful ignorance. AT&T has moved first; the second-largest broadband internet provider in the U.S. has imposed data usage limits on its customers. If it doesn’t already, your home internet will soon come with a data plan just like your phone. This…
Democratic leaders are getting pretty nervous behind closed doors and several sources are now reporting that the party may be making a last minute substitution for its nominee for President of the United States. The National Review reports that the report from the Justice Department’s inspector general has prompted party insiders to dust off their…