A new laser-beam shooting rifle has been invented that gives metal workers an incredible new tool. The video from TWI shows how the gun can provide flexibility in how to cut components before shipping them or long term storage.
Steve Birr With pipeline projects mired in environmental battles and oil prices trapped below $50 a barrel, Royal Dutch Shell announced Wednesday it is halting its oil sands project in Canada. Shell stopped development at its Carmon Creek facility in Alberta, a project that would produce 80,000 barrels of oil a day. The loss will…
By Chris White The Democratic attorney general in U.S. Virgin Islands dismisses claims he’s violated the Constitution’s First Amendment with his inquisition targeting fossil fuel companies and global warming. Claude Walker, the attorney general for the U.S. territory based in the Caribbean islands, was reacting to claims made in a court motion by the free…
By Thomas Phippen NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF) are looking for someone to research and answer one of the most basic questions in the world: How did life begin? In a request for proposals released Tuesday, NASA and NSF announced an $8 million research grant for organizations willing to tackle the “Origin of Life.” The grant winner will be…
By Chris White Norway has decided to prohibit the selling of all gasoline-powered cars by 2025, according to Norwegian newspaper Dagens Næringsliv. The ban, which has received support from political parties on the left and the right, is pegged to be the most aggressive anti-gasoline energy policies of its kind in the world – the…
By Guy Bentley Smokers who successfully quit using e-cigarettes are far less likely to relapse and pick up tobacco, according to a new study. Published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), the study examined vapers– smokers and those who do both for a period of two years and wanted to see how effective e-cigarettes were in keeping…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr Lawmakers are mulling a marijuana legalization bill in Washington state that would assist families who are forced to treat their child’s severe conditions with illegal pot. The state is considering making it legal to grow marijuana on private property and to share the substance with other people….
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