Science & Technology

Drop in Crude Oil Prices Threatens OPEC and Its Production Cut Deal

OPEC's epic failure to force oil prices higher will end its production cut agreement, and signal the end of the cartel itself. ...

Bob Adelmann March 14, 2017

Good News From CIA Leak: Encryption Works!

C. Mitchell Shaw March 13, 2017

The media have spun the recent story about CIA-developed hacking tools by claiming either that there's nothing to worry about, or that the...

Is Facebook Permitting Pedophilia and Child Porn on its Platform?

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. March 12, 2017

When presented by the BBC with evidence of pedophilia, Facebook called the police on the reporters who made the discovery. ...

Intel Community, White House’s Own Words Admit Validity of CIA Leaks

C. Mitchell Shaw March 11, 2017

Recent statements by the CIA and White House, coupled with the FBI's investigation into the source of leaked CIA documents and published by...

CIA “Weapons” Let Hackers Use Your Computer, Phone, & TV to Spy on You

C. Mitchell Shaw March 10, 2017

The CIA hacking tools disclosed by WikiLeaks Tuesday allow hackers to remotely control a plethora of devices — including iPhones, iPads, Android phones...

Crude Oil Price Plummets, Catching OPEC by Surprise

Bob Adelmann March 9, 2017

With crude oil prices dropping despite OPEC's best efforts to raise prices, the day may already be here when oil sheiks can no...

WikiLeaks: CIA Cyber “Weapons” Are Loose in the Wild

C. Mitchell Shaw March 8, 2017

Leaked documents published by WikiLeaks Tuesday show that show that the CIA — in a move reminiscent of the Keystone Kops — “lost...

Crude Oil Shortage in Three Years?

Bob Adelmann March 7, 2017

Predicting the future for crude oil prices is a hazardous business at best, as the folks at IEA will soon find out. ...

Coal Making a Comeback, Thanks to Trump

Bob Adelmann March 3, 2017

President Trump's aggressive, pro-energy agenda has helped launch a resurgence of the U.S. coal industry. ...

Saudi Arabia’s Troubles Mount: Public Sale of Part of Aramco Delayed

Bob Adelmann February 17, 2017

The Saudis announced in early 2016 that they would take their state-owned Saudi Aramco oil company public in 2017 or, at the latest,...

OPEC’s Influence Wanes as Members Cheat on Production Cuts

Bob Adelmann February 13, 2017

OPEC’s report on how its members are complying with the production-cut agreement hammered out last fall came out on Monday. As expected, it...

Trump’s Vision of Space Exploration

Charles Scaliger February 10, 2017

The Trump administration is reportedly considering a push to privatize space exploration. Will the old guard in Washington go along? ...

The Beginning of the End of “Net Neutrality”?

C. Mitchell Shaw February 8, 2017

As the political winds that propelled Internet regulation under the misnamed scheme of "Net Neutrality" have shifted, that scheme may soon come completely...