Science & Technology

More Police Agencies Using Warrantless Cell Phone Tracking in Surveillance

Law enforcement agencies around the nation are increasingly turning to tracking cell phones in surveillance operations, and, according to a recent report by...

Dave Bohon April 5, 2012

Joe Biden Blames Republicans for Blocking Renewable Energy Programs

Brian Koenig April 3, 2012

As the issue of rising gas prices dominates Obama’s current standing among the public, the White House is scrambling to broadcast the President’s...

Google’s New “Account Activity” Service Raises Privacy Concerns

Brian Koenig March 30, 2012

A new service offered by Google is raising some eyebrows, as users now have access to monthly reports that reveal all their online...

$7, $8 Gas? Sen. Paul Tries to Blunt Bill That Would Push Your Gas Prices Higher

William F. Jasper March 29, 2012

Remember $1.83 per gallon gasoline? Seems like a very distant memory? That was the national average price we paid for the precious liquid...

U.S. Reps. Introduce Resolution to Bar UN Regulation of Internet

Raven Clabough March 28, 2012

Citing a September letter from China, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan outlining their plan to introduce a UN resolution on Internet governance, U.S. Representatives...

Obama Claims Solyndra “Not Our Program, Per Se”

Alex Newman March 27, 2012

After once touting Solyndra as a success story, President Obama sought to distance himself from the now-bankrupt and scandal-plagued manufacturer of solar panels,...

SpaceX CEO: Mars Tourism May Cost $500,000

James Heiser March 26, 2012

In the context of last year’s final flight of NASA’s space shuttle, critics and supporters of the federal agency speculated about the future...

Energy Independence for America?

Bob Adelmann March 21, 2012

On top of recent articles at The New American here, here and here about huge oil deposits in the United States, now comes...

NSA’s Spy Program “Stellar Wind” Exposed

Bob Adelmann March 19, 2012

The lead story in Wired magazine for April exposed the Stellar Wind program for its intended purpose: to spy on every jot and...

NSA Building Largest Spy Center Ever

Jack Kenny March 18, 2012

In the little town of Bluffdale, Utah, between the Wasatch Range and the Oquirrh Mountains, the National Security Agency (NSA) is building what...

New Spy Apparatus Lets People “Bug” Themselves

Jack Kenny March 18, 2012

The good news is that in the near future governments, including our own, may no longer be planting bugs or tapping phones to...

Predicted Solar Storm Fizzles Out, More Storms Likely

Bob Adelmann March 10, 2012

Many were surprised when the prediction by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of potential major disruptions of power grids, Global Positioning...

Wind Farms Paid to Stop Producing Power

James Heiser March 9, 2012

While President Obama travels around the United States touting “green energy” as the solution to the nation’s spiraling energy costs, the wind farms of...