By CARA DING On Feb. 23, the U.S. Senate confirmed Tom Vilsack as secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). He has said he’s…
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By M. Dowling Scientists are considering making the Sahara into a giant solar farm. One of the unintended consequences of solar panels in the desert,…
By CHRISTIAN DATOC Senior White House Correspondent President Joe Biden is extending the rent and mortgage relief programs installed by the Trump administration through the…
by Peter Heck As frigid temperatures and ice storms continue to envelope the state of Texas, a glaring weakness in renewable energy sources has been revealed. Wind turbines…
BY MARK TAPSCOTT President Joe Biden’s recent energy policy decisions to stop Keystone XL pipeline construction and halt oil and gas industry drilling on federal lands will put…
By IANS INTERNATIONAL – Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates owns the largest chunk of private farmland in the US across 18 states, a new…
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The purpose of the Expropriation Bill is to: Repeal the existing Expropriation Act 63 of 1975 Provide a common framework in line with the Constitution…
Ryan Lattanzio As mysteriously as it was discovered in the Utah desert on November 18, the 10-foot-tall, silver monolith evoking one of the most potent images from Stanley Kubrick’s “2001:…
By Divina Ramirez Intense rainfall and severe flooding have battered China since June, displacing close to four million people. The floods have also caused the collapse of some 41,000…
By Nicole Hao After severe flooding in central and southern China ruined rice crops, many farmers have been left struggling. Following heavy rainfall in the…