Independent Scotland with no pound or EU membership?
Would an independent Scotland lose its currency union with the pound sterling and stay locked out of the European Union?
The UK’s Chancellor of...
US methane emissions underestimated
US methane emissions as well as those from the natural gas industry have been underestimated, including the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) figures, researchers from...
Chinese bank lending dramatic rise
Chinese bank lending in January was the highest in four years, suggesting that the economy may not be cooling, as many experts claim.
In January,...
Giant solar thermal power plant opens in California
The Ivanpah solar thermal power plant started operating in the Mojave desert in California on Thursday.
The $2.2 billion power-generating plant covers an area of...
Volkswagen unionization declined, US
In a car plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Volkswagen workers declined union representation in a surprise move.
The vote was a serious setback for the United...
Weight Watchers 47% profit fall
Weight Watchers announced a 47% fall in profits to $30.8 million in 2013, the biggest decline on record, sending shares down by 25% during...
Energy insecurity new concerns during cold snap
In spite of its toll on America’s most vulnerable citizens, the problem of energy insecurity is still widely unreported, even as the country experiences...
Eurozone GDP grew 0.3% in Q4 2013
Eurozone GDP grew by 0.3% during the last quarter of 2013, compared to 0.1% in the second quarter, according to figures published today by...
The difference between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion
Nuclear fission and nuclear fusion are two different reactions that release vast amounts of energy locked in the nuclei of atoms.
In both reactions some...
What is nuclear fusion?
Nuclear fusion occurs when two light atomic nuclei collide and form a new nucleus, releasing a large amount of energy.
For the reaction to succeed,...