Enlarge / In TerraPower’s design, the nuclear reactor is separated from the power generation process by molten salt heat storage. (credit: TerraPower) On Tuesday, TerraPower, the US-based nuclear power company backed by Bill Gates, announced it has chosen a site for what would be its first reactor. Kemmerer, Wyoming, population roughly 2,500, has been the […]
Enlarge / An eastbound manifest freight swoops through an S curve in Lombard Canyon, just east of Toston, Montana, on September 11, 2011. The tracks here snake along the Missouri River between Toston and Lombard. (credit: Mike Danneman / Getty Images ) With the rapid pace of development in electric vehicles, we will likely get […]
What else had a great month? Answer: Tech stocks, European stocks—even gold did well. Read More
What else had a great month? Answer: Tech stocks, European stocks—even gold did well. Read More
Enlarge (credit: iStock) New York took an aggressive stance toward fossil fuels this week, effectively killing the development of new fossil fuel power plants in the state. The Department of Environmental Conservation denied permits for two proposed natural gas power plants, saying they were incompatible with the state’s climate law, which calls for an end […]
Facebook reports today after the bell. It will be a big week for FAANG stocks. Read More
Facebook reports today after the bell. It will be a big week for FAANG stocks. Read More
Enlarge / Heavy equipment moves coal into piles at PacifiCorp’s Hunter coal-fired power plant outside of Castle Dale, Utah. (credit: GEORGE FREY / AFP ) The US is expected to burn 22 percent more coal than last year, marking the first annual increase in the use of the polluting fossil fuel since 2014, the Energy […]
Global stocks and U.S. futures are under pressure—though off their lows. Read More
U. S. futures trade lower. Bitcoin, though, clings to gains. Read More