By the Casey Research Energy Team
Like the United States, the European Union relies heavily on Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) for its uranium, as shown in the chart below:
Russia is projected to produce 64 million pounds per year by 2020. The majority – 40 million pounds – will come from Russia itself, and the remainder fro
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The Koch Brothers seem to be in the middle of a strategy shift. Previously the billionaire oil barons who made their money the old fashioned way (they inherited it) used various think tanks like the Cato Institute and the Reason Foundation to launder their deregulation and tax cut agenda. Now the Kochs, after advancing astroturfing groups like Free...
The Latest Hardware Hacking Tool: A Machine that Carves Custom Circuit Boards
Written by MIT Technology ReviewREFILE-U.S. judge blocks $13 million arbitration award against SunTrust
Written by Reuters: Company NewsNo, It Looks Like the House Has Not Unintentionally Eliminated the Debt Ceiling After All
Written by Dan KervickNo, It Looks Like the House Has Not Unintentionally Eliminated the Debt Ceiling After All
By Dan Kervick
In my previous post I argued that, in passing H.R. 807 on May 9th, the House of Representatives might have unintentionally eliminated the debt ceiling “as a serious political and operational consideration going forward.”
But upon further
...How Can We Solve the Jobs Emergency? A Q&A with Jeff Madrick
Written by tpriceOn June 4th, the Roosevelt Institute will bring together leading thinkers, activists, and policymakers for A Bold Approach to the Jobs Emergency: Setting the Political Agenda for 2014 and 2016, a daylong conference in Washington, D.C. that will focus on America's desperate need for more and better jobs. Recently, Cathy Harding, Roosevelt's VP of
...Will the Sun Continue to Rise Over Japan's Stock Market?
Written by Barron's Most Emailed TodayAfter two "lost decades," the Nikkei's surge of more than 50% since mid-November 2012 has caught the attention of investors. They may be wondering whether Japanese equities are finally pulling out of a nearly 25-year bear market. Or is
...CFTC Caves To Wall Street, Will Continue To Allow Cartel To Control Derivatives Market
Written by DSWright
Behold the power of finance capital. Despite shitting the bed and making us all clean it up, Wall Street will remain essentially the same as the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) caved to the banksters and will continue to allow a cartel to control the derivatives market.
...Under pressure from Wall Street lobbyists, federal regulators
Building Solar in Spain Instead of Germany Could Save Billions
Written by MIT Technology ReviewBuilding solar and wind projects in the wrong place is wasting billions of dollars in Europe.
Siemens says it would make sense to build solar power plants in sunny countries in Europe rather than in cloudy ones. And wind turbines should be built in windy places.
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White House Benghazi Emails Have Different Quotes Than GOP Version
Written by DSWrightEmails released by the White House contradict some of the quotes from versions of the same emails Republicans in Congress leaked to the media . The White House recently released the emails in response to allegations of a coverup by Obama Administration officials relating to the administration’s knowledge of Al-Qaeda’s involvement in...