DEFENSE SATURDAY
A Larger Role for Navy's P-8A Poseidons - Erik Slavin, Stars & StripesPentagon Tried and Failed to Build Sci-Fi Shotguns - Trevithick, WIB
5 Big Decisions to Decide the Future of the Military - Robert Farley, TNI
Skunk Works' Revolution in Drone Technology - Thompson, Forbes
The Big Life of a World War II Ace - Andrew McKie, The Daily Beast
USAF Says F-35A IOC on Schedule - Marina Malenic, IHS Jane's 360
Pentagon's Long-Range Missile Defense in Alaska - Andrea Shalal, Reuters
American Hostage Passed on Escape Chance - Sean Naylor, Foreign Policy
Beijing's Formidable Strategy in S. China Sea - Chunjuan N. Wei, Diplomat
New $1.3M Contract for Jet Engine - Ken Elkins, Charlotte Business Journal
A Soldier in Arlington's 'Old Guard' - Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post
Sweden as 'Land of the Cyclops' - Elias Groll, Foreign Policy
Pentagon Kills $475M Cyber Contract - Aliya Sternstein, NextGov
CIA Ends its Climate Change Program - Jason Plautz, Defense One
The Downward Facing Dogs of War - Johnny Adamic, The Daily Beast
Another Sign the World's Economic Center is Moving East - Holodny, BI
China's Africa Ambitions a Sign of Future Strategy - Gould, Defense News
Make Time for Memorial Day's True Purpose - King, The Washington Post
DoD's Faux Contracting Competitions - Daniel Goure, Lexington Institute
EU's Cynical Plan to Use E. Europe - Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg View
ENERGY SATURDAY
OPEC May Condemn the World to an Oil Glut for Years - MarketWatch
Chart Shows How Oil Is Losing Its Grip on U.S. Transportation - Slate
Remember That Solar Plane? It's Turned Up - S. Leavenworth, McClatchy
What Killed Obama's Electric Car Dreams? - Eric Hal Schwartz, DCInno
Texas to Tesla: Git Of My Lawn! - Michael Richard, TreeHugger
Big EPA Just Wants to Get Bigger - H. Sterling Burnett, Heartland Institute
When the NYTimes took a Swipe at the EPA - Joe Romm, ThinkProgress
Investing: How To Peel Away the Hype - Michael Lynch, Forbes
The Climate/Security Linkage - What Obama Meant - David Roberts, Vox
Climate: Where Politics & Science Merge - Rupert Darwall, National Review
Startups Tackle Solar Challenges
By Matt Dozier | U.S. Department of Energy
Going solar is a hot topic these days. Who doesn’t like the idea of using clean, affordable energy from the sun to power our homes and businesses? Solar hardware has gotten cheaper, but purchasing a solar energy system can still be out of reach for some consumers. Today, more than half the total expense comes
Coal Power Plants Retiring In 2015
By Todd Griset | PretiFlaherty
The U.S. portfolio of electric power plants will continue to shift in 2015, according to a federal assessment projecting that nearly 16 gigawatts (GW) of generating capacity will retire in 2015. Most of the capacity to be retired this year is coal-fired generation.
Energy Quote of the Day: Gas Plant Vote ‘Just More of the Same’ in California
By Pete Danko
Clean energy advocates in California were pretty excited two months ago when an administrative law judge told state utilities regulators they should look for preferred alternatives to approving a power purchase agreement for power from a new natural gas-fired plant in San Diego County. Alternatives like renewable energy, storage, efficiency and demand response. “This is a huge reversal
Fruits Of The Energy Revolution
By Energy Tomorrow Blog
Consumers have felt some of the fruits of America’s energy revolution, API Chief Economist John Felmy told reporters in a pre-Memorial Day conference call. Felmy noted: Drivers are paying about $1 less per gallon of gasoline on average nationwide than they did at this time a year ago, according to AAA. Thanks to advanced hydraulic
Low Oil Prices Create Opportunity For Forward-Thinking Upstream Companies
By Derek Lowe
The oil industry has seen many booms and busts in its history, and it’s common in times of low oil prices for companies to face significant pressure to cut spending. This can lead to production slowdowns, decommissioned rigs, layoffs and other cuts with similar far-reaching consequences. It can even lead to unsafe working conditions if
Chevron-Australia Executive Justifiably Concerned Over Future Competitiveness of Australian LNG Sector
By Tim Daiss
Just a few years ago hopes were running high Down Under. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices were increasing almost every month on the back of increased gas demand from Japan amid the shut down of its 50 nuclear reactors after the Fukushima nuclear accident in March 2011. Australia, who had already begun an unprecedented LNG
Want To Cut Emissions? Go Where The Emissions Are
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
If you want to catch fish, go where you know the fish are. That’s our best advice for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as they draw up details to set methane pollution limits for the oil and gas industry, expected later this summer. The agency knows where the “fish” are – they drew a pretty
MARKETS FRIDAY
Yellen Suddenly Got a Whole Lot More Interesting - Patti Domm, CNBC
OPEC May Condemn the World to an Oil Glut for Years - MarketWatch
Wall St. RIP: The Bubble Is Dying at the Zero Bound - Dave Stockman
What to Make of the Topsy-Turvy Bond Market - Neil Irwin, NY Times
7 Lies Investors Tell Themselves - Jonathan Clements, WSJ's Total Return
In a Quiet Stock Market, Whispers of an M&A Wave - Mike Santoli, Yahoo
Retrofit Your Portfolio Before the Next Market Crash - MarketWatch
Is the Party Over for Real Estate Investing? - Heather Long, CNNMoney
The Ten Harsh Financial Commandments - The Irrelevant Investor
How the New-Model 401k Can Help Boost Retirement Savings - Money
5 Things to Do Now if You're Near Retirement - Casey Dowd, Fox Business
These States Rob from the Poor and Give to the Rich - Washington Post
The U.S. Is About to Change the Way It Calculates GDP - Bloomberg
OPEC May Condemn the World to an Oil Glut for Years - MarketWatch
Wall St. RIP: The Bubble Is Dying at the Zero Bound - Dave Stockman
What to Make of the Topsy-Turvy Bond Market - Neil Irwin, NY Times
7 Lies Investors Tell Themselves - Jonathan Clements, WSJ's Total Return
In a Quiet Stock Market, Whispers of an M&A Wave - Mike Santoli, Yahoo
Retrofit Your Portfolio Before the Next Market Crash - MarketWatch
Is the Party Over for Real Estate Investing? - Heather Long, CNNMoney
The Ten Harsh Financial Commandments - The Irrelevant Investor
How the New-Model 401k Can Help Boost Retirement Savings - Money
5 Things to Do Now if You're Near Retirement - Casey Dowd, Fox Business
These States Rob from the Poor and Give to the Rich - Washington Post
The U.S. Is About to Change the Way It Calculates GDP - Bloomberg
What Fuels the 'Rocket Man'? A Theory of Elon Musk - Will Oremus, Slate
Zuckerberg Is the Greatest, and Facebook the Best - Teddy Wayne, TNY
Robots Will Always Need Human Beings - Nicholas Carr, New York Times
How Companies Crush Ambitions of Women - Annie Lowrey, New York
It Really Is Nearly Impossible to Fire a Federal Worker - Kevin Kosar, WS
When You're Boss: What They Don't Tell You - Brett Arends, MarketWatch
Why Frothy Markets May Not Be Ready to Pop - David Pett, National Post
What to Make of a Topsy-Turvy Bond Market - Neil Irwin, New York Times
Millennials: 'Generation Subprime' - Jason Gold, U.S. News & World Report
The Fate Of the Fed's Exit Strategy Is In Foreign Hands - Jeff Snider, RCM
Bitcoin's Overblown Wall Street Debut - Jeffrey Robinson, The Daily Beast
Estimated Regulatory Costs Vastly Understated - Veronique de Rugy, IBD
How the TPP Would Help America's Poor - Jon Hartley, National Review
Another China Ghost Town Reveals Extent of Debt Troubles - Bloomberg
India's Lutyens: One of World's Richest Districts - Alyssa Abkowitz, WSJ
Thoughts On Why the Oil-Price Rally Is Over - Martin Tillier, OilPrice.com
Divestment Won't Hurt Big Oil, & That's OK - Rebecca Leber, New Republic
Zuckerberg Is the Greatest, and Facebook the Best - Teddy Wayne, TNY
Robots Will Always Need Human Beings - Nicholas Carr, New York Times
How Companies Crush Ambitions of Women - Annie Lowrey, New York
It Really Is Nearly Impossible to Fire a Federal Worker - Kevin Kosar, WS
When You're Boss: What They Don't Tell You - Brett Arends, MarketWatch
Why Frothy Markets May Not Be Ready to Pop - David Pett, National Post
What to Make of a Topsy-Turvy Bond Market - Neil Irwin, New York Times
Millennials: 'Generation Subprime' - Jason Gold, U.S. News & World Report
The Fate Of the Fed's Exit Strategy Is In Foreign Hands - Jeff Snider, RCM
Bitcoin's Overblown Wall Street Debut - Jeffrey Robinson, The Daily Beast
Estimated Regulatory Costs Vastly Understated - Veronique de Rugy, IBD
How the TPP Would Help America's Poor - Jon Hartley, National Review
Another China Ghost Town Reveals Extent of Debt Troubles - Bloomberg
India's Lutyens: One of World's Richest Districts - Alyssa Abkowitz, WSJ
Thoughts On Why the Oil-Price Rally Is Over - Martin Tillier, OilPrice.com
Divestment Won't Hurt Big Oil, & That's OK - Rebecca Leber, New Republic
POLITICS SATURDAY
Passion Will Save Europe - Jim Murphy, Financial Times
Britain Resigns as a World Power - Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post
Why Are China's Emissions Plummeting? - Brad Plumer, Vox
Hey, Washington, What About Tunisia? - Josh Rogin, Bloomberg View
Russia Is Still Angry About Serbia - L. Todd Wood, Washington Times
Iraq's Least Worst Options - Fred Kaplan, Slate
The Last Strongman of Siam - Sebastian Strangio, Foreign Policy
Obama Is the Vehicle to bin Laden's Success - Ed Driscoll, PJ Media
The Islamic State in Palmyra - Dexter Filkins, New Yorker
Who Is Losing in Iraq? Regular Folks - Frida Ghitis, Miami Herald
Special Ops to Obama: Let Us Fight ISIS - Kimberly Dozier, Daily Beast
Bangladesh's Very Public Toilet Problem - Tahmima Anam, NY Times
Britain Resigns as a World Power - Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post
Why Are China's Emissions Plummeting? - Brad Plumer, Vox
Hey, Washington, What About Tunisia? - Josh Rogin, Bloomberg View
Russia Is Still Angry About Serbia - L. Todd Wood, Washington Times
Iraq's Least Worst Options - Fred Kaplan, Slate
The Last Strongman of Siam - Sebastian Strangio, Foreign Policy
Obama Is the Vehicle to bin Laden's Success - Ed Driscoll, PJ Media
The Islamic State in Palmyra - Dexter Filkins, New Yorker
Who Is Losing in Iraq? Regular Folks - Frida Ghitis, Miami Herald
Special Ops to Obama: Let Us Fight ISIS - Kimberly Dozier, Daily Beast
Bangladesh's Very Public Toilet Problem - Tahmima Anam, NY Times
Obama's Fight Against ISIS is Failing - Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times
WH Needs to Acknowledge Some New Realities - Ed Rogers, Wash Post
Obamacare Makes Me Optimistic About U.S. Politics - Ezra Klein, Vox
Why Hillary's Press Strategy Could Backfire - Matt Continetti, Free Beacon
The Real Democratic Primary - Suzy Khimm, The New Republic
"Reform Conservatism" Isn't a Reform - Robert Tracinski, The Federalist
Candidates Likely to Be Left Out of Debates - Harry Enten, FiveThirtyEight
Ten Is Too Few - Jay Cost, Weekly Standard
Why Less Competition Is Hurtful to Hillary - Andrew Kohut, RCP
End Ex-Im, Government's Enron - Rep. Flores & Sen. Lee, DC Examiner
Conservative Ideology Killing Ex-Im & Jobs - Joe Nocera, New York Times
Janet Yellen's Back-to-the-'50s Interest Rates - Larry Kudlow, CNBC
The Fate Of the Fed's Exit Strategy Is In Foreign Hands - Jeff Snider, RCM
What to Make of a Topsy-Turvy Bond Market - Neil Irwin, New York Times
Me, Myself and Iran - James Taranto, Wall Street Journal
Why Saudi Arabia's Yemen War is Not Working - Bruce Reidel, Al-Monitor
Mad Men and the American Consciousness - Lawler & Spiro, Liberty Law
WH Needs to Acknowledge Some New Realities - Ed Rogers, Wash Post
Obamacare Makes Me Optimistic About U.S. Politics - Ezra Klein, Vox
Why Hillary's Press Strategy Could Backfire - Matt Continetti, Free Beacon
The Real Democratic Primary - Suzy Khimm, The New Republic
"Reform Conservatism" Isn't a Reform - Robert Tracinski, The Federalist
Candidates Likely to Be Left Out of Debates - Harry Enten, FiveThirtyEight
Ten Is Too Few - Jay Cost, Weekly Standard
Why Less Competition Is Hurtful to Hillary - Andrew Kohut, RCP
End Ex-Im, Government's Enron - Rep. Flores & Sen. Lee, DC Examiner
Conservative Ideology Killing Ex-Im & Jobs - Joe Nocera, New York Times
Janet Yellen's Back-to-the-'50s Interest Rates - Larry Kudlow, CNBC
The Fate Of the Fed's Exit Strategy Is In Foreign Hands - Jeff Snider, RCM
What to Make of a Topsy-Turvy Bond Market - Neil Irwin, New York Times
Me, Myself and Iran - James Taranto, Wall Street Journal
Why Saudi Arabia's Yemen War is Not Working - Bruce Reidel, Al-Monitor
Mad Men and the American Consciousness - Lawler & Spiro, Liberty Law
Editorials
Admit Iraq War Was a Disastrous Mistake - USA TodayThe Notorious R.B.G. - National Review
Banks as Felons, or Criminality Lite - New York Times
Clinton Event the Antithesis of What NH is About - Nashua Telegraph
The Horror of Boko Haram - Wall Street Journal
Dark Clouds Over Turkey - New York Times
Britain's Culture Wars and the EU Referendum - The Guardian
EU Referendum: Not as Straightforward as It Seems - The Scotsman
Dark Clouds Over Turkey - New York Times
Britain's Culture Wars and the EU Referendum - The Guardian
EU Referendum: Not as Straightforward as It Seems - The Scotsman
TECHNOLOGY WEEKEND
How Much Better is a Wired Connection vs. Wi-Fi? - Chris Hoffman, HTGBe Careful When Reselling That Android Phone - J. Pagliery, CNN Money
The Science Behind Netflix's Big Redesign - Josh Lowensohn, The Verge
Mozilla Changing Its Phone Strategy - Stephen Shankland, CNET
10 iPhone Apps You've Never Heard Of - Nathan Eddy, InformationWeek
Figurines: A New Trend in... Video Games? - Sarah Needleman, WSJ
The Dark Side of Pac-Man - Keith Stuart, Guardian
Don't Fear Google's Autonomous Cars - Doug Newcomb, PC Magazine
Reviews, Tips & How Tos
The Best Keyboard for the iPad Air 2 - Dieter Bohn, The VergeHow to Securely Erase Hard Drives and SSDs - A. Kingsley-Hughes, ZDNet
Overclock Your Graphics Card & Make Your Games Run Faster - PCW
How to Back Up and Restore Your Apple Watch - A. Cunningham, Ars
How to Switch From iPhone to Android - Bonnie Cha, Re/Code
HISTORY WEEKEND
The Final Days of Heinrich Himmler - Selkirk Panton, Daily Express1945
Churchill's Plot to Co-Opt Himmler - Jamie Doward, The Guardian1945
Heinrich Himmler: Architect of Nazi Terror - Holocaust Museum1945
How Ex-Nazis Helped Give Birth to West Germany - Der Spiegel1949
West Germany's Rise from Ruins of War - Greg Gethard, Investopedia1949
Life and Times of Capt. Kidd - Paul Hawkins, Captain Kidd Ultimate1701
A Brief History of Piracy - Krzysztof Wilczynski, Pirates Info1701
Top 10 Deadly Fires in Modern History - Bryan Johnson, The List Blog1967
Grisly End of Bonnie and Clyde - John Neal Phillips, American History1934
History Live
What World War II's Beginning Taught Us - George Friedman, StratforA Glimpse of Life Behind Berlin Wall - Robert Hopkins, The Telegraph
Did Julius Caesar Have Stroke or Epilepsy? - Kristina Killgrove, Forbes
A Gangster's Paradise in Indian Ocean - D. Fischer & R. Pastorino, ADST
Book Reviews
Obama Lied About Bin Laden Raid - Seymour Hersh, London ReviewA Very Average Take on Reagan - H.W. Brands, Washington Times
Billy Martin: Baseball's Brawling Genius - Matt Damsker, USA Today
Price of Valor: Life of Audie Murphy - David A. Smith, RealClearHistory
SCIENCE WEEKEND
The Ancient Origins of Alzheimer's - Nala Rogers, Nature News3 Important Facts About Diabetes - Alessandro Demaio, PLoS Blogs
Do Helmets Prevent Head Injuries? - Harriet Hall, Sci-Based Medicine
Cost of Lab-Grown Meat Is Plummeting - Roberto Ferdman, Wash Post
How a Gay Marriage Study Went Wrong - Maria Konnikova, NYorker
Be Careful With Your Skepticism - Daniel Loxton, Skeptic Blog
The Home of Earth's Strangest Reefs - Matt Simon, Wired
425-Million-Year-Old Parasite Found - Victoria Gill, BBC News
Signs of Prehistoric Gambling in Utah - Blake de Pastino, Western Digs
The Real History of Warrior Women - Amy Middleton, Cosmos
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The Latest Research
Swelling Magnets to Energize the World - University of MarylandRobotic Sonar System Inspired by Bats - Acoustical Society of America
You Dirty Rat! Rodents Will Spread New Diseases - Univ. of Georgia
First Dinosaur Fossil Found in Washington State - Burke Museum
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