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‘Power Metal’ Review: The Dirty Work of Clean Energy

Jan 12, 2025 | wsj.com | Mark Mills

Mining is having a moment. Pundits and politicians have rediscovered the reality that extracting minerals from the earth is both critical for a modern economy and an inherently dirty business. Journalists writing about the industry often invoke both its strategic importance and William Blake’s “dark satanic mills.” Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future Riverhead We may earn a commission when you buy products through the links on our site.
A Looming Political Earthquake

Nov 5, 2024 | lucianne.com | JoElla Bee |Mark Mills

Original ArticlePosted By: JoElla Bee, 11/5/2024 8:50:19 PMIf it weren't for the election season swamping news coverage, odds are more people would be talking about the revelation that, to quote a Bloomberg headline, "The World Bank Somehow Lost Track of at Least $24 Billion." In fact, that may understate the reality: the World Bank's "accounting gap" could be as big as $41 billion.
Opinion | AI May Bring Back Three Mile Island

Oct 1, 2024 | wsj.com | Mark Mills

The news that Microsoft plans to fund the reopening of the undamaged reactor at Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island nuclear plant spread almost as quickly as news about the nuclear accident at that same site in 1979.
Upcoming Webinar: Nuclear Energy's Positive Potential – Jewish Policy Center

Aug 21, 2024 | jewishpolicycenter.org | Mark Mills

https://youtu.be/3vweqWXKUe0For good reason, when thinking about nukes, we give most of our attention to weaponization and Iran – the consequences of rogue powers having nuclear weapons are terrifying. But there is another side of the nuclear equation: Nuclear power is low-carbon, renewable, clean, and domestic. Like all energy sources, it has drawbacks, including a poor public profile and the potential for proliferation.
"Psychosocial Factors Related to Mexican Immigration and Subsequent Ide" by Mark Mills and Lynn England

Jul 9, 2024 | scholarsarchive.byu.edu | Mark Mills |Lynn England |Brigham Young

Keywords psychosocial factors, Mexican immigration, identity formation College Family, Home, and Social Sciences Abstract In my research proposal, I indicated that my research had three primary objectives: 1) discover the underlying psychosocial reasons for Mexican immigration and evaluate the push/pull theory of immigration (i.e. what factors, either psychological, economic, or social, push immigrants away from their native land, and what factors pull them towards the new land), 2) discover...
Artificial intelligence

Jul 9, 2024 | discovery.org | Walter Myers Iii |Jeffrey Funk |Richard Stevens |Mark Mills

ai-robot-dressed-in-priests-robes-preaching-in-a-church-this-futuristic-scene-combines-traditional-religious-settings-with-advanced-technology-stockpack-adobe-stock Natural and Artificial Intelligence No Foundational Evidence for Creating an AI God Natural and Artificial Intelligence Some in the artificial intelligence tech industry believe they are "creating God," according to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a recent interview. And he is right.
The “Energy Transition” Won’t Happen

Jun 2, 2024 | alethonews.com | Mark Mills

The “Energy Transition” Won’t Happen By Mark P. Mills | City Journal | May 23, 2024Foundational innovation in cloud technology and artificial intelligence will require more energy than ever before—shattering any illusion that we will restrict supplies. The laptop class has rediscovered a basic truth: foundational innovation, once adoption proceeds at scale, is followed by an epic increase in energy consumption. It’s an iron law of our universe.
The “Energy Transition” Won’t Happen

May 23, 2024 | city-journal.org | Mark Mills

The laptop class has rediscovered a basic truth: foundational innovation, once adoption proceeds at scale, is followed by an epic increase in energy consumption. It’s an iron law of our universe. To illustrate that law, consider three recent examples, all vectors leading to the “shocking” discovery of radical increases in expected electricity demand, now occupying headlines today.
When Politics And Physics Collide

Apr 19, 2024 | hoover.org | Mark Mills

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Opinion | Can We Power the EPA’s EV Fantasy?

Mar 26, 2024 | wsj.com | Jonathan Lesser |Mark Mills

The futurists at the Environmental Protection Agency are confident that electric vehicles will soon become cheap, reliable and easy to fuel. That’s the main bet in the agency’s new standard for carbon-dioxide emissions, released last week. Critics have rightly called the rule a backdoor EV mandate. The EPA admits it can be met only if EVs compose well above half of new vehicle sales by 2032. That isn’t happening anytime soon.