
Matt Whittaker
Natural Resources Journalist at Freelance
Freelance natural resources journalist. Americas LNG correspondent @montelnews. Commodities investing contributor @USNews.
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3 days ago |
money.usnews.com | Matt Whittaker |Rachel McVearry
Getty ImagesMarijuana stocks have been volatile, but the industry is still growing at a healthy clip. Although President Donald Trump previously voiced some support for federal marijuana reform on the campaign trail, his administration doesn't appear to be prioritizing that as it focuses on trade policy and energy. But that simply leaves the legal marijuana industry in the U.S. pretty much where it was before Trump took office: unsure about the status of federal reform measures.
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4 days ago |
thecollector.com | Matt Whittaker
Paper’s invention was a revolutionary breakthrough. Following the invention of paper in 105 CE, forms of communication, learning, and record-keeping were drastically simplified. We track its rich history from ancient civilizations to the present day. What Materials Did People Use Before Paper? The first instance occurred around 3200 BCE by the Sumerians in Mesopotamia. Their written language, called cuneiform, evolved from pictographs to characters scraped on clay tablets.
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1 week ago |
thecollector.com | Matt Whittaker
The rise of Islam across India, the Middle East, and Spain kindled intellectual achievements that are still relevant today. The Islamic Golden Age, lasting some five hundred years from the 8th to 14th centuries, saw important discoveries – especially in physics. What Was the Foundation for Physics? Centuries before this Golden Age, Greek philosophers started their quest to understand their world.
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2 weeks ago |
thecollector.com | Matt Whittaker
The OSS, or Office of Strategic Services, came into being on President Roosevelt’s order on June 13, 1942, during World War II. The agency’s responsibilities included consolidating the nation’s intelligence efforts, collecting and analyzing strategic information, and conducting clandestine operations. Hiring the Right Man: Who Was “Wild Bill” Donavan?
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2 weeks ago |
thecollector.com | Matt Whittaker
Words to describe one of the top 20th-century science fiction authors are prolific, philosophical, and accessible. These words explain Isaac Asimov, the college professor, author, and scientist. He explored many ideas, many becoming timeless. Born in Russia in 1920 but raised in Brooklyn, Isaac Asimov attended Columbia University in 1939. With a reputed 160 IQ, Asimov earned three science degrees by 1948, ending with a PhD in Biochemistry.
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Marijuana sales in Colorado are headed for their third consecutive year of decline, but the downward trend appears to be slowing, the latest data from state regulators showed. Cannabis sales from January through November totaled nearly $1.3 billion, down roughly 9% from the same

Environmentalists decried the nomination of Wright, who has said climate change is a challenge for humanity but not a crisis. Denver’s Liberty Energy outperforms stock, oil markets after Trump names CEO energy secretary https://t.co/gSwRcI8EY0

This isn’t the first time RR Services has been hit with a health and safety advisory. In March 2016, the enforcement division said it found potentially unsafe pesticide residues on retail marijuana plant material and marijuana products produced from cannabis grown by the company.