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Scientists Say Italian Supervolcano Is “Becoming More Dangerous” As Magma Builds Beneath It

By silveristhenew | Published September 18, 2017

After the long-dormant supervolcano Campi Flegrei awakened late last year, a team of scientists that has pinpointed the now-active volcano's magma source says a potentially devastating eruption could be just around the corner. Campi Flegrei is a volcanic caldera to the west of Naples that last erupted in the sixteenth century. It has been mostly […]

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Westinghouse Bankruptcy Puts Fate Of Four U.S. Nuclear Reactors In Limbo

By silveristhenew | Published March 29, 2017

When Westinghouse Electric filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday morning, few were surprised as the outcome was the only one which allowed the company’s troubled, and near-insolvent Japanese parent, Toshiba, to continue operating, even if it meant the bankruptcy of the iconic company. Westinghouse was one of the originators of the nuclear age, […]

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Trump Picks Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson As Secretary Of State

By silveristhenew | Published December 10, 2016

In a move that is certain to infuriate those who see Trump as nothing more than a puppet of the Kremlin, moments ago NBC reported that Rex Tillerson, CEO of Exxon Mobil and late entrant into the SecState race after his first meeting with the president elect this past Tuesday at the Trump Tower, has […]

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