Stay true to the dreams of thy youth

• Stop Building Bombs and Start Building Starships | Guest Blog, Scientific American Blog Network

  "The United States should spearhead a global public-private coalition with the aim of using science and technology to solve the pressing problems of the present and the surfacing challenges of the future. Partner countries will join and lend funding as well. Such a program could recruit scientists from around the world and form them into separate divisions, each tasked with an individual goal, such as curing disease, solving the emerging water crisis, or spreading modern agriculture practices."

  tags: science technology water food unitedstates

• Saudi Aramco finds gas in Red Sea - UPI.com

  "RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The Saudi oil minister said the state-owned energy company made a natural gas discovery about 15 miles offshore in the Red Sea. Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said a natural gas field near the port of Dhuba produced around 10 million cubic feet per day during an initial testing at a depth of 17,700 fe"

  tags: saudi ksa gas gcc oil energy

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