The Senate and experts are calling for funding in fighting with red tide

by Minghe Hu | Aug 29, 2018 | Environment

Harmful algal blooms, like the red tide devastating Florida’s waterways, are threatening human health and imposing a major financial burden on businesses, according to experts who testified Tuesday before a Senate subcommittee. Harmful algal blooms, or HABs, can cause...

Clean energy may, eventually, get a boost from cryptocurrency tech

by Minghe Hu | Aug 27, 2018 | Environment

WASHINGTON—Blockchain technology could make the U.S. more energy efficient in the long run, but right now the cryptocurrency miners using blockchain actually are consuming large amounts electricity to power their computers and other devices, experts told a Senate...

CO2 capture, reuse needs to be sustainable — and profitable

by Minghe Hu | Aug 14, 2018 | Environment

WASHINGTON — The University of Michigan is investing millions of dollars to create technologies that capture carbon dioxide and turn it into commercial products, but some experts say this approach might not help reduce greenhouse gas or fit in well with the market...

US import prices flat in July as dollar grows stronger

by Minghe Hu | Aug 14, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON- U.S. import prices remained flat in July as rising fuel prices were offset by a drop in other products’ prices caused by a strong dollar in the market, the Labor Department announced Tuesday. However, import prices were up 4.8 percent from the same month...

U.S. needs International data protection framework to protect businesses

by Minghe Hu | Aug 1, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON – As data is transferred around the globe, dozens of countries are creating barriers to cross-border data flow, but a number of U.S. business and technology experts say the result will reduce international commerce and increase costs. Instead, they said,...