https://www.themintmagazine.com Published by Promoting Economic Pluralism Sat, 10 Jan 2026 19:01:09 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://www.themintmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cropped-The-Mint-Coin-32x32.jpg https://www.themintmagazine.com 32 32 https://www.themintmagazine.com/ohio-utility-corruption-defendants-to-scotus-bribes-are-free-speech/ https://www.themintmagazine.com/ohio-utility-corruption-defendants-to-scotus-bribes-are-free-speech/#respond Sat, 10 Jan 2026 19:01:09 +0000 https://www.themintmagazine.com/?p=137537

The only two individuals who have stood trial for their role in the largest utility corruption scandal in Ohio’s history have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review their cases … ]]> https://www.themintmagazine.com/ohio-utility-corruption-defendants-to-scotus-bribes-are-free-speech/feed/ 0 https://www.themintmagazine.com/ugandas-debt-crisis-deepens-ahead-of-elections/ https://www.themintmagazine.com/ugandas-debt-crisis-deepens-ahead-of-elections/#respond Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:59:31 +0000 https://www.themintmagazine.com/?p=137538

Uganda’s national debt stands at $32.3 billion (€27.5 billion), with the government recently approving a loan of 9 trillion Ugandan shillings ($2.5 billion, €2.1 billion), fueling concern over the country’s spiraling finances. For … ]]> https://www.themintmagazine.com/ugandas-debt-crisis-deepens-ahead-of-elections/feed/ 0 https://www.themintmagazine.com/governments-welcomed-data-centers-now-theyre-grappling-with-the-fallout/ https://www.themintmagazine.com/governments-welcomed-data-centers-now-theyre-grappling-with-the-fallout/#respond Sun, 28 Dec 2025 01:10:28 +0000 https://www.themintmagazine.com/?p=136461

Countries around the world are investing millions of dollars in building data centers to meet the growing demand for generative artificial intelligence, while also storing data within their own borders. … ]]> https://www.themintmagazine.com/governments-welcomed-data-centers-now-theyre-grappling-with-the-fallout/feed/ 0 https://www.themintmagazine.com/caroline-lucas-calls-for-landmark-uk-europe-energy-and-climate-alliance/ https://www.themintmagazine.com/caroline-lucas-calls-for-landmark-uk-europe-energy-and-climate-alliance/#respond Sat, 29 Nov 2025 16:58:47 +0000 https://www.themintmagazine.com/?p=134298

Former Green Party Leader, and Byline Times columnist Caroline Lucas has called for a new pact with the EU that could deliver abundant cheap, clean energy and reduce pollution dramatically, all … ]]> https://www.themintmagazine.com/caroline-lucas-calls-for-landmark-uk-europe-energy-and-climate-alliance/feed/ 0 https://www.themintmagazine.com/in-wildfire-torn-california-rural-residents-bear-the-burden-of-worsening-power-outages/ https://www.themintmagazine.com/in-wildfire-torn-california-rural-residents-bear-the-burden-of-worsening-power-outages/#respond Sun, 09 Nov 2025 18:10:11 +0000 https://www.themintmagazine.com/?p=133707

When the power cut out around 5 p.m. on a hot July weekend in 2023, Jerry Baker had one thought: “Here we go again.” First, Baker had to inform his … ]]> https://www.themintmagazine.com/in-wildfire-torn-california-rural-residents-bear-the-burden-of-worsening-power-outages/feed/ 0 https://www.themintmagazine.com/the-wests-new-gold-rush-is-the-data-center-boom/ https://www.themintmagazine.com/the-wests-new-gold-rush-is-the-data-center-boom/#respond Fri, 31 Oct 2025 19:44:29 +0000 https://www.themintmagazine.com/?p=133658

A new kind of gold rush is sweeping the West, and this time the prize isn’t minerals but megawatts. From Phoenix to Colorado’s Front Range, data centers are arriving with … ]]> https://www.themintmagazine.com/the-wests-new-gold-rush-is-the-data-center-boom/feed/ 0 https://www.themintmagazine.com/analysis-only-half-of-chinese-provinces-finalise-key-document-136-renewable-rules/ https://www.themintmagazine.com/analysis-only-half-of-chinese-provinces-finalise-key-document-136-renewable-rules/#respond Sat, 18 Oct 2025 16:59:59 +0000 https://www.themintmagazine.com/?p=133385

Local governments are required to have published final plans to reform the way wind and solar power is priced in their jurisdiction before the end of this year. This follows … ]]> https://www.themintmagazine.com/analysis-only-half-of-chinese-provinces-finalise-key-document-136-renewable-rules/feed/ 0 https://www.themintmagazine.com/france-and-germany-vow-to-deepen-ties-on-green-rules-power-links-in-energy-reset/ https://www.themintmagazine.com/france-and-germany-vow-to-deepen-ties-on-green-rules-power-links-in-energy-reset/#respond Sat, 30 Aug 2025 13:25:01 +0000 https://www.themintmagazine.com/?p=131989

France and Germany on Friday agreed to better integrate their energy markets and find common ground on EU green laws as part of a sweeping bilateral reset following years of … ]]> https://www.themintmagazine.com/france-and-germany-vow-to-deepen-ties-on-green-rules-power-links-in-energy-reset/feed/ 0 https://www.themintmagazine.com/sanctioned-russian-media-still-partnered-with-facebook/ https://www.themintmagazine.com/sanctioned-russian-media-still-partnered-with-facebook/#respond Sat, 21 Jun 2025 14:22:21 +0000 https://www.themintmagazine.com/?p=129733

Sanctioned pro-Russian media are still part of Facebook’s advertising revenue program, new research out Friday showed. Russian state broadcasters, including Rossiya Segodnya — the organization that oversees both RT (formerly … ]]> https://www.themintmagazine.com/sanctioned-russian-media-still-partnered-with-facebook/feed/ 0 https://www.themintmagazine.com/uk-spending-review-2025-key-climate-and-energy-announcements/ https://www.themintmagazine.com/uk-spending-review-2025-key-climate-and-energy-announcements/#respond Sat, 14 Jun 2025 15:43:18 +0000 https://www.themintmagazine.com/?p=129705

 A spending review establishes each ministry’s spending limits and priorities for the rest of the parliamentary term. The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) received one of the largest jumps … ]]> https://www.themintmagazine.com/uk-spending-review-2025-key-climate-and-energy-announcements/feed/ 0