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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Split Over Donohue’s Climate Policy
BACK in the 1990s when Thomas J. Donohue was president of the American Trucking Associations, a subordinate raised ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Are the Earth's Oceans Hitting Their Carbon Cap?
Like the vast forests of the world, which continually suck carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and release oxygen, ...Posted by Guest Reviewer -
Vehicle telemetry: Calling all cars
One way or another, a quarter of the world’s new cars will be equipped with some form of remote monitoring and ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Tax credits eyed for solar energy firms amid Obama’s push for ‘green jobs’
Solar energy companies are lobbying for new tax credits for domestic manufacturers that would come on top of ...via The Hill -
Senate to Put Off Climate Bill Until Spring
Senate Democratic leaders said Tuesday they would put off debate on a big climate-change bill until spring, in a ...via Fair Spin -
World on course for catastrophic 6 degree C rise, reveal scientists
The world is now firmly on course for the worst-case scenario in terms of climate change, with average global ...Posted by Chris Finnie
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Bats: The New Canary In The Coal Mine?
(Blog Post) At least 1 million bats in the past three years have been wiped out by a puzzling, widespread disease dubbed ...via Huffington Post -
The Dirt on Worms
The earthworm has long been considered the farmer’s friend. Their burrowing has always been thought to aerate the ...Posted by Glenn LaBauve -
ISS - Nuclear companies face reactor design problems, ethics questions
Back in 2007, the Project on Government Oversight reported that Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Jeffrey S. ...Posted by Lynn Caporale -
Cultural Borders and Mental Barriers: The Relationship Between Living Abroad and Creativity
Despite abundant anecdotal evidence that creativity is associated with living in foreign countries, there is ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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U.S. Fears Iraq Development Projects May Go to Waste
After spending $53 billion for relief and reconstruction in Iraq since 2003, the U.S. is concerned that Iraqis ...Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV -
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) on Climate
(Video) The Natural Resources Defense Council, one of the country's most influential environmental groups, has sent at ...Posted by Amanda Erickson -
Citizens left out in cold
State Rep. David Wolkins isn't shy about what he likes: golf, basketball and football. As ranking Republican ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Opinion: Obama Has Failed the World on Climate Change
US President Barack Obama came to office promising hope and change. But on climate change, he has followed in the ...Posted by Subramanya Sastry -
Copenhagen summit: Change we can't yet believe in
Confirming yesterday what had already been apparent for some months, Barack Obama and other leaders yesterday said ...via Google News -
One month of Twitter hell
All November, Ian Martin will be following the BNP, led by Nick Griffin, on Twitter. Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA ...Posted by Xenia Pineda
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A case for branding the environment
Choosing a brand name for a product is important from a promotional perspective because brand names communicate ...Posted by Glenn LaBauve -
The Digital Economy's Coming Subprime Crisis (And What You Can Learn From It)
(Blog Post) Today's media players aren't investing in better ads. They're investing in more — and more toxic — ads. Uh oh: ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
The reactor relapse takes 3 hits to the head
The “solution,” as put forth by Stewart Brand and other industry advocates seems to be focused on leaving high ...Posted by Lynn Caporale -
Josh Silver: Too Big to Block? Why Obama Must Stop the Comcast-NBC Merger
(Blog Post) This train wreck of a deal will hurt all over. It will mean increased costs for cable television service; currently ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak
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Making Health Care Better
The American health care system is more expensive than any other, without providing better results. The cure, says ...via Nicholas Kristof -
When Soldiers Snap
“Every man has his breaking point,” said military doctors in World War II, believing that more than 90 days of ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Mental health of troops comes under scrutiny
Sgt. Justin "Jon" Garza joined the Army eight years ago at 20. When he arrived at Ft. Hood in June, the ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
What’s Good for the Kids
It has been apparent for a while now that we live in child-centric times. We approach parenting with a ...via Nicholas Kristof -
Google Computes News Quality
A recently filed patent application suggests that Google is taking steps to promote news produced by major media ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Was Fort Hood Shooter's Intentions Mass Murder, or Terrorism?
Some seee tis as an act of terrorism, but crime experts and fellow psychiatrists familiar with the military ...Posted by Derek Hawkins
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God, the Army, and PTSD
During the Iraq war, however, the great difficulty veterans experienced in getting psychiatric care—greater than ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Does Biased News Have a 'Time Bomb' Effect?
There's nobody more cynical about the media than your average European. Only 12 percent of Europeans claim to trust ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
The Biggest Roadblock to Change May Be in Our Minds
When you step back from the specifics of the health care debate — as well as the rancor surrounding it — an ...via Miller-McCune -
I’d Like the Same Plan Better If It Was Bill Clinton’s
(Blog Post) Even among the most extreme opponents of President Obama's push for health care reform — those who equate his ...Posted by Michael Todd
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Climate Rage
With Copenhagen now likely to begin before Congress has passed even a weak-ass climate bill co-authored by the coal ...via Google News -
Out to lunch
The week before last, two Northwest pilots overshot Minneapolis, their destination, by a hundred and fifty miles, ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Are there asexuals among us?
some scientists believe that there may be a fourth sexual orientation in our species, one characterized by the ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
How to boost fuel efficiency? Raise taxes, executives say
While politically unpalatable, gasoline that costs at least $4 a gallon would have a far greater effect on American ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Healing our troubled vets
The public is kinder to its veterans today than it was during the Vietnam War, when soldiers risked their lives ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
The psychology of healthcare reform
The House has passed the first comprehensive reform package of the health insurance industry in decades, which is ...via OneRiot
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Kipling Haunts Obama's Afghan War
The White Man's Burden, a phrase immortalized by English poet Rudyard Kipling as an excuse for European-American ...Posted by Cynthia Gilbert -
Curating, not moderating, the flow of content and participation
User generated content is, for many media companies and other organisations, more of a problem than a solution. ...via Dan Gillmor -
EPA orders employees to remove YouTube Climate Video
The video, entitled “The Huge Mistake”, is by Laurie Williams and Allan Zabel, two EPA enforcement attorneys ...Posted by Ben Ross -
Don't eat the marshmallow yet
(Video) In this short talk from TED U, Joachim de Posada shares a landmark experiment on delayed gratification -- and how ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala
