George Voinovich (R-Ohio)
Sen. George Voinovich has acknowledged the problem of global warming, but wants to take a cautious approach in addressing it. He doesn’t like the climate bill that passed the House in June.
Archive for July, 2009
The Never-Fail Bounty
The natural talent of the raspberry plant, apparently, is to propagate like a slobbering alien on Sigourney Weaver?s space station. And to make delicious fruit.
Ethical questions remain on the cloning of Steve Milloy
Steve Milloy appears to have been cloned at least twice. Osha Gray Davidson debates the ethical implications.
Newest craze: Leg-lengthening surgery
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That smarts! Dutch pranksters go car-tipping, and more
Forget cow-tipping. Dutch pranksters are all about car-tipping these days, dumping dozens of lightweight Smart cars into Amsterdam’s canals. What tossers!
Form and Function
When Ellen Lupton was recovering after the birth of her daughter, her husband’s eyes strayed from the beatific scene of mother and child to something less palatable: the poor design of the hospital room. Unable to stand it, he decided to reconfigure,
Climate change expected to increase Western wildfire burn area as much as 175% by the 2050s
A major new study finds a staggering increase in “wildfire activity and carbonaceous
aerosol concentrations in the western United States” by mid-century
under a moderate warming scenario.
Sales Talk: Discounts at Theodores, Reunions
– Shoppers can find discounts of at least 20 percent storewide at Theodores. The store, known for its modern upscale furnishings, is marking down floor samples as much as 60 percent and everything else 20 to 25 percent to make room for new shipments.
Michigan to Granholm: We want clean energy
Yesterday in Lansing, Michigan, more than 500 activists from all corners of the state lent their voices to a call for a massive investment in clean energy and moving the state beyond coal.
Tanning beds deadly as arsenic
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