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Pollutant level rising in Great Lakes gull eggs
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Herring gull eggs collected from nests along the Great Lakes are
contaminated with a pollutant that could be as bad as PCBs. Source: Chicago
Sun-Times (6/30)
Money surfaces to help 2 creeks' watersheds
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A $100,000 grant from the Great Lakes Commission will help environmental
groups protect the Black Creek and Oatka Creek watersheds. Source: Rochester
Democrat and Chronicle (6/30)
EDITORIAL: Still too much sewage
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Many communities continue to struggle with expensive repairs that will
reduce but not end sewage overflows, and the public remains vulnerable.
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (6/30)
Is it safe to swim today?
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A new predictive model being tested this summer in Illinois waters of Lake
Michigan will provide a real-time method of gauging the presence of E. coli
bacteria. Source: Daily Herald (6/30)
Door County seeks solution to its ozone problem
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There may be little Door County, Wisconsin, can do to reduce ozone pollution
except wait for Milwaukee and Chicago to clean up their emissions. Source:
Green Bay Press-Gazette (6/30)
33 Ohio counties fail new EPA air standard
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The federal government says that tiny airborne particles pose a far greater
air pollution problem than Ohio environmental officials suspected. Source:
The Plain Dealer (6/30)
Lake Superior faces development pressure
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Northland residents got to experience Lake Superior firsthand as part of a
recent joint educational effort by the University of Minnesota Sea Grant and
University of Wisconsin's Lake Superior Research Institute. Source: Duluth
News Tribune (6/29)
Ft. Wayne mayor pushes water cleanup measure
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Local officials are calling for support of the Great Lakes Restoration Act,
which would provide $600 million annually for 10 years in grants to state
and local governments to enable clean water compliance. Source: The Ft.
Wayne Journal Gazette (6/29)
Polluting province shoots for cleaner air
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Environmental groups are praising an Ontario plan to crack down on the
pollution that contributes to smog. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium
(6/28)
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A personal quest to promote the use of wind energy and hydrogen technology in the Great Lakes area of the United States. The Great Lakes area is in a unique position to become an energy exporting region through these and other renewable energy technologies. *Update 2014: Just do it everywhere - Dan*
Wednesday, June 30, 2004
From CNET:
E-voting: Nightmare or nirvana?
Last modified:June 30, 2004, 4:00 AM PDT
By Paul Festa
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
If electronic voting were to face an international referendum, it would almost certainly lose.
Once the province of a small group of election officials and equipment sellers, e-voting has exploded into the popular consciousness because of a spreading controversy over security and verifiability. Thanks to a concerted effort by opponents and to the missteps of voting machine vendor Diebold Election Systems, most of the news has been bad.
The fight is being waged around the world--in legislative chambers and state agencies, on newspaper editorial pages and over the Internet--as voting rights advocates and computer scientists hash out the technology's merits and risks in an increasingly polarized debate.
Some voting rights advocates call touch screen electronic voting machines...(Full story & features)
E-voting: Nightmare or nirvana?
Last modified:June 30, 2004, 4:00 AM PDT
By Paul Festa
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
If electronic voting were to face an international referendum, it would almost certainly lose.
Once the province of a small group of election officials and equipment sellers, e-voting has exploded into the popular consciousness because of a spreading controversy over security and verifiability. Thanks to a concerted effort by opponents and to the missteps of voting machine vendor Diebold Election Systems, most of the news has been bad.
The fight is being waged around the world--in legislative chambers and state agencies, on newspaper editorial pages and over the Internet--as voting rights advocates and computer scientists hash out the technology's merits and risks in an increasingly polarized debate.
Some voting rights advocates call touch screen electronic voting machines...(Full story & features)
Tuesday, June 29, 2004
Editor's Cut: The Costs of Bush's War
The Bush Administration, in a stealthy move designed to minimize anticipated insurgent attacks, yesterday handed "sovereignty" to Iraq's interim government two days before it had been scheduled to do so on June 30th.
The premature hand-off--or what might be called a sovereignty scam--means that the Bush Team's PR offensive is certain to kick into high gear in the coming weeks. (When Bush learned that Paul Bremer had formally relinquished his authority to the Iraqi government, he added an Orwellian touch to a hand-written note that his national security advisor Condi Rice had just sent him. His note said: "Let Freedom Reign!")
Now more than at any time since Bush invaded Iraq, journalists need to give Americans a clear assessment of the mounting costs of this war. This is a great opportunity for the media to redeem itself for malpractice in the run-up to war when, as Washington Post ombudsperson Michael Getler wrote this month in a tough rebuke to his own paper---and the larger media world, "...the press, as a whole, did not do a very good job in challenging administration claims...Too many public events in which alternative views were expressed...were either missed, underreported or poorly displayed."
The costs are now detailed in..(Full story & features)
The Bush Administration, in a stealthy move designed to minimize anticipated insurgent attacks, yesterday handed "sovereignty" to Iraq's interim government two days before it had been scheduled to do so on June 30th.
The premature hand-off--or what might be called a sovereignty scam--means that the Bush Team's PR offensive is certain to kick into high gear in the coming weeks. (When Bush learned that Paul Bremer had formally relinquished his authority to the Iraqi government, he added an Orwellian touch to a hand-written note that his national security advisor Condi Rice had just sent him. His note said: "Let Freedom Reign!")
Now more than at any time since Bush invaded Iraq, journalists need to give Americans a clear assessment of the mounting costs of this war. This is a great opportunity for the media to redeem itself for malpractice in the run-up to war when, as Washington Post ombudsperson Michael Getler wrote this month in a tough rebuke to his own paper---and the larger media world, "...the press, as a whole, did not do a very good job in challenging administration claims...Too many public events in which alternative views were expressed...were either missed, underreported or poorly displayed."
The costs are now detailed in..(Full story & features)
Climate experts urge immediate action to offset impact of global warming
Governments and consumers in the United States and worldwide should take immediate steps to reduce the threat of global warming and to prepare for a future in which coastal flooding, reduced crop yields and elevated rates of climate-related illness are all but certain, top U.S. scientists said Tuesday.
At a meeting organized by AAAS and its journal, Science, the climate researchers argued that while some policy experts and sectors of the public dispute the risk, there is in fact no cause for doubt: The world is significantly warmer today than it was a century ago--and it's getting warmer. Without action now, they warned, the impact could be devastating.
As the Earth warms, ice sheets are melting and sea levels are rising--island and river-delta communities already are vanishing beneath the waves. Native Inuit fishermen are falling through thinning Arctic ice they've traversed many times before. In recent decades, climate change claimed some 150,000 lives in 2000 and sickened many others, especially elderly people and very young children, according to the World Health Organization.
One of the conference experts, Harvard geochemistry Professor Daniel Schrag, likened the situation to...(Full story & features)
Governments and consumers in the United States and worldwide should take immediate steps to reduce the threat of global warming and to prepare for a future in which coastal flooding, reduced crop yields and elevated rates of climate-related illness are all but certain, top U.S. scientists said Tuesday.
At a meeting organized by AAAS and its journal, Science, the climate researchers argued that while some policy experts and sectors of the public dispute the risk, there is in fact no cause for doubt: The world is significantly warmer today than it was a century ago--and it's getting warmer. Without action now, they warned, the impact could be devastating.
As the Earth warms, ice sheets are melting and sea levels are rising--island and river-delta communities already are vanishing beneath the waves. Native Inuit fishermen are falling through thinning Arctic ice they've traversed many times before. In recent decades, climate change claimed some 150,000 lives in 2000 and sickened many others, especially elderly people and very young children, according to the World Health Organization.
One of the conference experts, Harvard geochemistry Professor Daniel Schrag, likened the situation to...(Full story & features)
Two Thirds of U.S. Public Willing to Pay to Fight Global Warming
Jim Lobe
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jun 28 (OneWorld) - More than 80 percent of the U.S. public supports pending legislation to cut the emission of greenhouse gases, while two thirds said they are willing to pay the U.S.$15 a month - or nearly $200 a year - that experts believe the legislation, the Climate Stewardship Act (CSA), will cost the average household, according to a nationwide poll released Friday.
Public support is also strong for using tax incentives to encourage utility companies to use cleaner energy technologies and car-buyers to purchase more energy-efficient cars, according to the survey, which was conducted by the University of Maryland's Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA).
Moreover, slightly more than half of respondents (52 percent) said a candidate's support for the cutting emissions would incline them more to vote for him in November, while only 14 percent said that such support would make them less inclined to vote for him. Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry has endorsed the bill, officially known as the Climate Stewardship Act (CSA), while President George W. Bush opposes it.
Nearly two-thirds of respondents (64 percent) said they would want their member of Congress to support the Kyoto Protocol, which is also supported by Kerry but opposed by Bush.
The poll, which coincided with the running of the Hollywood special-effects blockbuster on global warming, 'The Day After Tomorrow,' found that the movie did not appreciably affect viewer attitudes toward global warming or the urgency with which the problem should be addressed.
But it did find that...(Full Story)
Jim Lobe
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jun 28 (OneWorld) - More than 80 percent of the U.S. public supports pending legislation to cut the emission of greenhouse gases, while two thirds said they are willing to pay the U.S.$15 a month - or nearly $200 a year - that experts believe the legislation, the Climate Stewardship Act (CSA), will cost the average household, according to a nationwide poll released Friday.
Public support is also strong for using tax incentives to encourage utility companies to use cleaner energy technologies and car-buyers to purchase more energy-efficient cars, according to the survey, which was conducted by the University of Maryland's Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA).
Moreover, slightly more than half of respondents (52 percent) said a candidate's support for the cutting emissions would incline them more to vote for him in November, while only 14 percent said that such support would make them less inclined to vote for him. Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry has endorsed the bill, officially known as the Climate Stewardship Act (CSA), while President George W. Bush opposes it.
Nearly two-thirds of respondents (64 percent) said they would want their member of Congress to support the Kyoto Protocol, which is also supported by Kerry but opposed by Bush.
The poll, which coincided with the running of the Hollywood special-effects blockbuster on global warming, 'The Day After Tomorrow,' found that the movie did not appreciably affect viewer attitudes toward global warming or the urgency with which the problem should be addressed.
But it did find that...(Full Story)
Web posted Monday, June 28, 2004
Wind, fuel cells could power future
By Patricia Liles
For the Journal
Alternative energy sources currently provide 15 percent of Alaska's electric power to the state's Railbelt population, a percentage that could grow with the addition of a large-scale wind power project near Anchorage proposed by the state's largest electric provider.
Chugach Electric Association is working to advance the Fire Island wind power project, located on the southern portion of a 4,000-acre island about two miles offshore from Anchorage in Cook Inlet.
"The economic model is for 50 megawatts of power, but it could support over 100 megawatts," said Steve Gilbert, manager of energy projects development, operation and maintenance at Chugach. "It would be a very valuable resource for the Railbelt."
Currently, three hydroelectric projects provide up to 180 megawatts of power to the railbelt, an interconnected electric grid that stretches from Homer and Seward in the south, through Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna area, up to Fairbanks and Delta Junction. Natural gas, coal and fuel oil generators provide the remaining railbelt power, which totals about 1,374 megawatts.
Chugach, the largest of the six electric utilities on the railbelt, has been...(Full Story)
Wind, fuel cells could power future
By Patricia Liles
For the Journal
Alternative energy sources currently provide 15 percent of Alaska's electric power to the state's Railbelt population, a percentage that could grow with the addition of a large-scale wind power project near Anchorage proposed by the state's largest electric provider.
Chugach Electric Association is working to advance the Fire Island wind power project, located on the southern portion of a 4,000-acre island about two miles offshore from Anchorage in Cook Inlet.
"The economic model is for 50 megawatts of power, but it could support over 100 megawatts," said Steve Gilbert, manager of energy projects development, operation and maintenance at Chugach. "It would be a very valuable resource for the Railbelt."
Currently, three hydroelectric projects provide up to 180 megawatts of power to the railbelt, an interconnected electric grid that stretches from Homer and Seward in the south, through Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna area, up to Fairbanks and Delta Junction. Natural gas, coal and fuel oil generators provide the remaining railbelt power, which totals about 1,374 megawatts.
Chugach, the largest of the six electric utilities on the railbelt, has been...(Full Story)
Fort Missoula eyed for hydrogen energy showcase
By Betsy Cohen of Montana Lee Newspapers - 06/28/2004
MISSOULA — Fort Missoula's future may be closer than we think.
In a rare happenstance, the diverse stakeholders city, county, state, federal, private who own the fort's acreage agree on a
preliminary development plan for the area.
Even more astounding, the plan includes a hydrogen-powered university campus as a main feature.
If it all works out, Fort Missoula will be home to a 245-acre
superpark unlike any in the
United States.
Imagine this: 10 kilometers of walking trails that meander along the Bitterroot River and wander the periphery of new soccer fields and softball pitches worthy of regional competitions.
Trails that connect the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula and the Rocky Mountain Museum of Military History to new picnic areas, a swimming pond, a series of gardens and lead to the Hydrogen Futures Park, the University of Montana's new College of Technology campus and the state's first hydrogen-fueled facility.
Imagine...(Full Story)
By Betsy Cohen of Montana Lee Newspapers - 06/28/2004
MISSOULA — Fort Missoula's future may be closer than we think.
In a rare happenstance, the diverse stakeholders city, county, state, federal, private who own the fort's acreage agree on a
preliminary development plan for the area.
Even more astounding, the plan includes a hydrogen-powered university campus as a main feature.
If it all works out, Fort Missoula will be home to a 245-acre
superpark unlike any in the
United States.
Imagine this: 10 kilometers of walking trails that meander along the Bitterroot River and wander the periphery of new soccer fields and softball pitches worthy of regional competitions.
Trails that connect the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula and the Rocky Mountain Museum of Military History to new picnic areas, a swimming pond, a series of gardens and lead to the Hydrogen Futures Park, the University of Montana's new College of Technology campus and the state's first hydrogen-fueled facility.
Imagine...(Full Story)
'MICROGRID' POWER NETWORKS
Next-generation architecture for the new energy landscape:
The summer 2003 blackout in North America that affected tens of millions of people was the eighth such area-wide outage in seven years and the worst in the United States' history. More than a wake-up call, the blackout was a telling statement on the widely acknowledged weaknesses in the US national electric power grid.
Not surprisingly, the blackout prompted, among other things, calls for massive investment in the grid infrastructure. Avoiding such catastrophes in the US and elsewhere around the world will certainly require substantial investment to improve the hardware, software and human elements of transmission and distribution systems. But it will also take a willingness to embrace new solutions - including cutting demand through energy efficiency and increasing the use of innovative distributed generation strategies - to ease electrical system strain.
LIGHTENING THE LOAD
In peak load periods, when electricity supplies are tight and the system is at the greatest risk of failure, demand reductions can help the system absorb an unexpected shock from equipment failure, maintenance mistake, or an intentional disruption of power supply.
Over the last two decades...(Full Story)
Next-generation architecture for the new energy landscape:
The summer 2003 blackout in North America that affected tens of millions of people was the eighth such area-wide outage in seven years and the worst in the United States' history. More than a wake-up call, the blackout was a telling statement on the widely acknowledged weaknesses in the US national electric power grid.
Not surprisingly, the blackout prompted, among other things, calls for massive investment in the grid infrastructure. Avoiding such catastrophes in the US and elsewhere around the world will certainly require substantial investment to improve the hardware, software and human elements of transmission and distribution systems. But it will also take a willingness to embrace new solutions - including cutting demand through energy efficiency and increasing the use of innovative distributed generation strategies - to ease electrical system strain.
LIGHTENING THE LOAD
In peak load periods, when electricity supplies are tight and the system is at the greatest risk of failure, demand reductions can help the system absorb an unexpected shock from equipment failure, maintenance mistake, or an intentional disruption of power supply.
Over the last two decades...(Full Story)
Regulator Removes Barriers to UK Distributed Generation
UK energy regulator Ofgem and the Government's Department of Trade and Industry have published the second annual report of the Distributed Generation Co-ordination Group (DGCG), which shows that at least half of the 24 barriers to the development of small-scale distributed generation (DG) identified by the DGCG when it was founded have been removed. Many, but not all, of these distributed generators are wind farms or other renewable generation schemes.
UK Energy Minister Stephen Timms said: 'The DGCG has made real progress in addressing many of the barriers faced by distributed generation and is to be congratulated on its work to date. However, much more remains to be done, particularly in addressing the significant barriers to the connection of smaller-scale generation that remain in place.'
The focus of the DGCG has been...(Full Story)
UK energy regulator Ofgem and the Government's Department of Trade and Industry have published the second annual report of the Distributed Generation Co-ordination Group (DGCG), which shows that at least half of the 24 barriers to the development of small-scale distributed generation (DG) identified by the DGCG when it was founded have been removed. Many, but not all, of these distributed generators are wind farms or other renewable generation schemes.
UK Energy Minister Stephen Timms said: 'The DGCG has made real progress in addressing many of the barriers faced by distributed generation and is to be congratulated on its work to date. However, much more remains to be done, particularly in addressing the significant barriers to the connection of smaller-scale generation that remain in place.'
The focus of the DGCG has been...(Full Story)
Denmark to Renationalize Transmission Grid
Denmark is to renationalize its power transmission grid to allow fairer access conditions to wind and distributed generation.
Broad agreement was reached at the end of March between parties of the ruling coalition in Denmark on a transfer of ownership of the electricity grid from the present grid system operators, ELTRA and Elkraft, to a new state-owned enterprise, EnergiNet Danmark, as of January 2005. The present operators will not receive any remuneration from the state.
Minister for Economic and Business Affairs in Denmark, Bendt Bendtsen, commented: 'This is a far-sighted agreement to provide the necessary conditions for an energy market which should function more smoothly in future. The whole electricity grid in Denmark will belong to the government, ensuring that it is open to all users of the network on equal footing. On my part it is also important to point out that this agreement provides a stable framework for investors in the Danish electricity market.'
Preben Maegaard of the Folkecenter for Renewable Energy and President of the World Wind Energy Association described as 'sensational' the decision to nationalize the high-voltage power transmission system in order to allow all users equal access to the grid.
Measures will also...(Full Story)
Denmark is to renationalize its power transmission grid to allow fairer access conditions to wind and distributed generation.
Broad agreement was reached at the end of March between parties of the ruling coalition in Denmark on a transfer of ownership of the electricity grid from the present grid system operators, ELTRA and Elkraft, to a new state-owned enterprise, EnergiNet Danmark, as of January 2005. The present operators will not receive any remuneration from the state.
Minister for Economic and Business Affairs in Denmark, Bendt Bendtsen, commented: 'This is a far-sighted agreement to provide the necessary conditions for an energy market which should function more smoothly in future. The whole electricity grid in Denmark will belong to the government, ensuring that it is open to all users of the network on equal footing. On my part it is also important to point out that this agreement provides a stable framework for investors in the Danish electricity market.'
Preben Maegaard of the Folkecenter for Renewable Energy and President of the World Wind Energy Association described as 'sensational' the decision to nationalize the high-voltage power transmission system in order to allow all users equal access to the grid.
Measures will also...(Full Story)
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Hands off the Great Lakes, environmentalists say
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Michigan is the only state in the Great Lakes region without rules governing
massive water withdrawals, and environmentalists say that must change --
now. Source: Booth Newspapers (6/29)
Lake level increase nets new business
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Businesses that cater to recreational boaters and commercial shipping
interests are buoyed by the recent rise in Great Lakes water levels. Source:
The Detroit News (6/29)
St. Lawrence Seaway dredging hits rough waters
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Critics claim a binational transportation study of the Great Lakes and St.
Lawrence Seaway is the first step toward enlarging the system, despite
supporters' assurances to the contrary. Source: The Northwest Indiana Times
(6/29)
Clean Water Act to cost $1 billion
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Local officials in the Maumee River basin say the federal government should
help provide the more than $1 billion they estimate it will cost their
communities to implement federal clean water standards. Source: Fort Wayne
Journal Gazette (6/29)
Ohio EPA wants options on ozone rules
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The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has filed a lawsuit seeking more
flexibility to develop plans to meet new federal limits for ground-level
ozone under the Clean Air Act. Source: The Plain Dealer (6/29)
Utility corridors to serve as restoration laboratory
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Restoring native plant communities, reducing business costs and connecting
scattered natural habitats via power line corridors are intended results of
a $50,000 grant presented Monday to Save the Dunes Conservation Fund.
Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (6/29)
Water gardens a route for new invasives
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Water gardens are all the rage. But scientists warn that if plants or
animals get out of a backyard pond, they can endanger native species.
Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (6/28)
Anglers to profit from whitefish study
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Biologists will pay Great Lakes fishermen five dollars for every tagged
whitefish they catch. But if their study proves the fish are in danger, it
could mean tighter restrictions on the fishermen. Source: Great Lakes Radio
Consortium (6/28)
Northern Michigan has scenic bike routes
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It is confidently written on the state of Michigan's Web site: "There is no
better bicycling country than Michigan's scenic and gently rolling two
peninsulas located in the heart of the Great Lakes Basin." Source: The
Detroit News (6/27)
Milwaukee not alone in dumping sewage
----------------------------------------
Chicago politicians spouting off about the recent bout of sewer spills in
Milwaukee might want to take a look - or a whiff - in their own backyard.
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (6/26)
For links to these stories and more, visit http://www.great-lakes.net/news/
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Hands off the Great Lakes, environmentalists say
----------------------------------------
Michigan is the only state in the Great Lakes region without rules governing
massive water withdrawals, and environmentalists say that must change --
now. Source: Booth Newspapers (6/29)
Lake level increase nets new business
----------------------------------------
Businesses that cater to recreational boaters and commercial shipping
interests are buoyed by the recent rise in Great Lakes water levels. Source:
The Detroit News (6/29)
St. Lawrence Seaway dredging hits rough waters
----------------------------------------
Critics claim a binational transportation study of the Great Lakes and St.
Lawrence Seaway is the first step toward enlarging the system, despite
supporters' assurances to the contrary. Source: The Northwest Indiana Times
(6/29)
Clean Water Act to cost $1 billion
----------------------------------------
Local officials in the Maumee River basin say the federal government should
help provide the more than $1 billion they estimate it will cost their
communities to implement federal clean water standards. Source: Fort Wayne
Journal Gazette (6/29)
Ohio EPA wants options on ozone rules
----------------------------------------
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has filed a lawsuit seeking more
flexibility to develop plans to meet new federal limits for ground-level
ozone under the Clean Air Act. Source: The Plain Dealer (6/29)
Utility corridors to serve as restoration laboratory
----------------------------------------
Restoring native plant communities, reducing business costs and connecting
scattered natural habitats via power line corridors are intended results of
a $50,000 grant presented Monday to Save the Dunes Conservation Fund.
Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (6/29)
Water gardens a route for new invasives
----------------------------------------
Water gardens are all the rage. But scientists warn that if plants or
animals get out of a backyard pond, they can endanger native species.
Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (6/28)
Anglers to profit from whitefish study
----------------------------------------
Biologists will pay Great Lakes fishermen five dollars for every tagged
whitefish they catch. But if their study proves the fish are in danger, it
could mean tighter restrictions on the fishermen. Source: Great Lakes Radio
Consortium (6/28)
Northern Michigan has scenic bike routes
----------------------------------------
It is confidently written on the state of Michigan's Web site: "There is no
better bicycling country than Michigan's scenic and gently rolling two
peninsulas located in the heart of the Great Lakes Basin." Source: The
Detroit News (6/27)
Milwaukee not alone in dumping sewage
----------------------------------------
Chicago politicians spouting off about the recent bout of sewer spills in
Milwaukee might want to take a look - or a whiff - in their own backyard.
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (6/26)
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TEACHERS LEARN TO ENGAGE THEIR STUDENTS IN ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION
MADISON - School's out, but not for a select group of kindergarten through grade 12 teachers who are attending Earth Partnership for Schools (EPS) workshops at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum. They are learning that ecological restoration - returning the land in their schoolyards to its original state, the way it was before settlers arrived - is not only good for the land, but also good for developing their students' skills across the curriculum.
Teachers throughout Wisconsin and from as far away as New York are currently participating in a two-week EPS Summer Institute at the Arboretum. The New York teachers will be working with their students on restoring some of the Hempstead Plains on Long Island, an exceedingly rare prairie ecosystem. It appears that they have vestiges of this ecological community on the school grounds.
During the workshop, teams of teachers literally get down and dirty with a variety of hands-on activities designed to show them how to teach their students ecological restoration. In the process, they get tips on how to make the experience meaningful, fun and educational.
Teachers learn how to incorporate math, science, art, music, social studies, history, literature and other curriculum areas into land-restoration activities. Soon, their students will get to participate in this hands-on, minds-on approach to learning and watch the changing face of their schoolyard as it develops into an outdoor laboratory that can be shared with the community.
"We have found that planting a prairie or other ecosystem provides students with rich and personally meaningful opportunities to learn ecological concepts and study the natural and cultural history of their school property," says Libby McCann, program manager for Earth Partnership for Schools. "Student involvement is grounded in basic science and enhanced through a variety of activities in other subjects as they design, plant, maintain and complete their restoration project. In addition, we have found that along with improving student performance, the experience brings schools and communities together."
As one 2003 participant stated: "This institute has been a once-in-a-lifetime experience for me as a teacher. I have never taken any course that has left me so energized to improve my teaching and student learning."
The Earth Partnership for Schools Program has provided environmental education strategies for students in kindergarten through high school since 1991. Begun as outgrowth of the Arboretum's focus on ecological restoration as a way of establishing a positive relationship between people and the land, the program also helps teachers meet a state mandate requiring school districts to incorporate environmental education into the curriculum.
The current institute runs from June 21 through July 2. A second institute runs from July 19-30. Teams of teachers apply to the program, with two "lead teachers" from a school attending the first two-week summer institute, and receiving three graduate credits, a stipend and program resources (e.g. curricular activities). The second summer, the two lead teachers return with four "associate" team members, who can be other teachers, staff and/or community members. Teachers in the second summer's institute also receive three graduate credits, a stipend and program resources.
"We encourage the teams to have teachers from many different subject areas - science, language arts, math, etc. - given the nature of the program," says McCann. "Participants will sharpen their teaching techniques, gain new content knowledge and collaborative skills, address relevant state standards and student assessment issues, and receive a variety of educational resource materials and curricula."
All schools accepted into the program also receive ongoing support from EPS staff after the summer institute series. This support includes school-wide in-service opportunities, student field trips to the Arboretum, loan of equipment kits, classroom support for science inquiry projects related to the restoration site and site consultations.
"EPS provides support to encourage long-term involvement because we want to ensure that the project becomes a sustainable part of the school curriculum," McCann explains.
The UW-Madison Arboretum, world famous for pioneering restoration work initiated by Aldo Leopold and his colleagues in the 1930s, provides living laboratories for restoration-related research and teaching. The Earth Partnership for Schools Program is sponsored by the Arboretum and supported in part by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Wisconsin's Improving Teacher Quality Higher Education Program and ESEA Title II Higher Education Professional Development Program.
To find out more about the Earth Partnership for Schools Program, contact McCann, at (608) 262-5367 or epmccann@wisc.edu.
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NOTE TO PHOTO EDITORS: High-resolution photos of institute activities and students working in their schoolyards are available by contacting Pat Brown at (608) 265-3355 or pabrown1@wisc.edu.
TEACHERS LEARN TO ENGAGE THEIR STUDENTS IN ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION
MADISON - School's out, but not for a select group of kindergarten through grade 12 teachers who are attending Earth Partnership for Schools (EPS) workshops at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum. They are learning that ecological restoration - returning the land in their schoolyards to its original state, the way it was before settlers arrived - is not only good for the land, but also good for developing their students' skills across the curriculum.
Teachers throughout Wisconsin and from as far away as New York are currently participating in a two-week EPS Summer Institute at the Arboretum. The New York teachers will be working with their students on restoring some of the Hempstead Plains on Long Island, an exceedingly rare prairie ecosystem. It appears that they have vestiges of this ecological community on the school grounds.
During the workshop, teams of teachers literally get down and dirty with a variety of hands-on activities designed to show them how to teach their students ecological restoration. In the process, they get tips on how to make the experience meaningful, fun and educational.
Teachers learn how to incorporate math, science, art, music, social studies, history, literature and other curriculum areas into land-restoration activities. Soon, their students will get to participate in this hands-on, minds-on approach to learning and watch the changing face of their schoolyard as it develops into an outdoor laboratory that can be shared with the community.
"We have found that planting a prairie or other ecosystem provides students with rich and personally meaningful opportunities to learn ecological concepts and study the natural and cultural history of their school property," says Libby McCann, program manager for Earth Partnership for Schools. "Student involvement is grounded in basic science and enhanced through a variety of activities in other subjects as they design, plant, maintain and complete their restoration project. In addition, we have found that along with improving student performance, the experience brings schools and communities together."
As one 2003 participant stated: "This institute has been a once-in-a-lifetime experience for me as a teacher. I have never taken any course that has left me so energized to improve my teaching and student learning."
The Earth Partnership for Schools Program has provided environmental education strategies for students in kindergarten through high school since 1991. Begun as outgrowth of the Arboretum's focus on ecological restoration as a way of establishing a positive relationship between people and the land, the program also helps teachers meet a state mandate requiring school districts to incorporate environmental education into the curriculum.
The current institute runs from June 21 through July 2. A second institute runs from July 19-30. Teams of teachers apply to the program, with two "lead teachers" from a school attending the first two-week summer institute, and receiving three graduate credits, a stipend and program resources (e.g. curricular activities). The second summer, the two lead teachers return with four "associate" team members, who can be other teachers, staff and/or community members. Teachers in the second summer's institute also receive three graduate credits, a stipend and program resources.
"We encourage the teams to have teachers from many different subject areas - science, language arts, math, etc. - given the nature of the program," says McCann. "Participants will sharpen their teaching techniques, gain new content knowledge and collaborative skills, address relevant state standards and student assessment issues, and receive a variety of educational resource materials and curricula."
All schools accepted into the program also receive ongoing support from EPS staff after the summer institute series. This support includes school-wide in-service opportunities, student field trips to the Arboretum, loan of equipment kits, classroom support for science inquiry projects related to the restoration site and site consultations.
"EPS provides support to encourage long-term involvement because we want to ensure that the project becomes a sustainable part of the school curriculum," McCann explains.
The UW-Madison Arboretum, world famous for pioneering restoration work initiated by Aldo Leopold and his colleagues in the 1930s, provides living laboratories for restoration-related research and teaching. The Earth Partnership for Schools Program is sponsored by the Arboretum and supported in part by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Wisconsin's Improving Teacher Quality Higher Education Program and ESEA Title II Higher Education Professional Development Program.
To find out more about the Earth Partnership for Schools Program, contact McCann, at (608) 262-5367 or epmccann@wisc.edu.
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Fahrenheit 9-11: The Temperature at Which Freedom Burns
Meryl Ann Butler
OpEdNews.com
Seeing police stationed outside our small town movie theatre in Northern Arizona was the first clue that something unusual was going on. The next was the shell-shocked looks on the faces of viewers leaving the premier of Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9-11.
Painstakingly researched and documented, the movie offers some good-sized chunks of the evening news that never made it into American living rooms. As the bandwagon filled with most of America’s media heads into the sunset, with Cheney holding the reigns, we finally see the intertwined connections between the bin Laden and Bush families, the infiltration of Halliburton and the Carlyle Group into our government and the Nero-ic image of Bush golfing while Rome burns...(Full Story)
Meryl Ann Butler
OpEdNews.com
Seeing police stationed outside our small town movie theatre in Northern Arizona was the first clue that something unusual was going on. The next was the shell-shocked looks on the faces of viewers leaving the premier of Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9-11.
Painstakingly researched and documented, the movie offers some good-sized chunks of the evening news that never made it into American living rooms. As the bandwagon filled with most of America’s media heads into the sunset, with Cheney holding the reigns, we finally see the intertwined connections between the bin Laden and Bush families, the infiltration of Halliburton and the Carlyle Group into our government and the Nero-ic image of Bush golfing while Rome burns...(Full Story)
Monday, June 28, 2004
County's largest wind turbine goes up
By Amelia Buragas / The Captol Times
May 27, 2004
CROSS PLAINS - The largest wind turbine in Dane County was erected Wednesday on a farm near the village of Cross Plains.
The 35-kilowatt turbine, which will produce enough energy to power five to seven homes, was installed on Steve Kalscheur's property on County J.
Kalscheur, vice president of UW Provision Co., a Middleton-based meat packing company, said he chose wind energy for both environmental and economic reasons.
"When I was a kid there were windmills around all the farms," Kalscheur said. "I figured someday that would pay off."
Kalscheur noted that after the initial investment, he will pay nothing but...(Full Story)
By Amelia Buragas / The Captol Times
May 27, 2004
CROSS PLAINS - The largest wind turbine in Dane County was erected Wednesday on a farm near the village of Cross Plains.
The 35-kilowatt turbine, which will produce enough energy to power five to seven homes, was installed on Steve Kalscheur's property on County J.
Kalscheur, vice president of UW Provision Co., a Middleton-based meat packing company, said he chose wind energy for both environmental and economic reasons.
"When I was a kid there were windmills around all the farms," Kalscheur said. "I figured someday that would pay off."
Kalscheur noted that after the initial investment, he will pay nothing but...(Full Story)
SMALL WIND E-NEWSLETTER
July 2004
Issue No. 11, June 28, 2004
Editor: Larry Sherwood, Interstate Renewable Energy Council
TABLE OF CONTENTS
NEWS
(1) USDA Announces Renewable Energy Funds
(2) OREGON 22 kW Wind Turbine is First Wind Project in National Scenic Area
(3) PENNSYLVANIA Announces $5 Million Energy Harvest Grant Program
(4) NORTH CAROLINA Small Wind Initiative Receives Grant Funding
(5) MISSOURI Offers Equipment to Measure Wind Resources
(6) CALIFORNIA and NEW YORK List Turbines Eligible for Rebates
(7) MASSACHUSETTS Entrepreneurs Work to Lower Wind Power Cost
(8) Interior West Think Tank Releases Comprehensive Study for Western Power Grid
(9) Residential Windmill Preventative Maintenance
(10) Upcoming Small Wind Events
INTERCONNECTION AND NET METERING
(11) VIRGINIA - SCC Opens Docket to Amend State's Net Metering Rules
(12) MICHIGAN - PSC to Develop Net Metering Rules
(13) HAWAII - Net Metering Capacity Expanded to 50 kW
INCENTIVES
(14) HAWAII Residential and Wind Energy Credit
RESOURCES
(15) TECHNICAL PAPER: Break-Even Turnkey Cost of Residential Wind Systems
(16) New Small Wind Consumer Guides Released
LINKS TO SMALL WIND IN THE NEWS
(17) Capital Times (Madison, WI)
(18) KPVI (Pocatello, ID)
(19) Omaha World-Herald
(20) Houston Chronicle
ABOUT THE SMALL WIND NEWSLETTER
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July 2004
Issue No. 11, June 28, 2004
Editor: Larry Sherwood, Interstate Renewable Energy Council
TABLE OF CONTENTS
NEWS
(1) USDA Announces Renewable Energy Funds
(2) OREGON 22 kW Wind Turbine is First Wind Project in National Scenic Area
(3) PENNSYLVANIA Announces $5 Million Energy Harvest Grant Program
(4) NORTH CAROLINA Small Wind Initiative Receives Grant Funding
(5) MISSOURI Offers Equipment to Measure Wind Resources
(6) CALIFORNIA and NEW YORK List Turbines Eligible for Rebates
(7) MASSACHUSETTS Entrepreneurs Work to Lower Wind Power Cost
(8) Interior West Think Tank Releases Comprehensive Study for Western Power Grid
(9) Residential Windmill Preventative Maintenance
(10) Upcoming Small Wind Events
INTERCONNECTION AND NET METERING
(11) VIRGINIA - SCC Opens Docket to Amend State's Net Metering Rules
(12) MICHIGAN - PSC to Develop Net Metering Rules
(13) HAWAII - Net Metering Capacity Expanded to 50 kW
INCENTIVES
(14) HAWAII Residential and Wind Energy Credit
RESOURCES
(15) TECHNICAL PAPER: Break-Even Turnkey Cost of Residential Wind Systems
(16) New Small Wind Consumer Guides Released
LINKS TO SMALL WIND IN THE NEWS
(17) Capital Times (Madison, WI)
(18) KPVI (Pocatello, ID)
(19) Omaha World-Herald
(20) Houston Chronicle
ABOUT THE SMALL WIND NEWSLETTER
Includes information on how to subscribe and unsubscribe.
The current Small Wind Newsletter is also available on the web at http://www.irecusa.org/smallwindenergy/e-newsletter.html
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Steel plant deal puts Michigan up in pollution
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Toxic waste generated in Michigan is up, according to data released last
week, but officials say the numbers were skewed by one big change. Source:
Detroit Free Press (6/28)
Lawmakers asked to cut water exports
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Michigan environmental groups are launching a campaign to get state
legislators to pledge to support limits on bulk water withdrawals and
diversions from the Great Lakes. Source: The Toledo Blade (6/28)
Wetland restoration and hypoxia relief
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Some experts say that more wetlands in the upper Midwest could reduce the
size of the oxygen-depleted "dead zone" that appears in the Gulf of Mexico
every spring. Source: Earthwatch Radio (6/28)
Cormorants' fish-eating habits targeted for WDNR study
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In an effort to satisfy the angler concerns over declining perch
populations, the Wisconsin DNR has launched a study of the two major
fish-eating bird species on Green Bay. Source: The Appleton Post-Crescent
(6/27)
Debate grows over weed-control methods
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Faced with thick tangles of unwanted water weeds, property owners on three
Michigan lakes took very different approaches to control the invasive
European watermilfoil. Source: The Bay City Times (6/27)
Great Lakes protection bill passes Senate panel
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Legislation to help complete a preventative barrier in the Illinois River to
keep Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes passed the Senate Environment
and Public Works Committee last week. Source: Port Clinton News Herald
(6/26)
Water woes mount as level of available groundwater decreases
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The cost of returned treated wastewater to the Great Lakes could make it
impractical for Milwaukee suburbs to tap Lake Michigan water, even if
expected new rules governing Great Lakes water use allow them to do so.
Source: Greater Milwaukee Today (6/25)
Ohio unveils recreational boating plan
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A recreational boating plan to serve as a guide for future development of
Ohio waterways was recently completed by the state DNR. Source: The Fremont
News-Messenger (6/25)
New law aims for smooth ride
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A new New York state law this year requires personal watercraft users to
take a boating safety class before going out on the water. Source: The
Ithica Journal (6/22)
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Steel plant deal puts Michigan up in pollution
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Toxic waste generated in Michigan is up, according to data released last
week, but officials say the numbers were skewed by one big change. Source:
Detroit Free Press (6/28)
Lawmakers asked to cut water exports
----------------------------------------
Michigan environmental groups are launching a campaign to get state
legislators to pledge to support limits on bulk water withdrawals and
diversions from the Great Lakes. Source: The Toledo Blade (6/28)
Wetland restoration and hypoxia relief
----------------------------------------
Some experts say that more wetlands in the upper Midwest could reduce the
size of the oxygen-depleted "dead zone" that appears in the Gulf of Mexico
every spring. Source: Earthwatch Radio (6/28)
Cormorants' fish-eating habits targeted for WDNR study
----------------------------------------
In an effort to satisfy the angler concerns over declining perch
populations, the Wisconsin DNR has launched a study of the two major
fish-eating bird species on Green Bay. Source: The Appleton Post-Crescent
(6/27)
Debate grows over weed-control methods
----------------------------------------
Faced with thick tangles of unwanted water weeds, property owners on three
Michigan lakes took very different approaches to control the invasive
European watermilfoil. Source: The Bay City Times (6/27)
Great Lakes protection bill passes Senate panel
----------------------------------------
Legislation to help complete a preventative barrier in the Illinois River to
keep Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes passed the Senate Environment
and Public Works Committee last week. Source: Port Clinton News Herald
(6/26)
Water woes mount as level of available groundwater decreases
----------------------------------------
The cost of returned treated wastewater to the Great Lakes could make it
impractical for Milwaukee suburbs to tap Lake Michigan water, even if
expected new rules governing Great Lakes water use allow them to do so.
Source: Greater Milwaukee Today (6/25)
Ohio unveils recreational boating plan
----------------------------------------
A recreational boating plan to serve as a guide for future development of
Ohio waterways was recently completed by the state DNR. Source: The Fremont
News-Messenger (6/25)
New law aims for smooth ride
----------------------------------------
A new New York state law this year requires personal watercraft users to
take a boating safety class before going out on the water. Source: The
Ithica Journal (6/22)
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Friday, June 25, 2004
From MoveOn.org :
Dear MoveOn member,
When Fahrenheit 9/11 opened in New York on Wednesday, it broke box-office records, beating out even Men in Black with wall-to-wall sold-out shows. And tonight, despite the right-wing campaigns to stop it, it will open at over 800 theaters across the country -- totally unprecedented for a documentary. Well over one hundred thousand MoveOn members will be there over the course of the weekend, and we hope you can come, too.
But this huge opening for Fahrenheit 9/11 is just the beginning. On Monday night, tens of thousands of MoveOn members are gathering at house parties across the country in "Turn Up the Heat," a nation-wide virtual town meeting with Michael Moore. Together, we'll take the enormous momentum of Fahrenheit 9/11 and channel it into strategic action to win back the White House.
There are over 1,400 house parties planned so far, from Delray Beach, Florida to Salem, Oregon. To find a party near you, or host one of your own, just go to:
http://action.moveonpac.org/f911/
We launched this campaign around Fahrenheit 9/11 because to the media, the pundits, and the politicians in power, the movie's success will be seen as a cultural referendum on the Bush administration and the Iraq war. Together, we have an opportunity to knock this ball out of the park -- to powerfully prove that when someone has the courage to publicly speak the truth, the American people will be right behind them.
Plus, it's a great movie.
To find out where Fahrenheit 9/11 is playing and get tickets, just go to:
http://www.f911tix.com/
Dear MoveOn member,
When Fahrenheit 9/11 opened in New York on Wednesday, it broke box-office records, beating out even Men in Black with wall-to-wall sold-out shows. And tonight, despite the right-wing campaigns to stop it, it will open at over 800 theaters across the country -- totally unprecedented for a documentary. Well over one hundred thousand MoveOn members will be there over the course of the weekend, and we hope you can come, too.
But this huge opening for Fahrenheit 9/11 is just the beginning. On Monday night, tens of thousands of MoveOn members are gathering at house parties across the country in "Turn Up the Heat," a nation-wide virtual town meeting with Michael Moore. Together, we'll take the enormous momentum of Fahrenheit 9/11 and channel it into strategic action to win back the White House.
There are over 1,400 house parties planned so far, from Delray Beach, Florida to Salem, Oregon. To find a party near you, or host one of your own, just go to:
http://action.moveonpac.org/f911/
We launched this campaign around Fahrenheit 9/11 because to the media, the pundits, and the politicians in power, the movie's success will be seen as a cultural referendum on the Bush administration and the Iraq war. Together, we have an opportunity to knock this ball out of the park -- to powerfully prove that when someone has the courage to publicly speak the truth, the American people will be right behind them.
Plus, it's a great movie.
To find out where Fahrenheit 9/11 is playing and get tickets, just go to:
http://www.f911tix.com/
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
6/25/2004
CONTACT: Faramarz Vakili-Zadeh, (608) 265-2757, fvakili@fpm.wisc.edu
UW-MADISON ENERGY-SAVING EFFORTS YIELD NATIONAL AWARD
MADISON - Faramarz Vakili-Zadeh, a leader in energy-efficiency efforts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, received the 2004 Public Service Award at the Energy Efficiency Forum in Washington, D.C., for his efforts to manage energy use on campus.
The forum's annual award recognizes a federal or state government official who has provided exemplary leadership in instituting and advancing energy efficiency.
Vakili-Zadeh, associate director of UW-Madison's physical plant, accepted the award on behalf of the state and the university last week at a congressional reception in the Library of Congress.
"This really is a recognition of the efforts of the whole campus and of the state," he says. "Energy conservation is the right thing to do. Saving money, concern for the environment and energy security are some of the right reasons to do it. We must do everything possible to maximize energy conservation on campus."
Vakili-Zadeh has been a leading advocate of energy efficiency on campus, and was instrumental in implementing UW-Madison's efforts under the state's energy-saving Wisconsin Energy Initiative, begun in 1992.
That program, a partnership between the state of Wisconsin and Johnson Controls Inc., is expected to save the university more than $75 million in total energy costs, reduce water use by 1.7 billion gallons and cut carbon dioxide emissions by 8.9 million tons over 30 years.
The program has involved installing more energy-efficient lighting, occupancy sensors, more efficient motors, toilet replacements, energy monitoring, window retrofits and other energy-saving measures.
For more information on the forum awards, visit www.eeforum.net/awards.html
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UW-MADISON ENERGY-SAVING EFFORTS YIELD NATIONAL AWARD
MADISON - Faramarz Vakili-Zadeh, a leader in energy-efficiency efforts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, received the 2004 Public Service Award at the Energy Efficiency Forum in Washington, D.C., for his efforts to manage energy use on campus.
The forum's annual award recognizes a federal or state government official who has provided exemplary leadership in instituting and advancing energy efficiency.
Vakili-Zadeh, associate director of UW-Madison's physical plant, accepted the award on behalf of the state and the university last week at a congressional reception in the Library of Congress.
"This really is a recognition of the efforts of the whole campus and of the state," he says. "Energy conservation is the right thing to do. Saving money, concern for the environment and energy security are some of the right reasons to do it. We must do everything possible to maximize energy conservation on campus."
Vakili-Zadeh has been a leading advocate of energy efficiency on campus, and was instrumental in implementing UW-Madison's efforts under the state's energy-saving Wisconsin Energy Initiative, begun in 1992.
That program, a partnership between the state of Wisconsin and Johnson Controls Inc., is expected to save the university more than $75 million in total energy costs, reduce water use by 1.7 billion gallons and cut carbon dioxide emissions by 8.9 million tons over 30 years.
The program has involved installing more energy-efficient lighting, occupancy sensors, more efficient motors, toilet replacements, energy monitoring, window retrofits and other energy-saving measures.
For more information on the forum awards, visit www.eeforum.net/awards.html
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Who needs oceans?
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Mention "beach," and most Americans tend to think of the oceans. But on the
Great Lakes, there are hundreds of beaches in the nation's heartland that
visitors would be hard-pressed to distinguish from their ocean cousins.
Source: USA Today (6/25)
Wilson Island for sale
----------------------------------------
Creating a rare opportunity to buy island property in the greatest of the
Great Lakes, huge Wilson Island off Lake Superior's north shore has been put
on the market. Source: The Globe and Mail (6/25)
Ontario okays Niagara power plant expansion
----------------------------------------
A generating project that will involve boring a new tunnel under the city of
Niagara Falls has been given a green light by the Ontario government.
Source: Canadian Press (6/25)
Lake Erie adventure
----------------------------------------
Lake Erie's Presque Isle State Park is becoming an increasingly popular spot
for kiteboarding, a wind-driven sport that isn't yet a decade old. Source:
CNN (6/25)
Lake Michigan perch are landed in big numbers
----------------------------------------
The size and numbers of perch being taken off Waukegan, Ill., are simply
scary, likely the best fishermen will see for years. Source: The Star (6/24)
Rain gardens seen as key to cutting pollution
----------------------------------------
Rain gardens, designed to hold rainwater and let it seep gradually into the
ground, are the latest effort to cut runoff pollution in northern Wisconsin.
Source: Minnesota Public Radio (6/23)
Beaches vary in approaches to safety
----------------------------------------
Neither red flags nor loudspeaker warnings seem to be taking hold with
swimmers, despite seven drownings on the Fourth of July last year in Berrien
County on Lake Michigan. Source: South Bend Tribune (6/23)
Walkerton fund sparks anger
----------------------------------------
The firm overseeing the Walkerton compensation plan has been paid $11.2
million over three years to pay out $48.5 million worth of claims in a
process that's come under fire for its secrecy and lengthy delays. Source:
The Toronto Star (6/23)
Seaway navigation study raises questions
----------------------------------------
The U.S. and Canada are about halfway through a major Great Lakes avigation
study, the scope of which has changed since it was first proposed. Source:
Great Lakes Radio Consortium (6/21)
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Great Lakes News: 25 June 2004
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Who needs oceans?
----------------------------------------
Mention "beach," and most Americans tend to think of the oceans. But on the
Great Lakes, there are hundreds of beaches in the nation's heartland that
visitors would be hard-pressed to distinguish from their ocean cousins.
Source: USA Today (6/25)
Wilson Island for sale
----------------------------------------
Creating a rare opportunity to buy island property in the greatest of the
Great Lakes, huge Wilson Island off Lake Superior's north shore has been put
on the market. Source: The Globe and Mail (6/25)
Ontario okays Niagara power plant expansion
----------------------------------------
A generating project that will involve boring a new tunnel under the city of
Niagara Falls has been given a green light by the Ontario government.
Source: Canadian Press (6/25)
Lake Erie adventure
----------------------------------------
Lake Erie's Presque Isle State Park is becoming an increasingly popular spot
for kiteboarding, a wind-driven sport that isn't yet a decade old. Source:
CNN (6/25)
Lake Michigan perch are landed in big numbers
----------------------------------------
The size and numbers of perch being taken off Waukegan, Ill., are simply
scary, likely the best fishermen will see for years. Source: The Star (6/24)
Rain gardens seen as key to cutting pollution
----------------------------------------
Rain gardens, designed to hold rainwater and let it seep gradually into the
ground, are the latest effort to cut runoff pollution in northern Wisconsin.
Source: Minnesota Public Radio (6/23)
Beaches vary in approaches to safety
----------------------------------------
Neither red flags nor loudspeaker warnings seem to be taking hold with
swimmers, despite seven drownings on the Fourth of July last year in Berrien
County on Lake Michigan. Source: South Bend Tribune (6/23)
Walkerton fund sparks anger
----------------------------------------
The firm overseeing the Walkerton compensation plan has been paid $11.2
million over three years to pay out $48.5 million worth of claims in a
process that's come under fire for its secrecy and lengthy delays. Source:
The Toronto Star (6/23)
Seaway navigation study raises questions
----------------------------------------
The U.S. and Canada are about halfway through a major Great Lakes avigation
study, the scope of which has changed since it was first proposed. Source:
Great Lakes Radio Consortium (6/21)
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Gobies discovered in Grand Traverse Bay
----------------------------------------
It's an ugly, mean nuisance that doesn't belong in this part of the world,
but the round goby has come to Michigan's Grand Traverse Bay. Source:
Lansing State Journal (6/24)
Senate boosts plan to build carp barrier
----------------------------------------
The U.S. Senate yesterday moved along legislation that could help fund
completion of an electrical barrier near Chicago that is designed to prevent
the highly destructive Asian carp from entering Lake Michigan. Source: The
Toledo Blade (6/24)
Indiana's pollution rose 7%, EPA says
----------------------------------------
The volume of pollution released by Indiana industries increased almost 7
percent in 2002, although emissions of cancer-causing toxins declined for
the fifth year in a row, according to a federal inventory released
Wednesday. Source: The Indianapolis Star (6/24)
E. coli casts shadow over public beaches
----------------------------------------
Potentially dangerous levels of bacteria caused by last month's heavy rains
and flooding have all but subsided at local beaches, health officials said.
Source: The Port Huron Times-Herald (6/24)
Ferry not running at full capacity
----------------------------------------
The new Rochester-Toronto fast ferry can seat nearly 800 passengers and
carry 238 vehicles, but some days are slower than others. Source: NEWS 10 -
Rochester (6/24)
High mercury levels in Ohio rain
----------------------------------------
Columbus, Ohio, area rainfall contains up to 15 times more mercury than what
would be considered safe in a major waterway, according to a new study
released by sportsmen groups this week. Source: The Advocate (6/23)
COMMENTARY: The mistake by the lake
----------------------------------------
Humans don't need steel. They don't need rubber. They need water. Source:
The Cleveland Free Times (6/23)
Workshop on Great Lakes protection June 30
----------------------------------------
A public Lake Superior Restoration and Protection Priorities Workshop will
be held June 30 on the University of Minnesota - Duluth campus. Source: The
Ashland Daily Press (6/22)
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Great Lakes News: 24 June 2004
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Gobies discovered in Grand Traverse Bay
----------------------------------------
It's an ugly, mean nuisance that doesn't belong in this part of the world,
but the round goby has come to Michigan's Grand Traverse Bay. Source:
Lansing State Journal (6/24)
Senate boosts plan to build carp barrier
----------------------------------------
The U.S. Senate yesterday moved along legislation that could help fund
completion of an electrical barrier near Chicago that is designed to prevent
the highly destructive Asian carp from entering Lake Michigan. Source: The
Toledo Blade (6/24)
Indiana's pollution rose 7%, EPA says
----------------------------------------
The volume of pollution released by Indiana industries increased almost 7
percent in 2002, although emissions of cancer-causing toxins declined for
the fifth year in a row, according to a federal inventory released
Wednesday. Source: The Indianapolis Star (6/24)
E. coli casts shadow over public beaches
----------------------------------------
Potentially dangerous levels of bacteria caused by last month's heavy rains
and flooding have all but subsided at local beaches, health officials said.
Source: The Port Huron Times-Herald (6/24)
Ferry not running at full capacity
----------------------------------------
The new Rochester-Toronto fast ferry can seat nearly 800 passengers and
carry 238 vehicles, but some days are slower than others. Source: NEWS 10 -
Rochester (6/24)
High mercury levels in Ohio rain
----------------------------------------
Columbus, Ohio, area rainfall contains up to 15 times more mercury than what
would be considered safe in a major waterway, according to a new study
released by sportsmen groups this week. Source: The Advocate (6/23)
COMMENTARY: The mistake by the lake
----------------------------------------
Humans don't need steel. They don't need rubber. They need water. Source:
The Cleveland Free Times (6/23)
Workshop on Great Lakes protection June 30
----------------------------------------
A public Lake Superior Restoration and Protection Priorities Workshop will
be held June 30 on the University of Minnesota - Duluth campus. Source: The
Ashland Daily Press (6/22)
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Great Lakes News: 23 June 2004
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Great Lakes forever campaign launched in U.S.
----------------------------------------
This summer, the Biodiversity Project hopes millions of Great Lakes region
residents will become concerned about the future of the Lakes to change
things for the better. Source: Environmental News Network (6/23)
Locks expansion discussed at Lake Superior meeting
----------------------------------------
Citizens voiced concerns about the future of the Great Lakes at the
International Lake Superior Board of Control meeting Monday. Source: The
Holland Sentinel (6/23)
Ohio sewer district plans emergency backup
----------------------------------------
The regional sewer district will spend nearly $30 million on backup
emergency power equipment to keep its treatment plants running in another
blackout. Source: The Plain Dealer (6/23)
County gets EPA grant to assess brownfields
----------------------------------------
St. Joseph County's Economic Development Corp. has been awarded a $400,000
grant through the Environmental Protection Agency to assess potential
brownfield sites throughout the county. Source: South Bend Tribune (6/22)
Measure would protect bluffs
----------------------------------------
A proposal outlines the transfer of Lake Michigan bluffs from the Navy to
the Openlands Project, a non-profit land conservancy based in Chicago.
Source: Chicago Tribune (6/22)
Detroit port authority breaks ground on riverfront
----------------------------------------
Detroit's hopes to become more of a tourist draw got a boost Monday as
officials broke ground for an $11.25-million headquarters and public
terminal for the Detroit Wayne County Port Authority. Source: Detroit Free
Press (6/22)
Navy property on lake could become park
----------------------------------------
A secluded two-mile stretch of Lake Michigan shoreline that has remained
much the same since explorers saw it centuries ago could be opened as a
public park. Source: Arlington Heights Daily Herald (6/22)
Wisconsin fish at risk
----------------------------------------
Overfishing, pollution and the proliferation of invasive species are to
blame for the depletion of fish in the Great Lakes. Source: Madison Capital
Times (6/21)
Group hopes for deal preserving 413 acres of Lake Michigan dunes
----------------------------------------
A conservation group's plans are moving forward to preserve more than 400
acres of dunes along Lake Michigan that an unidentified benefactor pledged
more than $30 million to help save. Source: Detroit Free Press (6/21)
Lake Erie's got quite a catch
----------------------------------------
The perch and walleye are plentiful in Lake Erie this season, according to
those involved in fishing. Source: The Lorain Morning Journal (6/19)
Water quality impacts of Middle Bass Island project topic of public hearing
----------------------------------------
The Ohio EPA will hold a public information session and hearing to accept
nominations on water quality impacts associated with a proposed project
along the south shore of Middle Bass Island. Source: Port Clinton News
Herald (6/19)
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Great Lakes News: 23 June 2004
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Great Lakes forever campaign launched in U.S.
----------------------------------------
This summer, the Biodiversity Project hopes millions of Great Lakes region
residents will become concerned about the future of the Lakes to change
things for the better. Source: Environmental News Network (6/23)
Locks expansion discussed at Lake Superior meeting
----------------------------------------
Citizens voiced concerns about the future of the Great Lakes at the
International Lake Superior Board of Control meeting Monday. Source: The
Holland Sentinel (6/23)
Ohio sewer district plans emergency backup
----------------------------------------
The regional sewer district will spend nearly $30 million on backup
emergency power equipment to keep its treatment plants running in another
blackout. Source: The Plain Dealer (6/23)
County gets EPA grant to assess brownfields
----------------------------------------
St. Joseph County's Economic Development Corp. has been awarded a $400,000
grant through the Environmental Protection Agency to assess potential
brownfield sites throughout the county. Source: South Bend Tribune (6/22)
Measure would protect bluffs
----------------------------------------
A proposal outlines the transfer of Lake Michigan bluffs from the Navy to
the Openlands Project, a non-profit land conservancy based in Chicago.
Source: Chicago Tribune (6/22)
Detroit port authority breaks ground on riverfront
----------------------------------------
Detroit's hopes to become more of a tourist draw got a boost Monday as
officials broke ground for an $11.25-million headquarters and public
terminal for the Detroit Wayne County Port Authority. Source: Detroit Free
Press (6/22)
Navy property on lake could become park
----------------------------------------
A secluded two-mile stretch of Lake Michigan shoreline that has remained
much the same since explorers saw it centuries ago could be opened as a
public park. Source: Arlington Heights Daily Herald (6/22)
Wisconsin fish at risk
----------------------------------------
Overfishing, pollution and the proliferation of invasive species are to
blame for the depletion of fish in the Great Lakes. Source: Madison Capital
Times (6/21)
Group hopes for deal preserving 413 acres of Lake Michigan dunes
----------------------------------------
A conservation group's plans are moving forward to preserve more than 400
acres of dunes along Lake Michigan that an unidentified benefactor pledged
more than $30 million to help save. Source: Detroit Free Press (6/21)
Lake Erie's got quite a catch
----------------------------------------
The perch and walleye are plentiful in Lake Erie this season, according to
those involved in fishing. Source: The Lorain Morning Journal (6/19)
Water quality impacts of Middle Bass Island project topic of public hearing
----------------------------------------
The Ohio EPA will hold a public information session and hearing to accept
nominations on water quality impacts associated with a proposed project
along the south shore of Middle Bass Island. Source: Port Clinton News
Herald (6/19)
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Commercial fishers angling for trout fishing rights
----------------------------------------
With fish populations in the Great Lakes recovering dramatically, some
commercial fishing operations are asking for a bigger share of the trout
fishing rights. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (6/21)
EPA lets Milwaukee off the hook
----------------------------------------
Despite what Mayor Richard Daley and local members of Congress say, there is
no evidence that "Cheesehead sewer water" is responsible for the swimming
bans that have plagued Lake Michigan beaches early in the summer season, an
EPA official said. Source: Chicago Tribune (6/21)
Coast Guard to fine ships for ballast violations
----------------------------------------
Later this summer, the U.S. Coast Guard will be able to fine cargo ships
that don't comply with ballast water reporting regulations. Source: Great
Lakes Radio Consortium (6/21)
Waterways choked with flood debris
----------------------------------------
The May floods that swamped hundreds of acres in Macomb County, causing an
estimated $6 million in damage, are still causing problems on the waterways.
Source: The Detroit News (6/20)
Revolution or pollution?
----------------------------------------
Minnesota's Iron Range is viewed mostly as a home to polluting industry, but
Excelsior Energy and Mesabi Nugget say they can make steel and power more
cleanly and efficiently than ever before. Source: Duluth News Tribune
(6/20)
Breeze opening Canada health market
----------------------------------------
Health care providers hope Canadian patients will hop on the ferry in
Toronto to get medical services in the U.S. - bypassing the long waiting
times for many services at home. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
(6/20)
COMMENTARY: 'Frankenfish' may be coming to water near you
----------------------------------------
Northern snakeheads, a top-level predator fish native to China, have the
potential to wreak as much havoc as the litany of other invader pests that
increasingly are plaguing the Great Lakes. Source: The Toledo Blade (6/20)
Storms stir up E. coli, prompting water warnings at area beaches
----------------------------------------
In the wake of this week's heavy rain, water at some of Ohio's Lake Erie
beaches may be rich with E. coli bacteria, which can cause nausea, abdominal
cramps, and diarrhea if swallowed. Source: The Toledo Blade (6/19)
New diversion rules soon to test the water
----------------------------------------
The region's governors are expected to release a draft of new rules
governing water diversion from the Great Lakes within a month, but nobody
should expect a free flow from the world's largest freshwater system anytime
soon. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (6/18)
EDITORIAL: It's everybody's sewage
----------------------------------------
The consensus after this spring's heavy rains and subsequent dumping of
storm water and raw sewage into Lake Michigan is that changes need to be
made at the Metropolitan Milwaukee Sewerage District. Source: Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel (6/15)
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Great Lakes News: 21 June 2004
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Commercial fishers angling for trout fishing rights
----------------------------------------
With fish populations in the Great Lakes recovering dramatically, some
commercial fishing operations are asking for a bigger share of the trout
fishing rights. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (6/21)
EPA lets Milwaukee off the hook
----------------------------------------
Despite what Mayor Richard Daley and local members of Congress say, there is
no evidence that "Cheesehead sewer water" is responsible for the swimming
bans that have plagued Lake Michigan beaches early in the summer season, an
EPA official said. Source: Chicago Tribune (6/21)
Coast Guard to fine ships for ballast violations
----------------------------------------
Later this summer, the U.S. Coast Guard will be able to fine cargo ships
that don't comply with ballast water reporting regulations. Source: Great
Lakes Radio Consortium (6/21)
Waterways choked with flood debris
----------------------------------------
The May floods that swamped hundreds of acres in Macomb County, causing an
estimated $6 million in damage, are still causing problems on the waterways.
Source: The Detroit News (6/20)
Revolution or pollution?
----------------------------------------
Minnesota's Iron Range is viewed mostly as a home to polluting industry, but
Excelsior Energy and Mesabi Nugget say they can make steel and power more
cleanly and efficiently than ever before. Source: Duluth News Tribune
(6/20)
Breeze opening Canada health market
----------------------------------------
Health care providers hope Canadian patients will hop on the ferry in
Toronto to get medical services in the U.S. - bypassing the long waiting
times for many services at home. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
(6/20)
COMMENTARY: 'Frankenfish' may be coming to water near you
----------------------------------------
Northern snakeheads, a top-level predator fish native to China, have the
potential to wreak as much havoc as the litany of other invader pests that
increasingly are plaguing the Great Lakes. Source: The Toledo Blade (6/20)
Storms stir up E. coli, prompting water warnings at area beaches
----------------------------------------
In the wake of this week's heavy rain, water at some of Ohio's Lake Erie
beaches may be rich with E. coli bacteria, which can cause nausea, abdominal
cramps, and diarrhea if swallowed. Source: The Toledo Blade (6/19)
New diversion rules soon to test the water
----------------------------------------
The region's governors are expected to release a draft of new rules
governing water diversion from the Great Lakes within a month, but nobody
should expect a free flow from the world's largest freshwater system anytime
soon. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (6/18)
EDITORIAL: It's everybody's sewage
----------------------------------------
The consensus after this spring's heavy rains and subsequent dumping of
storm water and raw sewage into Lake Michigan is that changes need to be
made at the Metropolitan Milwaukee Sewerage District. Source: Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel (6/15)
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Ontario considers building a nuclear plant
----------------------------------------
Moves are under way in Ontario to build the first nuclear reactor in North
America in more than two decades. Source: The New York Times (6/18)
Champagne, sushi mark ferry inaugural
----------------------------------------
The Spirit of Ontario set sail Thursday with its first shipload of paying
passengers, the majority dressed in formal attire for the high-priced party.
Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (6/18)
Head west for a quick getaway
----------------------------------------
Several new or improved attractions, beyond the pristine Lake Michigan
beaches, make west Michigan and Wisconsin prime vacation spots for families
seeking an easy getaway just a few hours' drive from Detroit. Source: The
Detroit News (6/18)
Walleye population takes a hit
----------------------------------------
Much like the yellow perch population in Lake Michigan, Lake Erie's walleye
population has seen a reduction over the past decade. Source: Merrillville
Post-Tribune (6/18)
Proposed DNR rules would limit mercury from coal-burning plants
----------------------------------------
With an eye on making fish from Wisconsin waters safer to eat, the Natural
Resources Board will be asked to approve regulations requiring utilities and
large manufacturers to reduce mercury emissions from coal-burning power
plants. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (6/18)
State guide to eating fish is victim of cuts
----------------------------------------
Because of state budget cuts, the Michigan Department of Community Health
will not update or distribute its annual Michigan Family Fish Consumption
guide. Source: The Detroit News (6/18)
Harbor light to appear on license plate
----------------------------------------
Toledo's 100-year-old lighthouse is to be featured on a new Lake Erie
commemorative license plate to help benefit the Lake Erie Protection Fund.
Source: The Toledo Blade (6/18)
A faceoff on green power proposal
----------------------------------------
Environmentalists Wednesday praised a proposal that would require a quarter
of electricity purchased in New York to come from renewable energy sources,
but local business officials worried that the requirement could drive up
power prices. Source: The Buffalo News (6/17)
Young artists enlisted for new bridge mural
----------------------------------------
It depicts the Great Lakes region and the importance of the waterways
leading to it, and yesterday was the sneak preview of the new mural under
the Martin Luther King, Jr., Bridge on the west side of the Maumee River
near Maritime Plaza. Source: The Toledo Blade (6/17)
Government slow to respond to invasive species
----------------------------------------
Exotic species introduced into the Great Lakes are dominating or destroying
native creatures, yet the official response has been slowed by bureaucratic
inertia, budget shortfalls and fuzzy lines of responsibility. Source:
Duluth News Tribune (6/15)
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Ontario considers building a nuclear plant
----------------------------------------
Moves are under way in Ontario to build the first nuclear reactor in North
America in more than two decades. Source: The New York Times (6/18)
Champagne, sushi mark ferry inaugural
----------------------------------------
The Spirit of Ontario set sail Thursday with its first shipload of paying
passengers, the majority dressed in formal attire for the high-priced party.
Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (6/18)
Head west for a quick getaway
----------------------------------------
Several new or improved attractions, beyond the pristine Lake Michigan
beaches, make west Michigan and Wisconsin prime vacation spots for families
seeking an easy getaway just a few hours' drive from Detroit. Source: The
Detroit News (6/18)
Walleye population takes a hit
----------------------------------------
Much like the yellow perch population in Lake Michigan, Lake Erie's walleye
population has seen a reduction over the past decade. Source: Merrillville
Post-Tribune (6/18)
Proposed DNR rules would limit mercury from coal-burning plants
----------------------------------------
With an eye on making fish from Wisconsin waters safer to eat, the Natural
Resources Board will be asked to approve regulations requiring utilities and
large manufacturers to reduce mercury emissions from coal-burning power
plants. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (6/18)
State guide to eating fish is victim of cuts
----------------------------------------
Because of state budget cuts, the Michigan Department of Community Health
will not update or distribute its annual Michigan Family Fish Consumption
guide. Source: The Detroit News (6/18)
Harbor light to appear on license plate
----------------------------------------
Toledo's 100-year-old lighthouse is to be featured on a new Lake Erie
commemorative license plate to help benefit the Lake Erie Protection Fund.
Source: The Toledo Blade (6/18)
A faceoff on green power proposal
----------------------------------------
Environmentalists Wednesday praised a proposal that would require a quarter
of electricity purchased in New York to come from renewable energy sources,
but local business officials worried that the requirement could drive up
power prices. Source: The Buffalo News (6/17)
Young artists enlisted for new bridge mural
----------------------------------------
It depicts the Great Lakes region and the importance of the waterways
leading to it, and yesterday was the sneak preview of the new mural under
the Martin Luther King, Jr., Bridge on the west side of the Maumee River
near Maritime Plaza. Source: The Toledo Blade (6/17)
Government slow to respond to invasive species
----------------------------------------
Exotic species introduced into the Great Lakes are dominating or destroying
native creatures, yet the official response has been slowed by bureaucratic
inertia, budget shortfalls and fuzzy lines of responsibility. Source:
Duluth News Tribune (6/15)
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New system will hasten results of E. coli tests
----------------------------------------
A new system could detect high levels of E. coli bacteria at Lake Michigan
beaches in just three hours instead of one day. Source: The Indianapolis
Star (6/17)
EDITORIAL: Aliens all over/nothing natural about this
----------------------------------------
The Great Lakes are not the only portion of the American environment under
severe threat from invasive animals and plants. Source: Star Tribune (6/17)
Bass virus is spreading, but still a mystery
----------------------------------------
No one knows where largemouth bass virus originated, but that question has
become moot now that the disease has spread to 17 states, including
Michigan. Source: Detroit Free Press (6/17)
Ferry makes a test run
----------------------------------------
The Spirit of Ontario makes its maiden passenger voyage today to Toronto.
Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (6/17)
Zoning for water bottling disputed
----------------------------------------
A local man's plan to bottle and sell village water has slowed to a trickle
after a local environmental group made waves. Source: Traverse City
Record-Eagle (6/17)
Some will want to hold their breath over air quality
----------------------------------------
If you're an older adult, a child or someone with heart or lung disease,
particulate matters, Michigan officials say. Source: The Bay City Times
(6/16)
Deal for lake water may bring sewer funds
----------------------------------------
Milwaukee needs a major and likely expensive fix for its dumping-prone
sewers. Source: MSNBC (6/15)
EDITORIAL: Far-sighted beach rules anticipate rising waters
----------------------------------------
A new Army Corps of Engineers policy concerning the removal of vegetation
along exposed beaches in Grand Traverse and Saginaw bays could bring some
middle ground to the issue. Source: Traverse City Record Eagle (6/15)
Ford and GM plants in line for big slice of $1-billion fed pie
----------------------------------------
The federal government will invest $1 billion in the manufacturing sector
over the next five years, with half of that money earmarked for the auto
industry. Source: The St. Catharines Standard (6/15)
Trees coated in goop for ash borer assault
----------------------------------------
An operation is being carried out in the woods of Michigan and Ohio this
summer to put the sting on a certain type of insect: the emerald ash borer.
Source: The Toledo Blade (6/14)
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New system will hasten results of E. coli tests
----------------------------------------
A new system could detect high levels of E. coli bacteria at Lake Michigan
beaches in just three hours instead of one day. Source: The Indianapolis
Star (6/17)
EDITORIAL: Aliens all over/nothing natural about this
----------------------------------------
The Great Lakes are not the only portion of the American environment under
severe threat from invasive animals and plants. Source: Star Tribune (6/17)
Bass virus is spreading, but still a mystery
----------------------------------------
No one knows where largemouth bass virus originated, but that question has
become moot now that the disease has spread to 17 states, including
Michigan. Source: Detroit Free Press (6/17)
Ferry makes a test run
----------------------------------------
The Spirit of Ontario makes its maiden passenger voyage today to Toronto.
Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (6/17)
Zoning for water bottling disputed
----------------------------------------
A local man's plan to bottle and sell village water has slowed to a trickle
after a local environmental group made waves. Source: Traverse City
Record-Eagle (6/17)
Some will want to hold their breath over air quality
----------------------------------------
If you're an older adult, a child or someone with heart or lung disease,
particulate matters, Michigan officials say. Source: The Bay City Times
(6/16)
Deal for lake water may bring sewer funds
----------------------------------------
Milwaukee needs a major and likely expensive fix for its dumping-prone
sewers. Source: MSNBC (6/15)
EDITORIAL: Far-sighted beach rules anticipate rising waters
----------------------------------------
A new Army Corps of Engineers policy concerning the removal of vegetation
along exposed beaches in Grand Traverse and Saginaw bays could bring some
middle ground to the issue. Source: Traverse City Record Eagle (6/15)
Ford and GM plants in line for big slice of $1-billion fed pie
----------------------------------------
The federal government will invest $1 billion in the manufacturing sector
over the next five years, with half of that money earmarked for the auto
industry. Source: The St. Catharines Standard (6/15)
Trees coated in goop for ash borer assault
----------------------------------------
An operation is being carried out in the woods of Michigan and Ohio this
summer to put the sting on a certain type of insect: the emerald ash borer.
Source: The Toledo Blade (6/14)
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Invaded waters: A sea of red tape
----------------------------------------
Inaction or delays by federal agencies in dealing with threats from invasive
speices have contributed to an ecological crisis in the Great Lakes and
beyond. Source: Star Tribune (6/15)
COMMENTARY: Similar studies yield different results on pollution
----------------------------------------
Judging people's sincerity is often less difficult than assessing scientific
accuracy, as evidenced by the debate over mercury pollution. Source: The
Beacon News (6/15)
Michigan State group backs dredging plan
----------------------------------------
A group of university experts says mechanical dredging is no more likely to
stir up contaminated sediments than other methods at Indiana Harbor and
Shipping Canal. Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (6/15)
Lakeshore plan starts to flow
----------------------------------------
The Marquette Greenway Plan, envisioned as a transformation of Indiana's
Lake Michigan shoreline from an Industrial Revolution-age relic to a
seamless recreational vista, is moving forward. Source: The Northwest
Indiana Times (6/15)
Sheriff's marine unit pushes watercraft safety
----------------------------------------
A recent fatal crash between a personal watercraft and a boat in Michigan's
Oakland County has renewed concerns about the safe use of the machines.
Source: The Detroit News (6/15)
Swimmers might be threatened by big rains
----------------------------------------
Heavy rains have flooded drought-stricken Lake Lansing, which means better
boating and fishing but poses a potential risk to swimmers. Source: Lansing
State Journal (6/15)
Rainfall boosts levels of lakes
----------------------------------------
The heavy, recent rains that flooded basements and roads in Metro Detroit
have also boosted Michigan's lake levels. Source: The Detroit News (6/14)
Deal for lake water may bring sewer funds
----------------------------------------
Discussions are quietly taking place regarding a controversial proposal in
which Milwaukee would provide Lake Michigan water to its suburbs in return
for cash to fix its sewer system. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (6/14)
A new shortcut across the lake
----------------------------------------
Lake Express, a high-speed diesel catamaran, is the first passenger and car
ferry to operate between Milwaukee, Wis., and Muskegon, Mich., since the
Milwaukee Clipper bowed out in 1970. Source: Chicago Tribune (6/13)
Invaded waters: First in a series
----------------------------------------
The Great Lakes have become a giant outdoor biology experiment with no one
in charge, as invasive species have damaged irreversibly an ecological
design that took thousands of years to evolve. Includes links to image
galleries and other material. Source: Star Tribune (6/13)
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Invaded waters: A sea of red tape
----------------------------------------
Inaction or delays by federal agencies in dealing with threats from invasive
speices have contributed to an ecological crisis in the Great Lakes and
beyond. Source: Star Tribune (6/15)
COMMENTARY: Similar studies yield different results on pollution
----------------------------------------
Judging people's sincerity is often less difficult than assessing scientific
accuracy, as evidenced by the debate over mercury pollution. Source: The
Beacon News (6/15)
Michigan State group backs dredging plan
----------------------------------------
A group of university experts says mechanical dredging is no more likely to
stir up contaminated sediments than other methods at Indiana Harbor and
Shipping Canal. Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (6/15)
Lakeshore plan starts to flow
----------------------------------------
The Marquette Greenway Plan, envisioned as a transformation of Indiana's
Lake Michigan shoreline from an Industrial Revolution-age relic to a
seamless recreational vista, is moving forward. Source: The Northwest
Indiana Times (6/15)
Sheriff's marine unit pushes watercraft safety
----------------------------------------
A recent fatal crash between a personal watercraft and a boat in Michigan's
Oakland County has renewed concerns about the safe use of the machines.
Source: The Detroit News (6/15)
Swimmers might be threatened by big rains
----------------------------------------
Heavy rains have flooded drought-stricken Lake Lansing, which means better
boating and fishing but poses a potential risk to swimmers. Source: Lansing
State Journal (6/15)
Rainfall boosts levels of lakes
----------------------------------------
The heavy, recent rains that flooded basements and roads in Metro Detroit
have also boosted Michigan's lake levels. Source: The Detroit News (6/14)
Deal for lake water may bring sewer funds
----------------------------------------
Discussions are quietly taking place regarding a controversial proposal in
which Milwaukee would provide Lake Michigan water to its suburbs in return
for cash to fix its sewer system. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (6/14)
A new shortcut across the lake
----------------------------------------
Lake Express, a high-speed diesel catamaran, is the first passenger and car
ferry to operate between Milwaukee, Wis., and Muskegon, Mich., since the
Milwaukee Clipper bowed out in 1970. Source: Chicago Tribune (6/13)
Invaded waters: First in a series
----------------------------------------
The Great Lakes have become a giant outdoor biology experiment with no one
in charge, as invasive species have damaged irreversibly an ecological
design that took thousands of years to evolve. Includes links to image
galleries and other material. Source: Star Tribune (6/13)
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W I R E D N E W S Top Stories - 09:15AM 23.Jun.04.PDT
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More False Information From TSA (Politics 8:55 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,63958,00.html/wn_ascii
It keeps getting worse. Turns out more airlines secretly turned over
sensitive passenger information to the Transporation Security
Administration than previously admitted, raising questions about
whether government employees broke the law. By Ryan Singel.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Profiting From Political Urgency (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,63951,00.html/wn_ascii
Sensing the importance of this year's election, organizations on the
political left and right are shelling out as much as $10,000 for
Votenet's voter-registration software. But will the company's products
actually produce voters on Election Day? By Louise Witt.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stars Power Move to Green Energy (Autopia 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/autotech/0,2554,63883,00.html/wn_ascii
Driven by a desire to lessen America's dependence on fossil fuels,
actors like Cameron Diaz, Ed Begley Jr. and Dennis Weaver hop on the
green-power bandwagon. By John Gartner.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rocket Fuel Found in Moo Juice (Med-Tech Center Tuesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,63948,00.html/wn_ascii
Researchers detect small amounts of perchlorate -- the explosive
ingredient in missile fuel that has been linked to thyroid damage -- in
milk from California cows.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
File-Trading Bill Stokes Fury (Business 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,63969,00.html/wn_ascii
A new bill would make it illegal to 'induce' people to steal copyright
materials. It could help the recording industry fight piracy, but
opponents say it targets any device that could store or play pirated
files. By Joanna Glasner.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Florida: Felon List Not for Copy (Machine Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/evote/0,2645,63972,00.html/wn_ascii
State officials respond to a CNN suit, saying they don't have to give
the media copies of a felon list. Preventing felons from voting in
Florida elections may disenfranchise legitimate voters. Jacob Ogles
reports from Orlando.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Digging for E-Voting Skulduggery (Machine Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/evote/0,2645,63954,00.html/wn_ascii
Electronic-voting activists suspect that some election officials who
ardently defend touch-screen voting machines are in the pockets of the
machine makers. So one nonprofit is digging into the issue. By Kim
Zetter.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Florida to Tax Home Networks (Business 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,63962,00.html/wn_ascii
Home and small businesses with two or more networked computers may be
subject to a communications tax in Florida. No one seems to want the
tax, but it's moving along anyway. By Michelle Delio.
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More False Information From TSA (Politics 8:55 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,63958,00.html/wn_ascii
It keeps getting worse. Turns out more airlines secretly turned over
sensitive passenger information to the Transporation Security
Administration than previously admitted, raising questions about
whether government employees broke the law. By Ryan Singel.
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Profiting From Political Urgency (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,63951,00.html/wn_ascii
Sensing the importance of this year's election, organizations on the
political left and right are shelling out as much as $10,000 for
Votenet's voter-registration software. But will the company's products
actually produce voters on Election Day? By Louise Witt.
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Stars Power Move to Green Energy (Autopia 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/autotech/0,2554,63883,00.html/wn_ascii
Driven by a desire to lessen America's dependence on fossil fuels,
actors like Cameron Diaz, Ed Begley Jr. and Dennis Weaver hop on the
green-power bandwagon. By John Gartner.
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Rocket Fuel Found in Moo Juice (Med-Tech Center Tuesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,63948,00.html/wn_ascii
Researchers detect small amounts of perchlorate -- the explosive
ingredient in missile fuel that has been linked to thyroid damage -- in
milk from California cows.
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File-Trading Bill Stokes Fury (Business 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,63969,00.html/wn_ascii
A new bill would make it illegal to 'induce' people to steal copyright
materials. It could help the recording industry fight piracy, but
opponents say it targets any device that could store or play pirated
files. By Joanna Glasner.
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Florida: Felon List Not for Copy (Machine Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/evote/0,2645,63972,00.html/wn_ascii
State officials respond to a CNN suit, saying they don't have to give
the media copies of a felon list. Preventing felons from voting in
Florida elections may disenfranchise legitimate voters. Jacob Ogles
reports from Orlando.
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Digging for E-Voting Skulduggery (Machine Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/evote/0,2645,63954,00.html/wn_ascii
Electronic-voting activists suspect that some election officials who
ardently defend touch-screen voting machines are in the pockets of the
machine makers. So one nonprofit is digging into the issue. By Kim
Zetter.
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Florida to Tax Home Networks (Business 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,63962,00.html/wn_ascii
Home and small businesses with two or more networked computers may be
subject to a communications tax in Florida. No one seems to want the
tax, but it's moving along anyway. By Michelle Delio.
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Thursday, June 24, 2004
California family drives to Argentina on recycled vegetable oil
Thursday, June 24, 2004
By Terence Chea, Associated Press
BERKELEY, California — Mali Blotta and David Modersbach were unfazed by rising gas prices when they drove 11,000 miles (17,700 kilometers) during a recent family road trip from California to Argentina. Their 24-year-old station wagon runs on much cheaper fuel: recycled vegetable oil.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-24/s_25117.asp
Thursday, June 24, 2004
By Terence Chea, Associated Press
BERKELEY, California — Mali Blotta and David Modersbach were unfazed by rising gas prices when they drove 11,000 miles (17,700 kilometers) during a recent family road trip from California to Argentina. Their 24-year-old station wagon runs on much cheaper fuel: recycled vegetable oil.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-24/s_25117.asp
New on ENN:
Great Lakes Forever Campaign Launched in U.S.
From Biodiversity Project
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
MADISON, Wis. (June 22, 2004) ? According to a recent report from the Environmental Projection Agency and the Government of Canada, "the Great Lakes are changing . . ." This summer, the Biodiversity Project, a Madison-based non-profit environmental education and communications group, hopes millions of Great Lakes region residents will become concerned about the future of the Lakes to change things for the better.
Following two years of public opinion research in the Great Lakes states, the Biodiversity Project, headed by executive director Jane Elder, is launching its Great Lakes Forever public education initiative this June. "This campaign is a bit different," said Elder. "We're not just trying to achieve a short-term victory. Instead, we're trying to raise the overall profile of a suite of threats to the Great Lakes. We're trying to build a deeper constituency for the lengthy effort that it will take to restore, protect and care for one of the world's largest freshwater ecosystems."
Stretching from the rustic shores of Lake Superior, through the hard-working waters of Lake Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario, and on to the mouth of the St. Lawrence river, the Great Lakes are one of the natural wonders of the world. The Lakes and their connecting channels contain roughly 18 percent of the world's surface freshwater, second only to the polar ice caps. More than 37 million people and a rich, unique diversity of plants and animals call the Lakes and their surrounding lands and waterways home.
The Great Lakes' natural bounty have played a defining role in the region's history and still support its primary economic activities - including...(Full Story)
Great Lakes Forever Campaign Launched in U.S.
From Biodiversity Project
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
MADISON, Wis. (June 22, 2004) ? According to a recent report from the Environmental Projection Agency and the Government of Canada, "the Great Lakes are changing . . ." This summer, the Biodiversity Project, a Madison-based non-profit environmental education and communications group, hopes millions of Great Lakes region residents will become concerned about the future of the Lakes to change things for the better.
Following two years of public opinion research in the Great Lakes states, the Biodiversity Project, headed by executive director Jane Elder, is launching its Great Lakes Forever public education initiative this June. "This campaign is a bit different," said Elder. "We're not just trying to achieve a short-term victory. Instead, we're trying to raise the overall profile of a suite of threats to the Great Lakes. We're trying to build a deeper constituency for the lengthy effort that it will take to restore, protect and care for one of the world's largest freshwater ecosystems."
Stretching from the rustic shores of Lake Superior, through the hard-working waters of Lake Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario, and on to the mouth of the St. Lawrence river, the Great Lakes are one of the natural wonders of the world. The Lakes and their connecting channels contain roughly 18 percent of the world's surface freshwater, second only to the polar ice caps. More than 37 million people and a rich, unique diversity of plants and animals call the Lakes and their surrounding lands and waterways home.
The Great Lakes' natural bounty have played a defining role in the region's history and still support its primary economic activities - including...(Full Story)
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
Anti-War Left Makes Grab for Dem Platform
By Charles Mahaleris
Talon News
June 8, 2004
They've protested. They've rallied. They've banged drums. Now those who cry loudest for an end to the military operation in Iraq are preparing to let their voices be heard at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions this summer in Boston and New York City respectively.
The nation's ardent anti-war activists are planning efforts aimed during both political parties' conventions this summer to add an anti-war leg to the party platforms.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), the self-described "Peace Candidate," knows that he cannot win his party's nomination for the White House but has remained in the race in order to advance his anti-war message. Kucinich has organized a petition drive that he hopes will pull the Democratic Party firmly into the anti-war camp.
"On July 29th, the 4400 or so delegates to the Democratic National Convention will...(Full Story)
By Charles Mahaleris
Talon News
June 8, 2004
They've protested. They've rallied. They've banged drums. Now those who cry loudest for an end to the military operation in Iraq are preparing to let their voices be heard at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions this summer in Boston and New York City respectively.
The nation's ardent anti-war activists are planning efforts aimed during both political parties' conventions this summer to add an anti-war leg to the party platforms.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), the self-described "Peace Candidate," knows that he cannot win his party's nomination for the White House but has remained in the race in order to advance his anti-war message. Kucinich has organized a petition drive that he hopes will pull the Democratic Party firmly into the anti-war camp.
"On July 29th, the 4400 or so delegates to the Democratic National Convention will...(Full Story)
Kucinich should be Democratic nominee
Bucks County Courier Times
As Sen. John Kerry waffles his way to the Democratic nomination for president, it's fairly forgotten that U.S. Congressman Dennis Kucinich of Ohio still wants the spot.
Mostly abandoned by the press, Kucinich and his team remain on a lonely campaign.
They made a swing through New Jersey late last week, stopping at the Moorestown Friends School, where Kucinich spoke to a packed auditorium.
Kucinich embodies cutting-edge liberalism, which can be summed up thusly: The only thing better than Big Government is Bigger Government.
(Full Story)[And it's a good one, too!]
Bucks County Courier Times
As Sen. John Kerry waffles his way to the Democratic nomination for president, it's fairly forgotten that U.S. Congressman Dennis Kucinich of Ohio still wants the spot.
Mostly abandoned by the press, Kucinich and his team remain on a lonely campaign.
They made a swing through New Jersey late last week, stopping at the Moorestown Friends School, where Kucinich spoke to a packed auditorium.
Kucinich embodies cutting-edge liberalism, which can be summed up thusly: The only thing better than Big Government is Bigger Government.
(Full Story)[And it's a good one, too!]
Kucinich Takes Roads Less Traveled in Bid
Campaign Stops in Neglected Areas Help Democrat Net 70 Convention Delegates
By Evelyn Nieves
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, June 7, 2004; Page A04
MOORESTOWN, N.J. -- As the candidate for president of the United States stepped onto the stage, flashing a smile and a wave, the audience exploded with cheers and applause and screams worthy of Beatles fans.
(Full Story)
Campaign Stops in Neglected Areas Help Democrat Net 70 Convention Delegates
By Evelyn Nieves
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, June 7, 2004; Page A04
MOORESTOWN, N.J. -- As the candidate for president of the United States stepped onto the stage, flashing a smile and a wave, the audience exploded with cheers and applause and screams worthy of Beatles fans.
(Full Story)
No-frills Kucinich show hits N.J.
Democratic hopeful in pre-primary visit
Sunday, June 06, 2004
BY MIKE FRASSINELLI
Star-Ledger Staff
The Democratic presidential candidate with the dark hair, thick regional accent and surname that begins with K went stumping for last-minute votes in New Jersey yesterday, railing against President Bush and the war in Iraq.
No, not John Kerry. That other Democratic presidential candidate, Dennis Kucinich. The candidate who travels not with Secret Service in limousines, but with friends in a minivan. (Full Story)
Democratic hopeful in pre-primary visit
Sunday, June 06, 2004
BY MIKE FRASSINELLI
Star-Ledger Staff
The Democratic presidential candidate with the dark hair, thick regional accent and surname that begins with K went stumping for last-minute votes in New Jersey yesterday, railing against President Bush and the war in Iraq.
No, not John Kerry. That other Democratic presidential candidate, Dennis Kucinich. The candidate who travels not with Secret Service in limousines, but with friends in a minivan. (Full Story)
UCSC students march for peace
Sentinel staff report
SAN FRANCISCO — About two dozen UC Santa Cruz students marched from Santa Clara to San Francisco over the holiday weekend to support a bill calling for creation of a Cabinet- level Department of Peace, said Will Parrish, a UCSC student...(Full Story)
Sentinel staff report
SAN FRANCISCO — About two dozen UC Santa Cruz students marched from Santa Clara to San Francisco over the holiday weekend to support a bill calling for creation of a Cabinet- level Department of Peace, said Will Parrish, a UCSC student...(Full Story)
Isle Democrats meet in
atmosphere of openness
By Richard Borreca
rborreca@starbulletin.com
With an influx of new party members, the state Democratic Party this weekend is debating the influence of corporations on democracy; whether to support Israel or Palestine; and whether President Bush should be impeached.
Democrats, gathering at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel for their biennial convention, are going through hundreds of resolutions, many introduced by first-time delegates who were drawn to the party because of a dislike for Bush and the early excitement of the Democratic presidential primary.
One resolution in rhyme declares: (Full Story)
atmosphere of openness
By Richard Borreca
rborreca@starbulletin.com
With an influx of new party members, the state Democratic Party this weekend is debating the influence of corporations on democracy; whether to support Israel or Palestine; and whether President Bush should be impeached.
Democrats, gathering at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel for their biennial convention, are going through hundreds of resolutions, many introduced by first-time delegates who were drawn to the party because of a dislike for Bush and the early excitement of the Democratic presidential primary.
One resolution in rhyme declares: (Full Story)
Tuesday, June 22, 2004
Wired News - a must-read for the latest information and commentary on
our rapidly changing digital world.
W I R E D N E W S Top Stories - 09:15AM 22.Jun.04.PDT
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NASA Spaces on Energy Solution (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63913,00.html/wn_ascii
Beaming power gathered by satellites to Earth could help satisfy the
world's need for energy, and several nations are researching it.
However, the country with the biggest pockets -- the United States --
has taken a pass. By John Gartner.
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Court: Names Must Be Revealed (Politics Monday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,63926,00.html/wn_ascii
The Supreme Court says people must give their names to cops when they
ask for it, and cops have the right to arrest people who refuse. One
privacy advocate says the government just turned silence into a crime.
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Alternative Fuels Cropping Up (Politics Monday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,63930,00.html/wn_ascii
British scientists urge farmers to grow crops that can produce
plastics, oils and other products currently made from fossil fuels.
They say the climate is warming and crude supplies will soon be
exhausted.
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our rapidly changing digital world.
W I R E D N E W S Top Stories - 09:15AM 22.Jun.04.PDT
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NASA Spaces on Energy Solution (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63913,00.html/wn_ascii
Beaming power gathered by satellites to Earth could help satisfy the
world's need for energy, and several nations are researching it.
However, the country with the biggest pockets -- the United States --
has taken a pass. By John Gartner.
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Court: Names Must Be Revealed (Politics Monday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,63926,00.html/wn_ascii
The Supreme Court says people must give their names to cops when they
ask for it, and cops have the right to arrest people who refuse. One
privacy advocate says the government just turned silence into a crime.
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Alternative Fuels Cropping Up (Politics Monday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,63930,00.html/wn_ascii
British scientists urge farmers to grow crops that can produce
plastics, oils and other products currently made from fossil fuels.
They say the climate is warming and crude supplies will soon be
exhausted.
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Wired News - a must-read for the latest information and commentary on
our rapidly changing digital world.
W I R E D N E W S Top Stories - 07:15AM 19.Jun.04.PDT
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Pentagon Seeks U.S. Spy Powers (Security Blanket 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,63917,00.html/wn_ascii
The Department of Defense is asking for an exemption from the Privacy
Act, which outlaws secret databases on Americans. Civil-rights
activists are asking why the military wants to get into the domestic
spying business. By Ryan Singel.
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Costs of Warming on the Rise (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63895,00.html/wn_ascii
Scientists say climate change is upon us, and the longer we wait to do
something, the more expensive it will be. Also: New York air is getting
worse.... Coral reefs gain protection. By Stephen Leahy.
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Voter Drives, Without Politics (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,63902,00.html/wn_ascii
Many special-interest groups, liberal and conservative, have tried to
get more young people to vote, but without much success. So the Soap
Box Coalition is trying a different tack -- by not appealing to
ideology at all. By Jacob Ogles.
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Blogs Welcome at Dems' Convention (Culture Sunday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/culture/0,1284,63920,00.html/wn_ascii
Coverage of this summer's political conventions could be a little more
colorful than in the past: Democrats have invited bloggers to apply for
media credentials for the party's bash. Republicans remain unsure how
to handle the brash voices filling the brave new world of political
blogs.
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Galileo: Challenge to U.S. Might? (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63865,00.html/wn_ascii
Global positioning satellite technology, developed by the U.S.
military, has become so pervasive and vital to national economies that
the Europeans want their own version. But the Europeans have to solve a
lot of problems first, including soothing American generals. By Noah
Shachtman.
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Builders in a Strange Land (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63893,00.html/wn_ascii
The first settlers on Mars probably won't be dragging building
materials to their new home, so people are planning to make buildings
from what's already on the surface. By Mark Baard.
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Eco-Terror Cited as Top Threat (Med-Tech Center 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,63812,00.html/wn_ascii
Law enforcement officials warn that biotechnology firms, particularly
those that conduct research on animals, must take greater precautions
against attacks by extremist groups. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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State Sets Standard for E-Voting (Business Tuesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,63869,00.html/wn_ascii
California officials release a set of standards for building touch-
screen voting machines with a voter-verified paper trail mechanism.
Other states, and the feds, may adopt California's standards. By Kim
Zetter.
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Calls for Leash on Voter Data (Business Tuesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,63861,00.html/wn_ascii
A California state task force says the state should take more steps to
guard the information that people reveal about themselves on voter
registration forms. By Kim Zetter.
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Thousands of Blogs Fall Silent (Culture Tuesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/culture/0,1284,63856,00.html/wn_ascii
With the flip of a switch Sunday, Dave Winer closed Weblogs.com
without warning, leaving bloggers in the lurch. Winer cites personal
reasons, but that's not good enough for everyone. By Michelle Delio.
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Senate Votes for More Nukes (Politics Tuesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,63858,00.html/wn_ascii
The U.S. Senate backs the Bush administration's plan to study low-
yield and earth-penetrating nuclear weapons. The administration insists
it has no plans to actually build the weapons -- it just wants to keep
the door open to their development.
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Women Vote for Paper Trail (Machine Politics Monday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/evote/0,2645,63847,00.html/wn_ascii
The League of Women Voters withdraws its support of paperless voting
machines and endorses a resolution in favor of 'voting systems and
procedures that are secure, accurate, recountable and accessible.'
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New 'Hiccup' for Florida Voters (Machine Politics Monday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/evote/0,2645,63837,00.html/wn_ascii
The Sunshine State's election controversies continue to unfold: Now
the state admits that a number of e-voting machines have a software
flaw that makes manual recounting impossible. But things will work out,
officials say.
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Food Makers Changing Genes (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63779,00.html/wn_ascii
Better flavor and genetically altered livestock are on the agenda at
the BIO conference. Also: Protestors drop in.... Personalized medicine
not dead yet.... Do-it-yourself DNA extraction. Wired News reports from
San Francisco.
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The Son of Patriot Act Also Rises (Security Blanket 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,63800,00.html/wn_ascii
Legislators attempt to pass Patriot Act II provisions to increase
government power with legislative tricks, adding them to unrelated
must-pass bills. It's a repeat of last year's events, but this time
opponents are watching. By Kim Zetter.
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Florida Faces Election Fracas (Machine Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/evote/0,2645,63781,00.html/wn_ascii
Following the disastrous 2000 election snafu, Florida faces another
debacle -- this time over a database that's supposed to keep felons
from voting. But it also contains thousands of names of people who have
every right to vote, critics say. By Jacob Ogles.
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Clean Cars Lean on Dirty Old Gas (Autopia 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/autotech/0,2554,63787,00.html/wn_ascii
Researchers have come up with a way for cars to run cleaner -- using
hydrogen pulled from gasoline. There are still plenty of hurdles to
overcome. By Mark Baard.
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Powell: Terrorism Report Mistake (Politics Sunday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,63832,00.html/wn_ascii
A State Department report showing that terrorism declined last year
was a big mistake, according to Secretary of State Colin Powell.
Embarassed and apologetic, Powell is trying to determine how the errors
originated.
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Infosys: Outsourcing Row Easing (Business Sunday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,63830,00.html/wn_ascii
The controversy over sending U.S. jobs overseas is losing steam, says
the CEO of Infosys, India's second largest software exporter. The
election-year issue could spell trouble for tech companies depending on
the low-cost labor.
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New Nuclear Program Sidelined (Politics Thursday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,63795,00.html/wn_ascii
A key congressman moves to withhold funding for the development of new
atomic arms, in a blow to the Bush administration. But the programs
won't go away without a fight. By Noah Shachtman.
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Suicide by Pseudoscience (Wired magazine 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.06/view.html?pg=4
Political purges will kill American science. Just ask Trofim Lysenko,
one of Stalin's top scientific stooges. By Bruce Sterling from Wired
magazine.
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Weapons Makers Turn to Medicine (Med-Tech Center Tuesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,63759,00.html/wn_ascii
Soviet scientists once tasked with making bioweapons find a rewarding
alternative in medicine, with a boost from the U.S. State Department.
Kristen Philipkoski reports from San Francisco.
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Diebold Bans Political Donations (Politics Monday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,63753,00.html/wn_ascii
Stung by criticism about its chief executive's political fund raising,
Diebold says it won't let its senior executives make donations to
candidates. Employees at its election systems division also will be
barred.
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Senators Back Low-Power Radio (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,63731,00.html/wn_ascii
Sens. John McCain and Patrick Leahy introduce a bill that would allow
low-power radio stations to get licenses to broadcast in big markets.
But commercial radio interests probably won't give up the spectrum
without a fight. By Ryan Singel.
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Drowning in an Ocean of Plastic (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63699,00.html/wn_ascii
Today's World Environment Day focuses on the state of the seas. One of
the biggest concerns is plastic -- it's everywhere, from the surface to
the innards of plankton. By Stephen Leahy.
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Gulf Vets Victimized Again (U.S. vs. Them Friday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/conflict/0,2100,63716,00.html/wn_ascii
Veterans of the first Gulf War, plagued by health problems that appear
to be associated with exposure to chemical agents, may be getting
shortchanged on their treatment due to flawed data gathering by the
Defense Department.
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Your Computer Is Bad for You (Technology Friday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63717,00.html/wn_ascii
Monitors and processors contain residual 'toxic dust,' chemicals that
are linked to various reproductive and neurological problems, a study
concludes. Bit by bit, manufacturers are dealing with the problem.
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Cities Say No to the Patriot Act (Security Blanket 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,63702,00.html/wn_ascii
As Bush launches a campaign to promote the Patriot Act and convince
Congress to renew sections set to expire next year, hundreds of cities
across the United States say enough is enough. By Kim Zetter.
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Summit: Carbon Dioxide Traders (Technology Sunday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63739,00.html/wn_ascii
A trade fair for buyers, sellers and brokers of carbon-dioxide
discharge permits convenes in Germany. Getting rid of the waste gas
blamed for global warming is a shell game, and profit may be the key to
reining in emissions.
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Solar-Powered Gadgets on the Move (Technology Saturday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63737,00.html/wn_ascii
In the wilds or on the road, solar panels that fold into notebook-size
cases are charging everything from laptop computers to cameras and Palm
Pilots. But for some, a cell phone that works in the wilderness may not
be a boon.
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our rapidly changing digital world.
W I R E D N E W S Top Stories - 07:15AM 19.Jun.04.PDT
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Pentagon Seeks U.S. Spy Powers (Security Blanket 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,63917,00.html/wn_ascii
The Department of Defense is asking for an exemption from the Privacy
Act, which outlaws secret databases on Americans. Civil-rights
activists are asking why the military wants to get into the domestic
spying business. By Ryan Singel.
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Costs of Warming on the Rise (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63895,00.html/wn_ascii
Scientists say climate change is upon us, and the longer we wait to do
something, the more expensive it will be. Also: New York air is getting
worse.... Coral reefs gain protection. By Stephen Leahy.
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Voter Drives, Without Politics (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,63902,00.html/wn_ascii
Many special-interest groups, liberal and conservative, have tried to
get more young people to vote, but without much success. So the Soap
Box Coalition is trying a different tack -- by not appealing to
ideology at all. By Jacob Ogles.
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Blogs Welcome at Dems' Convention (Culture Sunday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/culture/0,1284,63920,00.html/wn_ascii
Coverage of this summer's political conventions could be a little more
colorful than in the past: Democrats have invited bloggers to apply for
media credentials for the party's bash. Republicans remain unsure how
to handle the brash voices filling the brave new world of political
blogs.
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Galileo: Challenge to U.S. Might? (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63865,00.html/wn_ascii
Global positioning satellite technology, developed by the U.S.
military, has become so pervasive and vital to national economies that
the Europeans want their own version. But the Europeans have to solve a
lot of problems first, including soothing American generals. By Noah
Shachtman.
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Builders in a Strange Land (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63893,00.html/wn_ascii
The first settlers on Mars probably won't be dragging building
materials to their new home, so people are planning to make buildings
from what's already on the surface. By Mark Baard.
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Eco-Terror Cited as Top Threat (Med-Tech Center 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,63812,00.html/wn_ascii
Law enforcement officials warn that biotechnology firms, particularly
those that conduct research on animals, must take greater precautions
against attacks by extremist groups. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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State Sets Standard for E-Voting (Business Tuesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,63869,00.html/wn_ascii
California officials release a set of standards for building touch-
screen voting machines with a voter-verified paper trail mechanism.
Other states, and the feds, may adopt California's standards. By Kim
Zetter.
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Calls for Leash on Voter Data (Business Tuesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,63861,00.html/wn_ascii
A California state task force says the state should take more steps to
guard the information that people reveal about themselves on voter
registration forms. By Kim Zetter.
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Thousands of Blogs Fall Silent (Culture Tuesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/culture/0,1284,63856,00.html/wn_ascii
With the flip of a switch Sunday, Dave Winer closed Weblogs.com
without warning, leaving bloggers in the lurch. Winer cites personal
reasons, but that's not good enough for everyone. By Michelle Delio.
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Senate Votes for More Nukes (Politics Tuesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,63858,00.html/wn_ascii
The U.S. Senate backs the Bush administration's plan to study low-
yield and earth-penetrating nuclear weapons. The administration insists
it has no plans to actually build the weapons -- it just wants to keep
the door open to their development.
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Women Vote for Paper Trail (Machine Politics Monday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/evote/0,2645,63847,00.html/wn_ascii
The League of Women Voters withdraws its support of paperless voting
machines and endorses a resolution in favor of 'voting systems and
procedures that are secure, accurate, recountable and accessible.'
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New 'Hiccup' for Florida Voters (Machine Politics Monday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/evote/0,2645,63837,00.html/wn_ascii
The Sunshine State's election controversies continue to unfold: Now
the state admits that a number of e-voting machines have a software
flaw that makes manual recounting impossible. But things will work out,
officials say.
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Food Makers Changing Genes (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63779,00.html/wn_ascii
Better flavor and genetically altered livestock are on the agenda at
the BIO conference. Also: Protestors drop in.... Personalized medicine
not dead yet.... Do-it-yourself DNA extraction. Wired News reports from
San Francisco.
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The Son of Patriot Act Also Rises (Security Blanket 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,63800,00.html/wn_ascii
Legislators attempt to pass Patriot Act II provisions to increase
government power with legislative tricks, adding them to unrelated
must-pass bills. It's a repeat of last year's events, but this time
opponents are watching. By Kim Zetter.
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Florida Faces Election Fracas (Machine Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/evote/0,2645,63781,00.html/wn_ascii
Following the disastrous 2000 election snafu, Florida faces another
debacle -- this time over a database that's supposed to keep felons
from voting. But it also contains thousands of names of people who have
every right to vote, critics say. By Jacob Ogles.
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Clean Cars Lean on Dirty Old Gas (Autopia 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/autotech/0,2554,63787,00.html/wn_ascii
Researchers have come up with a way for cars to run cleaner -- using
hydrogen pulled from gasoline. There are still plenty of hurdles to
overcome. By Mark Baard.
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Powell: Terrorism Report Mistake (Politics Sunday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,63832,00.html/wn_ascii
A State Department report showing that terrorism declined last year
was a big mistake, according to Secretary of State Colin Powell.
Embarassed and apologetic, Powell is trying to determine how the errors
originated.
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Infosys: Outsourcing Row Easing (Business Sunday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,63830,00.html/wn_ascii
The controversy over sending U.S. jobs overseas is losing steam, says
the CEO of Infosys, India's second largest software exporter. The
election-year issue could spell trouble for tech companies depending on
the low-cost labor.
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New Nuclear Program Sidelined (Politics Thursday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,63795,00.html/wn_ascii
A key congressman moves to withhold funding for the development of new
atomic arms, in a blow to the Bush administration. But the programs
won't go away without a fight. By Noah Shachtman.
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Suicide by Pseudoscience (Wired magazine 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.06/view.html?pg=4
Political purges will kill American science. Just ask Trofim Lysenko,
one of Stalin's top scientific stooges. By Bruce Sterling from Wired
magazine.
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Weapons Makers Turn to Medicine (Med-Tech Center Tuesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,63759,00.html/wn_ascii
Soviet scientists once tasked with making bioweapons find a rewarding
alternative in medicine, with a boost from the U.S. State Department.
Kristen Philipkoski reports from San Francisco.
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Diebold Bans Political Donations (Politics Monday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,63753,00.html/wn_ascii
Stung by criticism about its chief executive's political fund raising,
Diebold says it won't let its senior executives make donations to
candidates. Employees at its election systems division also will be
barred.
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Senators Back Low-Power Radio (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,63731,00.html/wn_ascii
Sens. John McCain and Patrick Leahy introduce a bill that would allow
low-power radio stations to get licenses to broadcast in big markets.
But commercial radio interests probably won't give up the spectrum
without a fight. By Ryan Singel.
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Drowning in an Ocean of Plastic (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63699,00.html/wn_ascii
Today's World Environment Day focuses on the state of the seas. One of
the biggest concerns is plastic -- it's everywhere, from the surface to
the innards of plankton. By Stephen Leahy.
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Gulf Vets Victimized Again (U.S. vs. Them Friday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/conflict/0,2100,63716,00.html/wn_ascii
Veterans of the first Gulf War, plagued by health problems that appear
to be associated with exposure to chemical agents, may be getting
shortchanged on their treatment due to flawed data gathering by the
Defense Department.
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Your Computer Is Bad for You (Technology Friday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63717,00.html/wn_ascii
Monitors and processors contain residual 'toxic dust,' chemicals that
are linked to various reproductive and neurological problems, a study
concludes. Bit by bit, manufacturers are dealing with the problem.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cities Say No to the Patriot Act (Security Blanket 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,63702,00.html/wn_ascii
As Bush launches a campaign to promote the Patriot Act and convince
Congress to renew sections set to expire next year, hundreds of cities
across the United States say enough is enough. By Kim Zetter.
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Summit: Carbon Dioxide Traders (Technology Sunday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63739,00.html/wn_ascii
A trade fair for buyers, sellers and brokers of carbon-dioxide
discharge permits convenes in Germany. Getting rid of the waste gas
blamed for global warming is a shell game, and profit may be the key to
reining in emissions.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Solar-Powered Gadgets on the Move (Technology Saturday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63737,00.html/wn_ascii
In the wilds or on the road, solar panels that fold into notebook-size
cases are charging everything from laptop computers to cameras and Palm
Pilots. But for some, a cell phone that works in the wilderness may not
be a boon.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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