September 5, 2010
CANTON — Java lovers are always on the lookout for the perfect cup of coffee. Joseph Hellyar's quest is for the perfect coffee cup. ...
Marshman: Mary, the Global Warming Solutions Act -- AB 32 -- passed in 2006 requires the state to reduce global-warming pollution to 1990 levels by 2020. ...
There's an old saying: The rich get richer and the poor get "... well, you know. Without Proposition 23, Silicon Valley's billionaire hedge ...
California's Prop. 23, backed by oil giants with a lot to lose, needs to go ... - Los Angeles Times- With the replacement of the failed blowout preventer and a cement plug in place, the well's seal is almost permanent, the federal spill response chief says. The final step will be to plug the well from the bottom.
With a new blowout preventer in place and a 5,000-foot column of cement filling its core, the BP well is no longer in danger of leaking oil, the federal spill response chief said Saturday — although he said it must still be plugged from the bottom for the job to be… Jacque Wirth was a local pioneer in getting consumers interested in harnessing the sun for electricity ...
- LiveScience.com - As the Deepwater Horizon oil spill unfolded earlier this summer, a mechanical engineer helped cleanup crews keep up with the moving target by developing a steady stream of forecasts that predicted where the oil slick would spread several days in advance.
September 4, 2010
- BP sprayed chemicals massively in confronting the gulf spill, but scientists aren't sure how much good — or bad — they did.
In the wake of the BP oil spill, gaping questions remain about a key tool used during cleanup: the nearly 2 million gallons of chemical dispersants sprayed over the water or onto the gushing wellhead on the seafloor. Do the chemicals help recovery, hinder it — or neither?…
CEO Steve Jobs unveils new Apple products last week in San Francisco. Federal regulators are reportedly investigating Apple's tight control over the apps ...
COLUMBIA, SC -- About 20 power company dump sites, some of which have leaked poisonous coal residue into groundwater, face closure in ...
- Senator Harry Reid led a conference call last this week announcing a new report just released by the Center for American Progress on energy efficiency called "Efficiency Works: (PDF). The findings..