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Deadline looms for polar bear listing decision

The San Diego Union-Tribune (CA)

by Dan Joling

May 13, 2008

Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne hasn't added a U.S. creature to the endangered species list since he took office two years ago.

The former Idaho governor has until Thursday to decide on one that could prove troublesome to promising petroleum drilling off Alaska's northern coast and force federal agencies in other states to react to new greenhouse gas emissions.

State officials refuse to release polar bear findings

KTUU Channel 2 News

by Steve Mac Donald

May 13, 2008

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The state has denied a final request to release information on listing polar bears as an endangered species.

Steiner says he wants to see the information the state used to come to its conclusion. But the Alaska Department of Law says there are regulations in place protecting the conversations of state workers while in the decision making process.

How artificial is the crude oil price? Have we passed peak oil?

ZDNet

by Harry Fuller

May 11, 2008

Here's a map that purports to show how much oil there is in North America and that the supply far exceeds the demand. This website argues greed is driving the high oil price, not shortage.

Enough oil? Peak oil? Past our peak? Not only do I have no clue what's true, neither do most people, including a lot of VCs and that keeps 1) the oil price high, and 2) the interest in cleantech high. Because nobody wants to sit in the dark, walk to work or have cold stew for dinner.

States to Homeland Security on REAL ID: No Thanks

News With Views

by Steven Yates

May 11, 2008

Today-May 11, 2008-is not just Mother's Day but REAL ID D-Day, so to speak: the day citizens of states not granted extensions to comply with the REAL ID Act of 2005 would find themselves unable to board planes, enter federal buildings, etc.

By the end of last year, seven states had passed laws prohibiting implementation of REAL ID in their state: Maine, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Washington, New Hampshire, and Georgia. That number became eight on April 9 of this year when Idaho joined up. Ten states had laws...

Nanny Rips Baby Girl From Jaws of Coyote in California Sandbox

Fox News (CA)

May 05, 2008

Chino Hills -- A nanny pulled a 2-year-old girl from the jaws of a coyote when the animal attacked the toddler and tried to carry her away in its mouth, officials said.

The girl was playing Friday in a sandbox at Alterra Park in Chino Hills in San Bernardino County. Around 10:30 a.m., the caretaker heard screaming and saw a coyote trying to carry the child off in its mouth, officials said.

Breast-fed children found smarter

Reuters

by Will Dunham

May 05, 2008

A new study provides some of the best evidence to date that breast-feeding can make children smarter, an international team of researchers said on Monday.

Children whose mothers breast-fed them longer and did not mix in baby formula scored higher on intelligence tests, the researchers in Canada and Belarus reported.

None of the Above

Nolan Chart

by The Jeffersonian Diplomat

May 04, 2008

Clinton? Obama? McCain? Attack of the killer centrists! With these wonderful options, and no real third party choices, I'm voting for none of the above.

It is obvious that both the Democrats and Republicans have abandoned the principles of liberty. The Republicans have all but nominated McCain, and the Democrats are in the midst of a death-match between Clinton and Obama. Regardless of who wins that race, the general election will be two candidates of war and socialism.

Get cuffed and stuffed, for selling milk!

orldnetdaily.com

by Bob Unruh

May 02, 2008

"They swooped in ... like a bunch of Vikings, handcuffed me and stole $30,000 worth of my milk, cheese and butter," he told the New York Daily News.

A rally has been scheduled Monday in front of the magistrate's office in Mt. Holly, Pa., in support of a Mennonite farmer who has brought the wrath of the government on himself for selling raw milk and other products - an act government prosecutors say violates a number of regulations.

Radio Energy Concerns in the Laboratory

ALN Magazine

by Bob Scher

May 02, 2008

How the various radio devices operate harmoniously within the laboratory environment without causing health issues and interference to each other.

Animal care facilities, just like all industrial environments, are exposed to a wide spectrum of electro-magnetic radiation from many different sources. It is important to consider how these emissions could effect animal stress levels and alter their behavior as well as understand how these signals can interfere with each other.

National DNA database gets kickstart from feds

World Net Daily

by Bob Unruh

May 01, 2008

With virtually no fanfare, and equally quiet opposition, President Bush has signed into law a plan that orders the government to take no more than six months to set up a national contingency plan to screen newborns' DNA.

Further, the new law requires that the results of that DNA program, including "information ... research, and data on newborn screening" shall be assembled by a "central clearinghouse" and be made available on the Internet.

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