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Friday, February 11, 2011

“House Republicans push energy and science cuts - YAHOO!” plus 9 more

“House Republicans push energy and science cuts - YAHOO!” plus 9 more


House Republicans push energy and science cuts - YAHOO!

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scientific research, environmental protection and other priorities of the Obama administration would face steep cuts under a congressional Republican spending plan released Wednesday. More than 60 programs would be eliminated ...

Dayton vetoes Senate bill with $900 million in cuts - Crookston Daily Times

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Gov. Mark Dayton swiftly struck down a Republican-crafted package that would have cut $900 million from Minnesota's $6.2 billion deficit on Thursday, issuing his first veto as governor. The Democrat rejected the bill within hours of its final passage by ...

Educators work to close math, science gap for Hampton Roads students - YAHOO!

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NORFOLK -- How long does it take the earth to orbit the sun? A recent report from a scientific panel says half of the nation's adults don't know the answer. The nation that put the first man on the…

Forest Service to stress science over politics - Findlaw.com

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GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - The U.S. Forest Service says it's revising its planning rules to emphasize science over politics in managing national forests. Hoping to break a logjam of legal battles that have stymied logging as well as ecosystem restoration ...

Jesse Jackson's 2010 Pigford settlement meetings on Capitol Hill - Washington Times

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Long before anyone knew the name TImothy Pigford in 2011, Rainbow Push Coalition cvil rights activist Jesse Jackson went to Washington D.C. to discuss with Senate Democratic leadership about Mr. Pigford's 1997 discrimination lawsuit against the US ...

Memo to Fox News: Science and Politics Don't Mix - Huffingtonpost.com

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This piece was co-written by Ryan Koronowski, Alliance for Climate Protection Research Director and Josh Nelson, Alliance for Climate Protection Director of Online Communications and New Media. Former oil and energy trader Eric Bolling, a financial news ...

At Franklin Institute, 4 who've flourished will speak to the 'Color of Science' - Philadelphia Daily News

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EDWARD TUNSTEL was on duty at NASA's Mars Exploration Rover project in January 2004 when the rover "Spirit" suddenly went silent 17 days after landing on the Red Planet. "We had just finished using the time, had gotten data back," Tunstel said earlier this ...

God, science not exclusive, astronomer says - North County Times

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. ---- An astronomer who sued the University of Kentucky for religious discrimination says the perceived divide between faith and science is an "illusion." Martin Gaskell claimed he lost out on a top science job because of his professed faith ...

Program brings girls from around Alabama to Birmingham to learn about math and science - Everything Alabama Blog

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More than 100 girls from around Alabama gathered at the McWane Science Center on Friday as part of a statewide initiative to increase the number of women in science, math, engineering and technology. Girls Engaged in Math and Science University , or GEMS-U ...

Science Fiction Prototyping for Technology Innovation: Call for Papers - Wired News

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Background and Goals: This international workshop will explore the use of science fiction as a means to motivate and direct research into new technologies and consumer products. It does this by creating science fiction stories grounded in current science ...

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