Coyote Gulch

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Iraq
beSpacific has links to the White House documents on the new Iraq strategy."
"2008 pres"
8:31:53 PM

Immigration
Colorado Confidential: "A coalition of immigrant rights organizations from around the state will be targeting two laws that were passed by the legislature last year. And one of the laws is a product of a special session called by Democratic leaders. The Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC), an alliance composed of human rights and labor groups, will be leading the charge against Senate Bill 90 and House Bill 1017. HB 1017 came out of a special session lawmakers participated in over the summer that focused on immigration. The bill deals with employee verification, and was sponsored by Democrats. SB90 was sponsored by Republicans and signed into law in May by former Governor Bill Owens. It requires members of law enforcement to notify the federal U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) when there is 'probable cause' that an arrestee might be illegal."
"2008 pres"
8:24:01 PM

Global warming?

According to the Rocky Mountain News the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration says that 2006 was the warmest on record. From the article, "Last year was the warmest on record in the U.S., and the buildup of heat-trapping greenhouse gases was partly to blame, federal climate officials said Tuesday. Last year squeaked past 1998 by a small fraction of a degree to take over the top spot, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The 2006 average annual temperature for the contiguous U.S. was 55 degrees Fahrenheit, 0.07 degrees warmer than 1998. In the U.S., the past nine years have been among the 25 warmest years on record, a streak that is unprecedented in records dating to 1895, according to NOAA. The buildup of heat-trapping gases from tailpipes and smokestacks contributed to the 2006 warming, according to NOAA, an agency recently criticized for allegedly trying to prevent its researchers from freely discussing global climate change."
"2008 pres"
6:47:16 AM

Stem cell research
From today's Denver Post, "The scientist behind groundbreaking work seen by some as a means of sidestepping the ethical problems of embryonic stem-cell research weighed in Tuesday on the political debate over the issue. Dr. Anthony Atala told members of Congress that his work - published Sunday - doesn't replace embryonic stem-cell research and that legislation expanding funding of that work needs to pass."
"2008 pres"
6:38:45 AM