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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
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Here's are the results for the Oregon primary from ABC News.
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5:55:11 PM 
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From the American Chemical Society: "Researchers in Wyoming report development of a low-cost carbon filter that can remove 90 percent of carbon dioxide gas from the smokestacks of electric power plants that burn coal and other fossil fuels. Their study is scheduled for the May 21 issue of ACS' monthly journal, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. Maciej Radosz and colleagues at Wyoming's Soft Materials Laboratory cite the pressing need for simple, inexpensive new technologies to remove carbon dioxide from smokestack gases. Coal-burning electric power plants are major sources of the greenhouse gas, and control measures may be required in the future. The study describes a new carbon dioxide-capture process, called a Carbon Filter Process, designed to meet the need. It uses a simple, low-cost filter filled with porous carbonaceous sorbent that works at low pressures. Modeling data and laboratory tests suggest that the device works better than existing technologies at a fraction of their cost."
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5:43:59 PM
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Paul Waldman (via The American Prospect): "What a difference four years makes. When the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled in late 2003 that gay couples had the same right to marry as straight couples, the nation had a collective fainting spell, and constitutional amendments affirming the super-straightness of state after state popped up like dandelions...Yet last week when the Supreme Court of the largest state in the union issued a similar ruling, making California the second state with full marriage rights for all citizens, the political reaction was remarkably subdued...But on the national level, there were no raised voices, no cries of anguish, no calls to man the ramparts -- at least none to which anyone paid much attention."
Thanks to the Daily Kos for the link.
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5:43:12 PM
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Colorado Independent: "Individuals who own businesses and property near the convention's Pepsi Center location and other sites such as Civic Center Park, where many protesters plan to congregate, should check their insurance policies to see what they would cover - and what might come out of their own pockets. Most business owner policies should cover damage caused by a 'civil commotion,' said Carole Walker, executive director of the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association...While riots and their potential damage aren't a pleasant scenario to entertain, insurance industry experts recommend sorting out the details of an insurance policy beforehand rather than discovering a lack of coverage afterward."
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5:38:22 PM
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DailyKos: "The Inspector General for the Justice Department released the long awaited report on torture (available here yesterday. The report details a high level of concern from FBI field agents that was appropriate passed up the chain of command."
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5:36:32 PM
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Rasmussen Reports: "Barack Obama has opened a modest lead over John McCain in Colorado. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state shows Obama leading 48% to 42%. That six-point advantage is up from a three-point edge a month ago. The month before that, Obama and McCain were tied in the race for the Colorado's Electoral College Votes. Obama's 48% level of support in the current poll is up two points from the 46% level of support he picked up in each of the three preceding polls. Over the last four months of polling, McCain's support in Colorado has ranged from 39% to 46%. Obama now attracts 77% of the vote from Democrats while McCain earns 79% support from Republicans. Among unaffiliated voters, Obama leads by twenty-one percentage points. A month ago, Obama had a ten-point lead among unaffiliated voters. Obama is viewed favorably by 55% of Colorado voters, up two points from a month ago. McCain is viewed favorably by 51%, down six points from a month ago."
Thanks to Colorado Pols for the link.
The Moderate Voice: "Senator Hillary Clinton says that if the DNC doesn't change it's stance on seating the Michigan and Florida delegations and the two states wish to pursue it, she'll take the fight all the way the the convention"
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5:35:24 PM
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Governor Ritter signed HB 08-1161 yesterday, according to The Fort Collins Coloradoan. From the article:
HB 1161, sponsored by Fort Collins Democratic Reps. John Kefalas and Randy Fischer and Republican Sen. Steve Johnson, requires uranium miners to prove they can return groundwater either to pre-mining conditions or those in line with existing state standards. The bill also requires mining operations to notify nearby landowners of their intent to mine...
Any water testing now must be completed by a third-party contractor approved by the state, a shift from former state requirements that allowed the mining company to do the testing...
"This is a pretty amazing example of an engaged citizenry acting positively on something that affects their community," Ritter said. The legislation was introduced in the House to encompass almost all mining operations in Colorado. But after hard-rock mining advocates protested, the bill's language was watered down to include only proposed in-situ leech uranium mines in Colorado.
Fischer, an engineer, said he spent many years working in mining reclamation and saw a need for the bill after Davis and others approached him and Kefalas last year. "I have traveled all over the world cleaning up abandoned mine sites, and there is a huge legacy of abandoned sites that are leaking toxic waste and heavy metals into the groundwater," Fischer said. "Having this bill signed today represents a unique opportunity ... to make sure we protect groundwater and our environment before a new kind of mining technology is brought to use - not after."
More coverage from The Greeley Tribune. From the article: "Powertech representatives worked with the sponsors to make the bill more palatable to the industry, but in the end, mining opponents said they believe the legislation will help protect their water. Powertech officials were not available for comment Tuesday."
Click through and check out the new look of the Fort Collins Coloradoan. More Coyote Gulch coverage here, here and here.
"2008 pres"
6:07:32 AM
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