Part of President Hope’s energy policy is the creation of a smart grid, an intelligent infrastructure for distributing energy. He allocated $11 billion of the stimulus package to the research and implementation of a smart grid. Looks like we might get some of that money. Lockheed Martin, a likely recipient of stimulus money, has entered […]
That is amazing. Has anyone else heard this before? I thought feudal states went out of style as a result of the Peace of Westphalia in 1648?
When we were up for Best Alternative News Source of 2008 by U.S. News & World Report’s Paper Trail Blog, I made a desperate move – offering one “Mark Act of Shame” in exchange for an improbable late surge. All of you made that happen, so in exchange, I made good on my offer and […]
Young people assembled by the thousands this weekend in Washington, D.C. The impetus: Power Shift 2009, a massive convention to address the pressing issue of climate change. The student leaders demanded that Congress and the President enact bold legislation to reduce carbon emissions, create millions of green jobs, and begin powering America with clean, renewable […]
Governor Rendell said today that $42 million of federal stimulus money appropriated to Pennsylvania will be used to support Pennsylvania’s four state-related universities: Penn State, Pitt, Temple, and Lincoln. Hopefully the money is not just divided into quarters, as Penn State has 92,633 students compared to a combined 66,671 students at the other three universities. […]
Thanks to a commenter named Steve on an earlier post about THON being featured on NBC’s Today Show, we’ve been able to locate the segment. I was a little disappointed that it didn’t air last week, but the piece does a pretty good job explaining THON and showing how awesome it is.