Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry, is in steep decline. The company, once the crown jewel of the Canadian technology industry, is now worth 1 percent of Apple’s market capitalization. One way for RIM to stop the downward tailspin: It could sell itself to a competitor or financial firm. But who would … […]
Archive for May, 2012
Encon Installs 100kW Solar System On Corporate Headquarters
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News Summary: UN sees job gains in green policies
CLEAN JOB: A United Nations panel predicts 15 million to 60 million jobs could be created worldwide over the next two decades, with a net gain of 0.5 percent to 2 percent in total employment, if nations pushed green energy. SOME OLD ONES LOST: The study acknowledges that some jobs would be lost during a […]
GMP Friction Products to Attend American Wind Energy Association Windpower Conference Exhibit and Institute for Defense and Government Advancement Military Vehicles Exhibition and Conference
GMP Friction Products to Meet with Industry Leaders in Military and Wind Energy Akron, OH (PRWEB) May 31, 2012 GMP Friction Products, one of the leading manufacturers of powdered metal friction products for clutch plates and brake pads, will be attending the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) Windpower Conference Exhibit and the Institute for Defense […]
Gas prices slip 7 cents this week across Texas
HOUSTON (AP) — Retail gasoline prices in Texas have continued their tumble by slipping 7 cents this week. AAA Texas on Thursday reported the average price at the pump is $3.44 per gallon. The nationwide price for gasoline declined 6 cents, to settle at $3.62 per gallon. The association survey found that Amarillo has the […]
Exxon’s Hebron project approved by regulators
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Romney assails Obama’s record on green energy
FREMONT, Calif. (AP) — Mitt Romney is assailing President Barack Obama‘s green energy record, standing outside the shuttered offices of a solar energy company that went bankrupt after receiving government loans. Romney says a $535 million loan to Solyndra represented a conflict of interest because it benefited some of Obama’s campaign contributors. He says the […]
Local Leaders Applaud EPA For Continued Collaborative Partnership As Clean Water Act Turns 40
To: ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATIONAL EDITORS WASHINGTON, May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — U.S. Conference of Mayors leadership today issued the following statements on mayoral partnerships with the Environmental Protection Agency: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110125/MM36443LOGO) Philadelphia, PA Mayor Michael A. Nutter, USCM Vice President: “The Clean Water Act was a defining piece of American legislation that created a greener, […]
Scientists unravel the tomato’s genetic code
An international scientific team on Wednesday said it had unravelled the genetic code of the tomato, opening up ways to improve the fruit’s taste, nutrition and shelf-life. Gathering more than 300 researchers in 14 countries, the Tomato Genome Consortium compared today’s domesticated tomato with its wild South American parent, Solanum pimpinellifolium. The tomato has 35,000 […]
With Dragon Success, SpaceX Set for More Private Spaceflights
SpaceX‘s historic test flight to the International Space Station may be over, but the company’s commercial Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket will be flying again in just a few short months. The unmanned Dragon capsule returned to Earth today (May 31), successfully completing a mission that marked the first private flight to the space […]
8 Modern Astronomy Mysteries Scientists Still Can’t Explain
The vastness of space and the puzzling nature of the cosmic objects that occupy it provides no shortage of material for astronomers to ponder. To round up some of the most enduring mysteries in the field of astronomy, the journal Science enlisted help from science writers and members of the Board of Reviewing Editors to […]
Paralyzed Rats Regain Strut In Lab
After severe spinal cord damage, paralyzed rats are able to walk again with the help of a robot to hold them up and stimulate their nerves, a new study shows. After the rats are trained on the machine for about two months, they gained the ability to control their hind legs — which had previously […]
Vertebrates Share Brain Circuitry for Social Decisions
The basic decision-making circuitry underlying social behaviors such as fighting and mating is incredibly similar in all vertebrates, from fish to mammals, new research suggests. These networks may be 450 million years old, the researchers said. This means that while the input (whether, for example, it is sight or smell that the animal uses to […]
Spectacular Texas Thundercloud Caught on Video
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FAA grants experimental permit to Virgin Galactic
MOJAVE, Calif. (AP) — Virgin Galactic says it expects to make rocket-powered test flights of its passenger spaceship later this year. The company said Wednesday its spaceship builder partner has been granted an experimental permit from the Federal Aviation Administration — a move that will allow it to proceed with powered flights. No timetable has […]
SpaceX Dragon returns to Earth, ends historic trip
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The SpaceX Dragon supply ship returned to Earth on Thursday, ending its revolutionary nine-day voyage to the International Space Station with an old-fashioned splashdown in the Pacific. The unmanned capsule parachuted into the ocean about 500 miles off Mexico’s Baja California, bringing back more than a half-ton of old station […]
Poll suggests close election for Calif. tobacco tax
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A California ballot measure that proposes adding a $1 tax to a pack of cigarettes holds a tenuous eight-point lead in a Field Poll survey with less than a week to go to election day. Survey results released on Thursday showed 50 percent of likely voters backing the June 5 ballot […]
Companies fire back at proposed NYC big soda ban
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Coca-Cola Co and McDonald’s Corp fired back at New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg on Thursday for proposing a ban of large-sized soft drinks at restaurants and other food service outlets. “New Yorkers expect and deserve better than this. They can make their own choices about the beverages they purchase,” Coca-Cola […]