In addition to Alaska’s two US Senators, we only have one member of the US House. While as much can be expected out of Rep. Young and Sen. Murkowski, the information listed below explains a lot about Sen. Begich’s recent statements. Here’s a look at the Friends of Earth tally of opensecrets.org data, showing...
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Archive for June, 2010
Top Recipients Of BP Contributions
Starry Night (About As Starry As It Gets)
Accomplished astrophotographer Stéphane Guisard has just published a new photo. (click image to biggify) Read Phil Plait’s explanation of the image and check out Stéphane Guisard’s other images as well.
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Thermometergate
I knew the planet was warming, but I wasn’t expecting the changes this fast:
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If Only…
When I see this widget posted around the internet, I can’t stop myself from wishing someone could just program the slider could go to the left and adjustable to zero… or better yet, -340,459,297 gallons. (I also keep feeling like be able to adjust the rate is a bad idea… I worry about evil...
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Ending Secret Holds
One of the Senate’s rules may be closer than ever to being reformed. It’s dubbed the “secret hold”. In short, a hold is a parliamentary procedure that allows one or more Senators to prevent a motion from going to the floor for a vote; however, it seemingly can be done by any Senator just...
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