| Dream ride to Cape, but a nightmare driving home
It is estimated the plant will emit four to five million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere annually. Given the undeniable scientific evidence that man- made emissions of greenhouse gasses are accelerating global warming, such a decision is irresponsible. The South Carolina Legislature should put a moratorium on building any more coal-fired power plants until we have the technology to effectively capture and sequester the carbon dioxide... It is interesting to note the "Cape Wind" project, which calls for the installation of 130 wind turbines off the coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, will generate 468 megawatts of power at a cost of $900 million, very similar to the cost per megawatt of Santee Cooper's proposed coal plant. And of course wind turbines do not emit any carbon dioxide... Read the rest of thgis Chaleston Post Courier story here. Leave a comment _____________________________ Sustaining the wind power debate The Cape Cod Youth Council on Sustainability will host a wind energy forum "for youth, by youth" June 1 from 4 to 6 p.m.
Renewed US concerns about Vietnamese adoptions leave American parents ...
The embassy statement also describes a suspicious surge in reports of abandoned babies after U.S. adoptions resumed, especially in the rural provinces of Thai Nguyen and Phu Tho, where the DeHarts adopted Xander. Many of the abandonments appear to have been staged, said a U.S. Embassy official who declined to give his name, citing embassy rules. �They probably know where the child came from, but they are using false documents to make it difficult for anyone who is trying to figure it out,� he said. The concerns about Xander's adoption stem from a date change on his adoption papers, David DeHart said. The form said the baby had been found abandoned in 2007, but apparently someone had changed the year to 2006. U.S. Embassy officials will not discuss specific cases, citing privacy concerns. During September and October, the first two months of the 2007 fiscal year, they raised questions about 13 adoptions.
Stumbo leaves office with 'no regrets'
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Attorney General Greg Stumbo says he's leaving office with no regrets. His office is best known for its investigation of former Governor Ernie Fletcher for alleged hiring violations. Stumbo says he believes the governor election's outcome may have been different if Fletcher's administration had cooperated in the probe.
Stumbo bypassed a second term as attorney general to run for lieutenant governor alongside Louisville businessman Bruce Lunsford, but lost to Beshear and Daniel Mongiardo.
The Democrat was nominated yesterday in a race for a vacancy in the House district -- the same one he represented before becoming attorney general.
The special election is Feb. 5. ©2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved.
Government urged to step in on pensions
The contribution was one of the ideas floated under the Pension Commission's recent proposals on pension reform. Lord Adair Turner, the commission's chairman, said his proposals were not "a bible" and he was willing to try and reach agreement with Chancellor Gordon Brown that would help minimise the cost of the reform proposals. But he said he believed the Government would support his main ideas for a higher basic state pension, a later state pension age, less means-testing and a national savings scheme with automatic enrolment. "The debate has moved on and I feel strongly that whatever happens, something will come out of it," he said. .
Hot Ticket
The judge rebuffs Craig's "illogical" legal arguments and offers Craig's lawyer, Billy Martin, only a backhanded compliment for conceding an obvious point. Judge Porter politely dismisses the ACLU's defense of Craig's rights to free speech and free sex, explaining that the real issue was the disorderly conduct of the defendant's "eyes, hand, and foot." Yet Craig is used to having his motions denied. By all accounts, his lawyers will take his case to the Court of Appeals and state Supreme Court. Today's setback is just the first step in a legal strategy of three-taps-and-you're-out. In the meantime, Craig can bask in all the high praise from the bench. For starters, Judge Porter goes on for 27 pages without telling a single joke at Craig's expense (unless you count a wry statement of fact, "The Defendant did not flush the toilet").
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