News tagged with proposition 16

Prop. 16 protects energy utilities' monopoly status, says report

(PhysOrg.com) -- An independent analysis of Proposition 16 finds that it would protect the monopoly status of investor-owned energy utilities and block the development of publicly-owned electric power companies. The June ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1




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Anthropologists find American heads are getting larger

White Americans' heads are getting bigger. That's according to research by forensic anthropologists at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Biology / Other

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (10) | comments 24

A policy of mass destruction

A new analysis showing how the radical policies advocated by western economists helped to bankrupt Russia and other former Soviet countries after the Cold War has been released by researchers.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (15) | comments 40

Web-radio specialists reel in traditional-radio clients

Like Levi Strauss, who got rich selling goods to immigrants during the Gold Rush, the founders of Triton Digital are making their fortune by providing the technology to radio companies wanting to mine digital gold.

Technology / Business

created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Frankenstein's moon: Astronomers vindicate account of masterwork

Victor Frankenstein’s infamous monster led a brief, tragic existence, blazing a trail of death and destruction that prompted mobs of angry villagers to take up torches and pitchforks against him on the ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (9) | comments 12 | with audio podcast

Calif. solar-power rebates might scorch lease market

Abundant sunshine has made Southern California one of the brightest markets for residential solar power in the country. Some might say too bright.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Aug 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Plant thought extinct is still hanging on

The Franciscan manzanita - described by some as San Francisco's unicorn - thrives in a kind of botanical witness protection program.

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Endeavour's last skipper thrives on speed, risk

(AP) -- Space shuttle Endeavour's commander, Mark Kelly, has spent his entire military career considering the options, weighing the risks, making a decision, then forging ahead.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Stimulus funds help wire rural homes for Internet

(AP) -- Up in rural northern Vermont, it took until the 1960s to run power lines to some towns - decades after the rest of America got turned on.

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Smart phones: Slick handsets worthy of Santa's sleigh

The menu of smart phones is more diverse and interesting than it's ever been, and every carrier now sells multiple cutting-edge handsets.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 01, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Debate rages over health effects of marijuana

The marijuana cigarette, with its pungent smell, became a symbol of the 1960s. Bill Clinton tried it, but he didn't inhale. Comedians joked about burned-out dopers with brains altered by a variety of drugs, including pot. ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 25, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 3


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