http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:00:58 -0700 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:57:57 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Big-spending-Obama-says-debt-too-large?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner                           (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) President Obama, the biggest spender in world history, as atte... Obama Administration Deficit Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:57:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Big-spending-Obama-says-debt-too-large?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Minnesota-House-sues-Pawlenty-over-unallotments?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner Minneosta Capital (www.morguefile.com) After failing to do their jobs in the first place, the Minnesota House is now suing Governor Pawlenty for attempting to do his job.It all began last May when the Minnesota Legislature couldn't manage to get aro... Minnesota Legislature Minnesota Budget Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:34:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Minnesota-House-sues-Pawlenty-over-unallotments?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Good-news-no-climate-treaty-from-Copenhagen?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner              World leaders at APEC summit  (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) World leaders now concede there will be no legally binding climate treaty resulting from next month's Copenhagen summi... Cap and Trade Global Warming Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:58:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Good-news-no-climate-treaty-from-Copenhagen?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m11d9-EPA-to-regulate-CO2-with-or-without-congressional-authorization?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner                    (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is about to implement strenuous new regulations regarding carbon d... Global Warming Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:55:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m11d9-EPA-to-regulate-CO2-with-or-without-congressional-authorization?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m11d5-House-set-to-rush-passage-of-health-care-reform-legislation?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg) Here we go again, the U.S. House of Representatives is set to rush passage of health care reform legislation with little or no debate. And just like Cap and Trade, there won't be any time for ... Healthcare Reform Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:38:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m11d5-House-set-to-rush-passage-of-health-care-reform-legislation?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Al-Gore-pushes-Global-Warming-for-personal-profit?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner                                      (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili) Forme... Global Warming Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:20:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Al-Gore-pushes-Global-Warming-for-personal-profit?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Some-stimulus-jobs-are-simply-silly?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner VP Biden discussing the stimulus (AP Photo/Mark Duncan) Friday morning the Obama administration said that the economic stimulus package has created or saved 640,329 jobs since enactment. Leaving aside for the moment the astounding precision in the... Obama Administration Stimulus Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:14:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Some-stimulus-jobs-are-simply-silly?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Cash-for-Clunkers-said-to-cost-24000-per-car-sold?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner                                           (A... Cash for Clunkers Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:30:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Cash-for-Clunkers-said-to-cost-24000-per-car-sold?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m10d27-US-Senate-begins-pointless-work-on-climate-bill?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner     (refinery image courtesy of www.morguefile.com) Tuesday, in a pointless exercise the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held the first scheduled hearing on the cap and trade climate bill. All indications are that there... Cap and Trade Global Warming Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:50:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m10d27-US-Senate-begins-pointless-work-on-climate-bill?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Minnesota-needs-a-new-coal-fired-electrical-plant?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner                (image from www.morguefile.com) We quit trying to build a new power plant and now, according to the Pioneer Press, a U.S. Department of Commerce study says M... Cap and Trade Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:11:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Minnesota-needs-a-new-coal-fired-electrical-plant?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m10d18-US-hunters-and-fishers-tricked-into-supporting-climate-bill?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner       (image from http://www.morguefile.com) Some U.S. hunters and fishers are lobbying congress to pass the Cap and Trade bill in an effort to protect their hunting and fishing sport. Unfortunately they have tricked into t... Cap and Trade Global Warming Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:49:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m10d18-US-hunters-and-fishers-tricked-into-supporting-climate-bill?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Good-news-arctic-to-be-ice-free-in-summer?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner         (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer Patrick Kelley) Scientists predict that the arctic sea lanes will be free from ice in summer within 20 years. This is good news for the world economy.   Accor... Global Warming Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:12:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Good-news-arctic-to-be-ice-free-in-summer?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Harry-Reid-to-write-Senate-health-care-bill?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner       Senator Harry Reid (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NEV) is poised to write the Senate health care bill. This is a consequence of the fact that there are two different health care bills b... U.S. Congress Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:48:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Harry-Reid-to-write-Senate-health-care-bill?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m10d4-Senators-wont-read-the-bill-either?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner Sens. Thomas Carper (D-Del) and Max Baucus (D-MT) (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Just like their colleagues on the House with Cap and Trade, U.S. Senators have no intention of reading the health care reform bill before they vote on it, and just ... U.S. Congress Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:06:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m10d4-Senators-wont-read-the-bill-either?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m10d1-Tim-Pawlenty-gets-serious-about-running-for-President?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner X     Tim Pawlenyty (from www.timpawlenty.com) Without a doubt, Minnesota's Governor Tim Pawlenty is getting serious about running for President, even when he says he isn't. How else do you explain Pawlenty's recent activity?   L... Elections 2010 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:38:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m10d1-Tim-Pawlenty-gets-serious-about-running-for-President?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Senate-ups-ante-on-cap-and-trade?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner     The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is about to unveil its version of the cap and trade bill which is even more restrictive than Waxmen-Markey (the House bill).   As passed in the house, cap and trade proposes a 17 p... Global Warming Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:22:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Senate-ups-ante-on-cap-and-trade?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m9d27-Wind-power-to-replace-coal-power--not-anytime-soon?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner   There are simply too many problems associated with wind power for it to replace coal powered electrical generation anytime soon. And it's not all that hard to figure out.   First of all, wind does not blow 24 hours a day, seven days a w... Global Warming Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:37:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m9d27-Wind-power-to-replace-coal-power--not-anytime-soon?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m9d24-Soft-toilet-paper-contributes-to-global-warming?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner   According to environmentalists, American's preference for soft toilet paper is damaging the environment and a contributing factor to global warming. As reported by the Washington post it goes like this: softer toilet paper requires wood pu... Global Warming Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:27:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m9d24-Soft-toilet-paper-contributes-to-global-warming?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Senate-Democrats-dont-want-you-to-read-the-bill-until-its-too-late?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner          Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) True to form, Senate Democrats still don't think anybody needs to read, much less understand the health care reform bill before it's too late. At least... Healthcare Reform Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:24:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Senate-Democrats-dont-want-you-to-read-the-bill-until-its-too-late?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m9d22-Sunspots-provide-scientific-test-of-global-warming-theory?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner                              NASA/ESA image There aren't very many sunspots on the sun these days and this pr... Cap and Trade Global Warming Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:12:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m9d22-Sunspots-provide-scientific-test-of-global-warming-theory?cid=exrss-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner