Opinion
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Privacy Remains an Issue in Latest Draft of Cybersecurity Bill
Opinion -A bill introduced in Congress this spring granting the president broad powers over the Internet in the event of a “cyber emergency” rang alarm bells among civil libertarians. -
Ohio Satellite Tax Reaches State Supreme Court
Opinion -The Ohio Supreme Court will decide whether the state can continue to impose a sales tax on satellite TV while its biggest competitor, cable, remains tax-free. -
California Wildfires Falsely Linked to Global Warming
Opinion -The largest wildfire in Los Angeles County history destroyed 78 homes and burned more than 150,000 acres during the last week in August and the first week in September. -
OPINION: ‘Amazon Taxes’ Fad Harmful to States, Consumers, Business
Opinion -Tax revenues have been plunging during the current recession, and states have been scrambling for ways to bolster their depleted coffers by looking online. -
Microsoft’s New ‘WhiteFi’ Leads Wi-Fi Surge
Opinion -Microsoft has created a new advanced wi-fi system that takes advantage of unused TV airwaves and creates a wireless broadband network. -
Senator Pledges Probe of Alleged Cell Phone, Cancer Links
Opinion -A U.S. senator promises to keep investigating whether cell phone use can cause cancer, despite decades of research that shows no danger.Sen. -
2009 November Environment & Climate News: Mountaintop Wind Farms Rejected
Opinion -The November 2009 issue of Environment & Climate News reports on a vote by the North Carolina State Senate to ban commercial wind farms from the state’s western mountain ranges. -
2009 November School Reform News: Civil Disobedience Protests Scholarship Cuts
Opinion -The November 2009 issue of School Reform News leads with news of an act of civil disobedience on behalf of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program. School choice advocates and education leaders gathered in front of the U.S. -
2009 November Health Care News: (full text PDF)
Opinion -The November 2009 issue of Health Care News reports that citizen protests—including the September 12 March on Washington, which attracted hundreds of thousands of participants—have caused the White House to reconsider their support for a -
Ironically, NIMBY Results in Opposite Effect
Opinion -The acronym NIMBY stands for “Not In My Back Yard.” It is a popular acronym used by federal, state, and local elected officials and members of the public when referring to nuclear waste. -
Oregon Governor Vetoes Bipartisan Subsidy Cut
Opinion -The Oregon state legislature passed a bill reducing runaway renewable energy subsidies in an effort to help balance the state budget, but Gov. Ted Kulongoski (D) killed the bill with a veto. -
Solar Sticker Shock Hits Washington County
Opinion -Kittitas County, Washington is experiencing sticker shock as the true cost of solar power is coming in at more than three times the promised price. -
Facebook Privacy Policy Improved After Advocacy Group Crusade
Opinion -Facebook users have a new tool at their disposal after the firm came under pressure from the American Civil Liberties Union. -
120 Agriculture Groups Oppose Waxman-Markey
Opinion -A large coalition of agricultural groups has come forward to oppose the Waxman-Markey bill restricting carbon dioxide emissions.In a July 14 opening statement at Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearings, Sen. -
Record Numbers of Salmon, Steelhead Pour into Columbia River
Opinion -Salmon and steelhead migrated into the Columbia River in record numbers this year, in some cases more than doubling previous records. -
Antitrust Target Google Growing Slower, Losing Market Share
Opinion -As trustbusters in Washington direct their attention to the technology industry, the crown on the head of Silicon Valley’s biggest company appears to be slipping. -
Behavior Advertising Strategy on Web Under Scrutiny
Opinion -this is text 1this is text 2this is text 3The targeting of Internet advertising based on an individual’s browsing behavior has come under increasing attack by privacy advocates who argue practices such as behavioral tracking are ripe for abuse. -
California Assembly Expunges Santa Barbara Drilling Vote
Opinion -The California State Assembly is refusing to provide the names of assemblymen who voted to ban oil recovery off the coast of Santa Barbara.Twenty-eight members supported the ban, but their votes cannot be found in the official state database. -
California Judge Rules Styrene Safe
Opinion -Styrene, an organic compound used widely in food packaging and a variety of plastic products, is not a known carcinogen and therefore cannot be listed among California’s Proposition 65 chemicals “known to the State of California to cause -
California Looks to Revive ‘Amazon Tax’ Bill
Opinion -As California’s state government struggles to balance its books, legislators are searching for new revenue streams, with one legislator pledging to try again to impose sales taxes on Internet purchases—a so-called Amazon tax.Gov. -
Cubans and Russians May Drill Near Florida Shore
Opinion -The Russian and Cuban governments have contracted for Russian energy companies to search for oil and natural gas deposits in the North Cuba Basin within 45 miles of the Florida Keys. -
Decision on Salmon, Steelhead Plan Looms
Opinion -Under the watchful eyes of the residents of Washington and Oregon, the Obama administration is preparing to unveil its plan to improve numbers of several species of endangered and threatened salmon and steelhead in the Columbia and Snake Rivers. -
Florida Officials Propose High-Tech Driving Tax
Opinion -Florida transportation officials, worried about the state gas tax bringing in too little revenue, have proposed a high-tech alternative: Tracking where motorists drive and charging them by the mile. -
Flush, Wired California City Applies for Broadband Funds
Opinion -A Los Angeles, California suburb nestled in a valley of high-density sprawl has applied for a share of the $7.4 billion in federal broadband stimulus funds intended for “underserved” communities.