by Jane Richey | Sep 6, 2013 | Agenda 21
Today Group of 20 nations vowed fresh efforts to cut the production and use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are potent greenhouse gases used in air conditioning, refrigeration and other applications. Their pledge, part of the joint statement from the summit taking...
by Jane Richey | Sep 3, 2013 | Health Care
U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, a former health-care executive, has made it clear that he is no fan of the Affordable Care Act. But Thompson does not think that shutting down the government, or denying funding for the law to halt its implementation, is the way to go....
by Jane Richey | Sep 3, 2013 | Health Care
Most unions backed ObamaCare’s passage, but labor argues provisions in the law could cut employee hours, unfairly tax their plans and force workers off their union health plans into the law’s potentially more costly insurance exchanges. The central issue is union...
by Jane Richey | Aug 31, 2013 | Health Care
A Rand Corp. report released Thursday says health care premiums next year largely will be unchanged for individuals and small businesses, a boost to Obamacare supporters a little more than a month before consumers can begin shopping for coverage. Overall, the analysis...
by Jane Richey | Aug 28, 2013 | Agenda 21
The Department of Defense plans to spend $25,883 to count giant fairy shrimp, butterflies, Argus land snails and other invertebrates at its airborne weapons testing and training facility in China Lake, California, located in the northeast Mojave Desert.The Naval...
