petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - Jun 07 2008 | science, politics, people, environment
petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - Aug 04 2007 | energy, science, news, environment, policy, politics, international, development, sustainabilityWell, when Bush commits to something he tends to stay committed. It's encouraging to see him commit to something less destructive, although I hope this isn't just an attempt to place excessive limits on global environmental policy.
Quoted: President Bush yesterday formally invited top officials from the world's leading economic powers to take part in a climate change summit aimed at establishing voluntary goals for lowering greenhouse gas emissions while sustaining growth.
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petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - May 21 2007 | news, audio, podcasts, books, technology, events, ideas, music, art, design, architecture, politics, science, business, innovation
A lot of interesting topics addressed here. I'm so glad they put these online.
Quoted: The inaugural New Yorker Conference, “2012: Stories From the Near Future,” took place on May 6 and 7, 2007. Here is an archive of videos from the event.
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petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - Feb 13 2007 | news, science, business, politics
Michael Crichton explains the perils of excessive gene patenting and endorses a bipartisan bill aimed at addressing this problem.
Quoted: Fortunately, two congressmen want to make the full benefit of the decoded genome available to us all. Last Friday, Xavier Becerra, a Democrat of California, and Dave Weldon, a Republican of Florida, sponsored the Genomic Research and Accessibility Act, to ban the practice of patenting genes found in nature...
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