| O'Malley backs limits on pollution
But business groups and many Republicans are fighting the proposal, saying mandatory caps on carbon dioxide could drive businesses out of the state and derail the economy.
More regulations on pollution from power plants are likely to further drive up the cost of electricity and a wide variety of products and services that depend on electricity, the critics argue.
Republican Sen. David R. Brinkley, the Senate minority leader from Frederick County, said that voters still smarting from O'Malley's recent tax increases will perceive this legislation as yet another tax.
"It's not going to be at all positive for the economy, but this legislature and this administration [don't] care," Brinkley said. "They are more interested in making political statements about saving the Earth than saving Maryland jobs."
Environment Maryland and other advocacy groups pushing the legislation counter that mandates for more alternative energy, such as wind and solar power, could create "green collar" jobs.
The Observation Post
Much of the beef consumed in this country doesn't come from cattle grazing in pastures. Instead the majority of the cattle are raised or finished in feedlots, and are fed unnatural diets of grains mixed with proteins from several sources. Cow parts use to be one ingredients, but due to concerns about the spread of BSE (mad cow disease), the FDA banned the use of byproducts of cattle, sheep, and goats in cattle feed in 1997, but don't breathe a sigh of relief yet. The use of milk replacer (a mixture of milk and cow's blood) is still permitted, and the banned animal parts are used in feed for other types of livestock and poultry. Later on parts of those animals, the non-ruminants, can get rendered into cattle feed. Other sources of protein include parts of chickens, pigs, horses, fish, manure, and chicken litter (an appetizing combination of used bedding, feathers, manure, and whatever else gets swept or shoveled up from the chicken house floor).
Watford accept King bid
WATFORD have accepted a £5m bid from Fulham for Marlon King. Cottagers boss Roy Hodgson saw his £5m cash offer for the 11-goal striker accepted this afternoon and King will have a medical at Craven Cottage before signing a lucrative three-year deal. King is likely to make his debut against Arsenal, his boyhood club, on Saturday. Collins John, who rejected a move to Watford this time last season, will join on loan with a view to making the move permanent in the summer. For the full story, see tomorrow's Watford Observer. To give your ratings on Aidy Boothroyd's signings since he became Hornets manager click here. .
Can't Buy Me Love
Those areas are not very sexy, but have a large impact on public health.
The stem cell issue may end up like breast cancer, but with its own color ribbon. Lots of money will be spent with little reduction in the leading causes of death and sickness. Speaking of public funds for stem-cell research, you can find out the latest on California's Institute of Regenerative Medicine (funded by voter-approved Prop. 71 in Nov. 2004) here. AC … 11:47am PDT Wednesday, July 3, 2006
One of the week's consistently smartest discussions has been taking place in The Highbrow Fray. Meghan O'Rourke started brains a-churning with her nuanced analysis of Linda Hirshman's Get to Work: A Manifesto for Women of the World.
For many readers, the central point for debate is the definition of a "good" life.
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
But, I sure blew the blurb buzz regarding the Paris Hilton Hottie and Nottie film.
Now, its a wait and see weekend at the flicks. With the ceremony on tap Sunday, Feb. 24, the megaplexes are maintaining more than usual split auditorium schedules as they wait to see which films will gain an attendance boost from exposure and/or a win at the Kodak Theatre.
For instance, There Will Be Blood, No Country for Old Men and Juno are three of the five best pic noms hanging around hoping for gold. Michael Clayton just went to DVD release and Atonement appears to have lost most of its buzz to No Country and /or Blood.
Youll finally get to catch the U2 3D doc --- at Marquee --- and they are keeping Miss Montana around in several of their complexes that have a second 3-D screen.
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I'm dumbfounded, even four years into this thing, that this still happens here. I guess I shouldn't be, considering the venom that's spewed about this team on a daily basis. But what I don't get is why anyone would root against these players? The front office, the coaches and management is understandable. They get clowned in every city. But for the arena to be 80/20 Lakers is just comically sad. You expect the Kobe lovers to be out when he's in town. But I had no idea Luke Walton, Vlad Radmanovic and Jordan Farmar had groupies in the A! How's that for keeping it brief? Permalink | Comments (203) | Post your comment | .
Finding good-tasting fiber to put in your diet is easy
If you don't already know it, February is Heart Health Month. My e-mail gets clogged arteries just trying to keep up with the information sent to me about healthy eating, so cleaning out the file last week, I saved some advice from Tanya Zuckerbrot, a registered dietician, nutritionist and the creator of The F-Factor Diet, a nutritional program that incorporates more fiber into your diet as the source of permanent weight loss. We probably don't spend enough time considering fiber in our diets. Yet, eating more is one of the major changes you can make to improve cholesterol. Fiber binds with cholesterol in the GI tract and ushers it out of the body before it reaches the bloodstream, resulting in decreased cholesterol. Here are some easily available and tasty sources of fiber to work into your diet for February Heart Health Month: Artichoke -- An entire artichoke has 6 grams of fiber and only 60 calories.
A Potato Primer: All Eyes on the Spuds
Americans love potatoes. Each of us eats about 130 pounds of spuds a year, according to the U. S. Department of Agriculture. We eat them pared and with skins intact. We slice them, dice them and rice them. We boil them, bake them, mash them and fry them. We eat them with butter, sour cream, a little pepper and a little too much salt. We eat them hot and we eat them cold. We eat them out of serving bowls, cardboard boxes, cellophane bags and sometimes right out of our hands (after washing up, of course.) .
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