democrats need a spine, chamber of commerce faces revolt, & porn in government agencies - [happy hump day round-up]
The first half of the day is coming to a close, but before you run off to grab lunch take a look at a few of the recently featured stories on Current.com.
On matters of health care, filmmaker/documentarian Michael Moore advises Democrats to "find your spine." He directed this at the Democrats in Congress that he feels have been "dogging" the health care debate. What's your take? Join the conversation here.
Hot on the heels of the U.S. being called 'climate illiterate', we're learning that even more utility companies are backing out of the U.S. Chamber of Congress as the global warming legislation debate continues to heat up in Congress.
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The Washington Times has revealed that employee porn surfing is apparently out of control at the National Science Foundation. Here's what you need to know:
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On matters of health care, filmmaker/documentarian Michael Moore advises Democrats to "find your spine." He directed this at the Democrats in Congress that he feels have been "dogging" the health care debate. What's your take? Join the conversation here.
Hot on the heels of the U.S. being called 'climate illiterate', we're learning that even more utility companies are backing out of the U.S. Chamber of Congress as the global warming legislation debate continues to heat up in Congress.
The defections began when PG&E Chairman and CEO Peter Darbee sent a sharply worded two-page letter outlining why the privately owned utility, which provides gas and electricity to 15 million customers from Eureka to Bakersfield, is pulling out of the chamber, which represents 3 million large and small businesses across the country and has one of the most powerful lobbying operations in Washington.
Darbee, who has invited leading climate scientists to meet with PG&E's board of directors in recent years, was particularly alarmed that the chamber recently requested a public "trial" to weigh the scientific evidence that global warming endangers human health.
"We find it dismaying that the Chamber neglects the indisputable fact that a decisive majority of experts have said the data on global warming are compelling and point to a threat that cannot be ignored," Darbee wrote. "In our view, an intellectually honest argument over the best policy response to the challenges of climate change is one thing; disingenuous attempts to diminish or distort the reality of these challenges are quite another."
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The Washington Times has revealed that employee porn surfing is apparently out of control at the National Science Foundation. Here's what you need to know:
- 6 out of 10 misconduct cases involve online pornography.
- One Sr. Exec was found to have spent 331 days either viewing porn, or participating in XXX webchats with women via his computer.
- The NSF received $6 billion in taxpayer funding in 2008.
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