| Cow-manure gas coming soon to Palo Alto
Central Valley cows may soon be providing gas for some Palo Alto homes and businesses, replacing nonrenewable supplies that are currently piped in from Canada and the Southwest. The cow gas, or biogas, would be available as part of an opt-in natural-gas program patterned after PaloAltoGreen, which supplies solar and wind energy to the city, paid for by those willing to add $10 a month more to their bills. The program is in the "very, very beginning stages," Assistant Utilities Director Jane Ratchye said Thursday. The department began investigating the gas program as part of its long-term plan for the gas utility, cognizant of the community's interest in environmentally friendly energy, Ratchye said. And cows, and their piles of manure, popped up as the most likely renewable source of gas, said Joyce Kinnear, manager of utilities marketing services.
McCain supporters urge Republicans to unite
McCain supporters urge Republicans to unite Gordon Trowbridge / Detroit News Washington Bureau LANSING -- Michigan Republicans sought to unite their organization behind Sen. John McCain on Saturday, elected a slate of delegates to the national convention that will likely be packed with McCain supporters. But the campaign of Mike Huckabee, who has continued his quest despite having almost no chance at winning the nomination, fought efforts by McCain and Michigan primary winner Mitt Romney to deliver Romney's former delegates to McCain. Huckabee's campaign -- aided by a trip to Lansing by the candidate's wife, Janet -- said they believe they succeeded in electing at least five Huckabee supporters to the state's delegation, adding to the two the former Arkansas governor won by virtue of his performance in the Jan.
Erratic Gunman's 'Mindless Violence'
Former graduate student Stephen Kazmierczak, 27, wounded 15 others before shooting himself after he failed to take his medication. Mr Obama described the Northern Illinois University attack as "heartbreaking" and offered his sympathies to the loved ones of the victims. Kazmierczak was armed with five handguns during Thursday's ambush attack inside a lecture hall. Two of the weapons, a pump-action Remington shotgun and a Glock 9mm handgun, were purchased legally less than a week ago, authorities said. Investigators recovered 48 shell casings and six shotgun shells following the attack, campus Police Chief Donald Grady said. .
CBHD Announces Last Minute Registration for 'Extending Life ...
MEDIA ADVISORY, Feb. 26 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity (CBHD) announces last minute registration for "Extending Life: Setting the Agenda for the Ethics of Aging, Death, and Immortality." "Extending Life" is CBHD's 1st conference in Phoenix, Arizona, and will be held at the Grace Inn, March 6-8, 2008. The focus of this conference will be to explore the implications of Judeo-Christian Hippocratism for end-of-life issues, as well as the emerging discussions surrounding life-extension technologies. Preconference Institutes, which include the conference, will be held March 3-6 with lectures from leading thinkers in bioethics, including William P. Cheshire, Jr., MD; Dennis Hollinger, PhD; C. Ben Mitchell; PhD, Robert D. Orr, MD; and D. Joy Riley, MD. Continuing medical education opportunities are also available The conference program is comprised of exceptional speakers, including S.
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