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Thursday, May 15, 2008

 

OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY

Corker introduces ORNL's Wilbanks at Senate Energy Committee hearing in D.C.
(Oak Ridger) U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, on Tuesday introduced corporate research fellow and scientist Tom Wilbanks of Oak Ridge National Laboratory during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on climate change....5/14

LOCAL DOE:

Y-12 resumes work on warheads
(Knoxville News Sentinel) The Y-12 nuclear weapons plant has resumed work on Trident warheads after reportedly fixing technical problems that stalled the high-priority work for months....5/15

COMMUNITY:

Oak Ridge panel plans oral history program
(Knoxville News Sentinel) With the city's original pioneers now deep into old age, an effort has been launched to preserve their stories before it's too late....5/15

STATE & REGIONAL:

Tax loophole fight could cost more state jobs
(Nashville Tennessean) State lawmakers fought Wednesday to save a $15 million tax break for family businesses, but the cost could be hundreds of state jobs....5/15

WORK FORCE:

Older Staffers Get Uneasy Embrace
(Wall Street Journal) Americans are going to have to retire later, we're often told. They live longer than their ancestors. Neither their retirement savings nor the taxes of younger generations can support ever-longer retirements....5/15

 

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL:

Chinese Soldiers Rush to Bolster Weakened Dams
(New York Times) The Chinese government said the earthquake had damaged nearly 400 dams, and the estimated death toll rose to nearly 20,000....5/15

John Edwards Throws Support to Obama
(Washington Post) With long-coveted endorsement, former rival sends signal to Clinton, saying "voters have made their choice."...5/15 [Registration Required]

ENERGY & SCIENCE POLICY:

Despite Bush's opposition, Congress votes to halt stockpiling oil
(Christian Science Monitor) The move, which passed the Senate and House Tuesday with a bipartisan majority, may reflect changing GOP ideas on energy....5/15

Polar Bears Deemed 'Threatened'
(Washington Post) U.S. urges protection of species, cites loss of Arctic sea ice due to global warming in decision....5/15 [Registration Required]

Inside Energy Extra - 5/14 A daily report on U.S. energy policy [pdf file; ORNL subscription - internal use]

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY:

Supernova Remnant Is Young and Quick
(New York Times) Pictures of the stellar debris from an almost 100-year-old explosion of a star within our galaxy reveal it to be the youngest supernova remnant known in the Milky Way....5/15


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