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Archive of Technology on Wednesday October 28, 2009
US: States mismanage student information, study concludes
States often collect far more information about students than necessary and fail to take adequate steps to protect their privacy, a national study concludes. The dossiers go far beyond test scores, including Social Security numbers, poverty data, health information and disciplinary incidents. Read More
US: Sun Belt loses some glow for graduates
Many college graduates are passing up the Sun Belt and industrial centers, which have been hit hard by the recession, in favor of life in urban, high-tech meccas. Such moves are fueling a resurgence in parts of California, North Carolina and Texas. Read More
CO: Personhood initiative lining up friends and foes
A version of the anti-abortion initiative soundly defeated by Colorado voters in 2008 is making its way to the 2010 ballot, this time reworked as an "egg-as-a-person" initiative. Read More
FL: `Smart' power gets a jolt with U.S. funds
ARCADIA, Fla. -- The Obama administration has awarded Florida Power & Light a $200 million grant to put smart meters in customers' homes and improve the reliability of the grid. Read More
FL: NASA tries 2nd time to launch new rocket on 2-minute test flight, more weather delays
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Bad weather was interfering with NASA's attempt to launch a new, experimental rocket for the second day in a row early Wednesday. Read More
FL: Fla. offshore drilling being debated on Internet
Computer users will be able to participate in an interactive debate over opening Florida waters to offshore drilling for oil and natural gas. Read More
GA: $200 million in stimulus funds flows to Georgia to update power grid
WASHINGTON -- More than $200 million in federal stimulus money is expected to flow into projects in Georgia as part of the Obama Administration's plans to upgrade the nation's aging electric grid. Read More
KS: Kansas lawmaker posts 'RedNeck Rap' sequel online
A Kansas legislator has posted a YouTube sequel to his "RedNeck Rap" video criticizing President Barack Obama. Read More
MA: Experts say govt. officials must limit cyber-slacking
While many private-sector businesses block Facebook and other online time-wasters, experts say government officials also need to crack down on public employees bumming around on social networking sites. Read More
MD: Stimulus grant to cut cost of BGE 'smart meters'
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. officials said a $200 million federal subsidy awarded to the company Tuesday would lower the cost to customers of an ambitious project to provide every household with an advanced "smart meter" that will enable them to better control energy use. Read More
MD: Hybrid maker to buy GM site
A hybrid-car maker plans to reopen the shuttered General Motors plant in Wilmington, Del., that employed several hundred Marylanders, igniting hope of new job opportunities for the laid-off workers. Read More
ME: Offshore wind list narrowed to four sites
Having considered seven sites along Maine's coast for offshore wind demonstration projects, state officials on Tuesday narrowed the list to four possible locations where researchers might explore the potential for wind power facilities. Read More
MO: E-mailed criticism upsetting
An anonymous e-mail from a Central Missouri Humane Society staff member today offered a scathing assessment of the agency's board and one board member in particular over proposed changes to the local animal shelter's adoption policy. Read More
MT: State holds influenza summit on Internet
State, local and tribal health officials in 71 locations across Montana participated in an influenza summit Tuesday via the Internet and heard Gov. Brian Schweitzer and top state health officials discuss the state's planning and response to the virus. Read More
MT: In-state software offered for less
HELENA - If it gets final approval, a company that intends to send some Montana state government work to foreign workers overseas will cost taxpayers almost $6 million more than would have a company that proposed to do the same work entirely with Montana employees. Read More
NH: FairPoint filing alarms unions
FairPoint Communications has reached an agreement with a group of its lenders to reduce its debt by more than $1 billion, but it comes with conditions, according to Monday's bankruptcy filing. Read More
NV: One-time state pilot fired a second time after new ruling
A former state pilot who raised disturbing allegations about the safety of the state plane's operation was fired by the Nevada Department of Transportation last week, after a district court judge ruled the agency was within its rights to terminate him. Read More
NV: 'Desperate' Nevadans flooding help line
She can feel what the callers on the other end of the line are feeling. Recently it's been tearing, gripping, throat-tightening. Read More
PA: Ads call for Metcalfe's resignation
There's never a dull moment with state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, the outspoken conservative from Cranberry. Read More
PA: PPL gets $19M grant from Department of Energy
PPL Electric Utilities will receive a $19 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to improve the reliability of the electric grid and save energy for about 60,000 Harrisburg area customers, the federal agency announced today. Read More
SC: Boeing on S.C.'s radar
South Carolina lawmakers are preparing for Boeing to land in North Charleston. Read More
TN: Emergency management conference focuses on communications
An afternoon panel discussion brought communications experts from across the state to talk about interoperability — the ability of emergency services to reach each other on common radio frequencies. Read More
TN: Stimulus helping Cleveland wing fly
Construction on a science wing for Cleveland High School received a boon recently in the form of a highly coveted low-interest loan, made possible by federal stimulus funds. Read More
TN: Coal ash threatens water, fish, EPA warns
A new EPA report says that the potentially toxic pollutants in coal ash, from mercury to arsenic, are of particular concern because they can concentrate in large amounts that are discharged to waterways or seep into groundwater. Read More
US: First broadband stimulus grants are delayed
WASHINGTON -- The first broadband stimulus grants won't be awarded until December, a month later than expected, federal officials said Tuesday, citing the complexity of the 2,200 applications received. Read More
VT: State wins $69 million 'smart grid' grant
During the next three years, Vermont's electric utilities plan to install electric meters at nearly every residence and business that doesn't already have state-of-the-art metering devices capable of communicating in real time about electricity use. Read More
WY: 'Smart' grid stimulus funds come to Wyo
Two Wyoming electric utilities will receive more than $7.5 million combined in federal grants to help modernize their infrastructure. Read More |
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