Can big energy companies be sued for global warming -- the way Big Tobacco was taken on in the '90s? Two lawyers for a little town in Alaska falling into the sea are about to find out.
Despite falling U.S. auto sales, XM Satellite Radio delivered the highest number of vehicle based subscriptions in satellite radio history, said CEO Nate Davis during yesterday's earnings call."Even with the relative softness in the US auto-market, XM delivered the largest
I don't think anyone thought we would still be doing this comparison since the merger was announced, I sure didn't, but here we are again. The above chart shows the total cumulative subscribers comparing Sirius and XM.Total Satellite Radio Subscribers:Sirius:
Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. CEO Mel Karmazin told investors during yesterday's earnings call that if the Federal Communications Commission imposes conditions that are too harsh, then the company will not go through with the deal."If it turns out that the
With more than 400 votes tallied, the W1HQ snake finally has a name. Sean Kutzko, KX9X, president of The Laird Campbell Memorial HQ Operators Club, announced that the snake not only has a name, but a call sign, as well.
On Monday, May 12 at 0628 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Sichuan, China. According to the Chinese Radio Sports Association, the Chinese IARU Member-Society, the following frequencies are reserved for emergency services involved in the rescue: 14.270, 7.050 and
Weeklong Festival Brings Internet to Life on Big Apple Streets; Presenters include Time Warner, Google, Nokia, Webby Awards, The Onion, Thrillist, and PaidContent.org (PRWeb May 13, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb938304.htm
Spring is a busy time of year for volunteers who help rehabilitate newly hatched birds. KJZZ's Paul Atkinson profiles one woman who cares for hundreds of quail and other species.
Hosted by RISARC, Dennis Warner, and InSync Productions - Partial proceeds to benefit CCGI Foundation. (PRWeb May 13, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb938654.htm
The Cleveland Museum of Art continues to negotiate Italy's demand that it return 16 antiquities in its collection. If the Cleveland museum reaches an agreement, it will be one of about a half-dozen top-rung U.S. institutions rethinking their collections and
Trustees of Ohio's largest mosque have named a new imam, filling a post that's been vacant for nearly a year. One imam was deported and another resigned amid accusations of anti-Semitism. They're hoping their new choice - an Egyptian-born cleric
Senator John McCain is expected to make another presidential campaign stop in Ohio this week. It will be the third time the Republican presidential hopeful visits the state in less than three weeks. Earlier this month he was in Cleveland...and
Cartoon characters from the hit TV series tap toes and doff trousers in a video waltzing its way across the web, and a Hollywood production company proves that viral ideas are sometimes born in five (silly) words. (PRWeb May 13,
Oregon was the center of attention in the Democratic Presidential campaign on Friday. Hillary Clinton held a roundtable at a Portland hospital. And Barack Obama made a series of stops. Chris Lehman listened in as Obama addressed employees at a
When encountering homeless people on the street, many people avert their eyes. But one woman in Seattle does the opposite: she looks closer, to study the anthropology of street people. Ann Dornfeld has this profile.
High-school students who competed for cash prizes in an alternative energy science fair over the weekend at Washington State University. They came from across the state to pitch ideas on how to manage the world's growing energy needs.
Here's some pretty nice company to keep: Seattle, Bend, Bellingham, Olympia and the Tri-Cities appear on national lists of "recession-proof" cities. Correspondent Tom Banse explains.
