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Yucca Mtn Cost Soars

The planned U.S. nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain in Nevada will cost billions more than previously estimated.
Source: Reuters, 08/06/2008

14th Annual SATW Institute for Travel Writing and Photography

The SATW Institute for Travel Writing and Photography, presented by the Society of American Travel Writers in Orlando, FL, is for writers, travel writers, photographers and experienced travelers who want to learn travel writing and photography for articles and guidebooks or who already are travel writers and photographers and who want to improve their performance.

Beijing Shrouded in Haze

BEIJING -- Olympic host city Beijing was shrouded in haze on Monday 11 days before the Games begin, raising anxieties about whether it can deliver the clean skies promised for the world's top athletes.
Source: Reuters, 07/28/2008

States Shift Work Schedules to Save Energy

Utah governor Jon Huntsman announced that state agencies will move to a four-day workweek (10 hours/day, with mandatory three-day weekends) in order to save energy, reduce vehicle miles traveled in the state, and address climate change and air pollution.

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