Featured Stories

Here are items that are of current, local or special interest. Submissions welcome (send to pmmckerc@ucsc.edu)

EMERGENCY! OIL SPILL IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY
11/9	A tanker collided with a bridge, spilling 58, 000 gallons of crude oil; 8,000 have been cleaned up Volunteer to help birds here newspaper account

UCSC Treesit Protest
11/8-	Students protesting the Long Range Development Plan have established a presence on Science Hill.Newspaper account written in part by Paul Rogers, who will speak at the Plenary in a few weeks

Congress Passes Water Bill over Presidential Veto
11/	34 Republicans (led by Inhofe, who was instrumental in delaying awareness and action of Global Warming) passes a bill which would include coastal wetlands restoration [http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/nov2007/2007-11-08-02.asp ENN

California Sues Feds to Allow Cleaner Air
11/8	ENN

Progress on Fuel Cells for Cars
11/8	"The average price for all types of gasoline is holding steady around $2_95 per gallon nationwide, but the pain at the pump might be short-lived as research from the University of Houston may eliminate one of the biggest hurdles to the wide-scale production of fuel cell-powered vehicles."ENN