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Friday, Dec 12, 2003
"I'm a greenie now, because we've screwed up the earth without giving anything back to it," he said. "We've got to figure out new ways to burn less fuel."
Carroll Shelby on his OX2 engine
Tuesday, Nov 04, 2003
Suppose that over the next decade or two the forecasts of global warming start to come true. Color has drained from New England's autumns as maple trees die, and the Baltimore oriole can no longer be found south of Buffalo. The Dust Bowl has returned to the Great Plains, and Arctic ice is melting into open water. Upheavals in weather, the environment and life are accelerating around the world.
Then what?
Tuesday, Aug 19, 2003
Monday, Aug 11, 2003
The MDI Air Car. Worlds cleanest car?
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eco wave 2003
green architecture from AR
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On Wednesday afternoon the Senate narrowly voted to pass an amendment that took consideration of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge out of the fast-track budget reconciliation bill, so a vote of Yes was a vote to protect the Refuge.
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Boxer-Chafee Amendment
Passed by a vote of 52-48, 3:38 pm, 3/19/2003 thus removing the Arctic drilling language from the Senate Budge Resolution.
State Party Senator Vote
AK R Murkowski, Lisa N
AK R Stevens, Ted N
AL R Sessions, Jeff N
AL R Shelby, Richard C. N
AR D Lincoln, Blanche Lambert Y
AR D Pryor, Mark Y
AZ R Kyl, Jon L. N
AZ R McCain, John Y
CA D Boxer, Barbara Y
CA D Feinstein, Dianne Y
CO R Allard, Wayne A. N
CO R Campbell, Ben Nighthorse N
CT D Dodd, Christopher J. Y
CT D Lieberman, Joseph I. Y
DE D Biden, Joseph R. Y
DE D Carper, Thomas R. Y
FL D Graham, Bob Y
FL D Nelson, Bill Y
GA R Chambliss, Saxby N
GA D Miller, Zell B. N
HI D Akaka, Daniel K. N
HI D Inouye, Daniel K. N
IA R Grassley, Charles E. N
IA D Harkin, Tom Y
ID R Craig, Larry N
ID R Crapo, Michael D. N
IL D Durbin, Richard J. Y
IL R Fitzgerald, Peter G. Y
IN D Bayh, B. Evan Y
IN R Lugar, Richard G. N
KS R Brownback, Sam N
KS R Roberts, Pat N
KY R Bunning, Jim N
KY R McConnell, Mitch N
LA D Breaux, John B. N
LA D Landrieu, Mary L. N
MA D Kennedy, Edward M. Y
MA D Kerry, John F. Y
MD D Mikulski, Barbara A. Y
MD D Sarbanes, Paul S. Y
ME R Collins, Susan M. Y
ME R Snowe, Olympia J. Y
MI D Levin, Carl Y
MI D Stabenow, Debbie Y
MN R Coleman, Norm Y
MN D Dayton, Mark Y
MO R Bond, Christopher S. N
MO R Talent, Jim N
MS R Cochran, Thad N
MS R Lott, Trent N
MT D Baucus, Max Y
MT R Burns, Conrad N
NC R Dole, Elizabeth H. N
NC D Edwards, John R. Y
ND D Conrad, Kent Y
ND D Dorgan, Byron L. Y
NE R Hagel, Chuck N
NE D Nelson, Ben Y
NH R Gregg, Judd N
NH R Sununu, John E. N
NJ D Corzine, Jon S. Y
NJ D Lautenberg, Frank R. Y
NM D Bingaman, Jeff Y
NM R Domenici, Pete V. N
NV R Ensign, John N
NV D Reid, Harry Y
NY D Clinton, Hillary Rodham Y
NY D Schumer, Charles E. Y
OH R DeWine, Mike Y
OH R Voinovich, George V. N
OK R Inhofe, James M. N
OK R Nickles, Don N
OR R Smith, Gordon H. Y
OR D Wyden, Ron Y
PA R Santorum, Richard J. N
PA R Specter, Arlen N
RI R Chafee, Lincoln D. Y
RI D Reed, John F. Y
SC R Graham, Lindsey N
SC D Hollings, Ernest F. Y
SD D Daschle, Thomas A. Y
SD D Johnson, Tim P. Y
TN R Alexander, Lamar N
TN R Frist, Bill N
TX R Cornyn, John N
TX R Hutchison, Kay Bailey N
UT R Bennett, Robert F. N
UT R Hatch, Orrin G. N
VA R Allen, George F. N
VA R Warner, John William N
VT I Jeffords, James M. Y
VT D Leahy, Patrick J. Y
WA D Cantwell, Maria Y
WA D Murray, Patty Y
WI D Feingold, Russ Y
WI D Kohl, Herbert H. Y
WV D Byrd, Robert C. Y
WV D Rockefeller, John Y
WY R Enzi, Michael B. N
WY R Thomas, Craig N