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...broken up in 1998, Californians were told power would become more plentiful. Utilities would sell off their plants to private generators, like Dynegy and Duke Energy, and then act as middlemen, bidding on the open market for electricity and distributing it to their customers. But with the booming high-tech economy sucking up power, barely a week goes by without warnings of rolling blackouts or outages...
Coghlan said the study found the conservation laboratory's high-tech ventilation system was well-equipped to handle the "thimbleful" of three common chemicals--benzene, sulfuric acid and potassium dichromate--used in restoring artwork and that concerns about asbestos proved to be unfounded. Although small amounts of asbestos remain in the Fogg from its construction in the 1920's (most has been removed over time), Coghlan said it was encapsulated well enough that no particles were present...
...fact is, the New Economy has done a brilliant job over the past decade of putting high-tech gewgaws on the market and into our homes. But maybe it's been a little too brilliant. What's left to buy when you already have your SUV, your DVD and your MP3? The tech industry is learning that one of its biggest challenges is building in enough obsolescence. A key reason for the current slump in computer sales is that box makers haven't convinced consumers that the new models do much that their current PCs can't. And as Microsoft...
...concept itself a sound one? Robert Lanza, ACT's vice president of medical and scientific development, says the technique is not a panacea but "presents exciting possibilities" that may help rescue endangered species and perhaps even reverse extinctions. Other scientists aren't so sure. They argue that such high-tech approaches are unlikely to make a significant contribution to the support of vulnerable species, especially if their habitats have been destroyed...
...Genetically Modified Foods Millions of bushels of genetically modified corn, approved for animal feed but not for human consumption, turned up in Taco Bell taco shells and other food products. Though most of the food was recalled before it was eaten, the high-tech mix-up increased public skepticism about so-called Frankenfoods. In the meantime, public-health experts still have high hopes for golden rice, a strain that's genetically enriched with a precursor of vitamin A and that could help prevent blindness in hundreds of thousands of children in impoverished countries each year...