Articles By Author Krystle Russin
Articles by Krystle Russin
03/08/2010 12:00 AM
A trio of new polls shows the public does not believe alarmist assertions that people are causing a global warming crisis. The new polls reinforce stinging ...(read more)
03/08/2010 12:00 AM
A joint venture between two paper companies is testing the feasibility of introducing genetically modified eucalyptus trees as a new staple crop in the ...(read more)
03/04/2010 12:00 AM
Two Minnesota cities—one the largest in the state, the other a small town—have been considered good models for how municipal wi-fi programs ...(read more)
02/25/2010 12:00 AM
U.S. Transportation Security Administration agents went to the homes of two bloggers after the writers published an unclassified TSA memo outlining new ...(read more)
02/24/2010 12:00 AM
The terrorist dubbed the “Underwear Bomber” for trying to take down a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day is no longer a threat, ...(read more)
02/01/2010 12:00 AM
Wabaunsee County, Kansas, acted reasonably in determining aesthetics and ecological concerns justified banning commercial wind farms, the Kansas Supreme ...(read more)
12/28/2009 12:00 AM
Minorities are increasingly using smart phones to join the Internet age, suggesting government broadband programs designed to connect computers to the Web ...(read more)
12/28/2009 12:00 AM
Just weeks after the government Web site designed to track stimulus spending was shown to be riddled with errors, the House of Representatives passed a ...(read more)
12/28/2009 12:00 AM
Altoona, Pennsylvania has created a citywide wi-fi service, but unlike scores of such schemes that have failed in recent years, Altoona’s will be ...(read more)
12/28/2009 12:00 AM
The revelation of the identity of an anonymous commenter at a newspaper’s Web site has raised questions about privacy rights on the Internet—especially ...(read more)
12/15/2009 12:00 AM
The single-family housing market isn’t the only U.S. housing segment under stress.Rental apartment vacancies stood at 7.8 percent entering the fourth ...(read more)
12/02/2009 12:00 AM
Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley is asking for $100 million in federal grant money to create a broadband network in underserved communities, though an earlier ...(read more)
12/02/2009 12:00 AM
Some $4.7 billion in federal broadband stimulus funds is attracting applications from companies all over the country--and even above it.
Aircell, an ...(read more)
11/27/2009 12:00 AM
Hollywood is continuing to put pressure on the Federal Communications Commission to prevent consumers from recording and storing movies on their digital ...(read more)
11/01/2009 12:00 AM
Styrene, an organic compound used widely in food packaging and a variety of plastic products, is not a known carcinogen and therefore cannot be listed among ...(read more)
10/01/2009 12:00 AM
Environmental Protection Agency scientist and economist Alan Carlin, Ph.D. made national news this past spring after telling how EPA buried his lengthy ...(read more)
10/01/2009 12:00 AM
The state of Wyoming is unlikely to allow a pilot wind power program to determine the effects of wind farms on core sage grouse populations, state officials ...(read more)
09/01/2009 12:00 AM
Under a new city law, residents of Austin, Texas must purchase costly energy audits before they will be allowed to sell their homes. Prospective sellers ...(read more)
09/01/2009 12:00 AM
Refrigerant chemicals that have replaced substances banned for allegedly harming the ozone layer are poised to become a major source of global warming, ...(read more)
08/06/2009 12:00 AM
The state of Colorado has cut Medicaid benefits to many low-income residents, with citizens classified as developmentally disabled taking the largest hit, ...(read more)
08/01/2009 12:00 AM
Classified ad Web site Craigslist.org agreed to remove its erotic services ads after South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster threatened legal action ...(read more)
08/01/2009 12:00 AM
The Connecticut House of Representatives has passed legislation to create a taxpayer-subsidized public health insurance pool open to all of the state’s ...(read more)
08/01/2009 12:00 AM
The Michigan legislature is considering a bill proponents say would extend health coverage to 600,000 currently uninsured state residents. The measure would ...(read more)
08/01/2009 12:00 AM
Global hurricane activity over the past two years fell to its lowest level in at least 30 years, according to a researcher at the Florida State University ...(read more)
08/01/2009 12:00 AM
The Arizona Senate is debating a proposal to expand taxpayer-funded health care benefits for unemployed residents.The proposal includes extending unemployment ...(read more)
