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Stephen Hawking does not believe science requires God
God isn't something needed to explain the whole world, states Stephen Hawking. If you asking Hawking, or his co-author of "The Grand Design", Leonard Mlodinow, God is just something created by humans. The Grand Design has touched off a debate on the struggle between science and religion. Gravity is what created the world rather than ...
Financing for mountaintop removal mining is one thing Large banks will not do
Companies that destroy the environment are having a difficult time getting loans from financial institutions. Banks have made huge profits financing destructive industries for instance mountaintop removal mining. Banks are now being held responsible for funding environmental destruction like this because of court decisions and protesting by environmental groups. Financial institutions are trying to ...
Government Investigating the Jeep Grand Cherokee
A federal investigation has been launched by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The subject is an SUV. The Jeep Grand Cherokee may possess a design defect. The number of possibly affected automobiles numbers more than 3 million. The Center for Auto Safety filed a petition with the NHTSA. The petition was to look into ...
Americans awaken to understand McMansions are a cost
McMansions are history. What had been conceived as status symbols for emerging wealth are now regarded as crass, wasteful mistakes within the wake of the homes bubble. New research is showing that large, rambling, costly homes packed close together in cul-de-sacs have fallen from grace. New homes being built are smaller and more practical. Realtors ...
Reform a school with $ 4.35 billion as a Race to the Top winner
An economic stimulus plan was given by Obama explaining that schools in America will get $ 4.35 billion to improve. The initiative will help those wanting to "improve schools and close the achievement gap" with the "Race to the Top" program. Nine new "Race to the Top" winners are announced to share this round's $ ...