A well-written Op-Ed in the NYTimes asks tough questions of security management in America: In 2006, Nikki White died at age 32. “Nikki didn’t die from lupus,” her doctor, Amylyn Crawford, told Mr. Reid. “Nikki died from complications of the failing American health care system.” “She fell through the cracks,” Nikki’s mother, Gail Deal, told … Continue reading The Body Count at Home
California was awarded millions this summer for new Clean Diesel Projects The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it has awarded $25 million for clean diesel projects in California under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) of 2009 National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program A single clean-burning diesel locomotive engine can cost … Continue reading Clean Diesel Locomotives
This paragraph in the Atlantic September 2008 article called How American Health Care Killed My Father stood out to me: About a week after my father’s death, The New Yorker ran an article by Atul Gawande profiling the efforts of Dr. Peter Pronovost to reduce the incidence of fatal hospital-borne infections. Pronovost’s solution? Hospitals implementing … Continue reading Healthcare Risks
I hate stories like this one by the Associated Press. Electric cars are also more limited than their gas-guzzling cousins, running 40 and 120 miles (60 to 200 kilometers) on a charge, while taking anywhere from two to seven hours to fully recharge. The problem with this? Although the article gives a negative tone with … Continue reading Electric Car Facts