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• Gasoline costs, energy rivet candidates' attention
  AP-- To understand why Barack Obama and John McCain are emphasizing solutions to the country's energy woes and have scrambled to change their positions, look no further than the voters' distress over $4-a-gallon gasoline and its wide ripple effect. [Read more]
• House Republicans tout new poll on drilling
  The Hill-- A growing majority of Americans believe that Congress should stay in session until an up-or-down vote is held on drilling, according to a poll released Wednesday by a Republican pollster. [Read more]
• Tow the Line: Detroit Has Help Fighting New Fuel Economy Rules
  Wall Street Journal-- Ford Motor Co. and other auto makers are lobbying the Bush administration to scale back a proposal to boost automobile fuel-economy standards. The aim is for milder fuel-economy standards for vehicles with extra towing capacity. The thing is, Detroit isn’t alone—a number of lawmakers from truck-friendly states are helping the companies’ lobbying [Read more]
• Nanotechnology prize competition bill to drive U.S. innovation
  Small Times-- Reps. Dan Lipinski and Todd Akin have introduced H.R. 6661, the Nanotechnology Innovation and Prize Competition Act, which establishes an X-Prize competition for nanotechnology. [Read more]
• Sweeping tobacco regulation bill has loophole
  AP-- A loophole in a sweeping tobacco regulation bill would give the industry a 21-month window to introduce certain new products without first getting federal approval. [Read more]
• EPA's plan to change how it determines the health risk from asbestos gets thumbs down from the agency's science advisers
  Seattle PI-- EPA's plan to change how it determines the health risk from asbestos gets thumbs down from the agency's science advisers. [Read more]
• AIDS policy flunks its test
  Boston Globe (Opinion)-- Two years ago, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention broke with past policy and called for routine HIV testing among teens and adults up to age 65. The goal was to go beyond high-risk groups in order to identify more of the estimated 250,000 people who are unaware they are [Read more]
• Obama's Technology Strategy
  TMCNET-- Barack Obama is calling for the creation of a new cabinet-level position to deal with the ever changing world of technology. The "Chief Technology Officer" would be responsible for oversight of the federal government use of the technology available from the private sector. In addition the CTO would undoubtedly work with the new administration [Read more]
• 'Green' building codes sprout up across USA
  USA Today-- As energy costs rise, more states and cities are adopting policies that encourage or require new construction to be energy-efficient. [Read more]
• Bureau of Labor Statistics reports big drop in tech jobs
  ITworld-- Employment statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor for the month of July, as well as its employment statistics comparing July 2007 versus July 2008, indicate a significant decline in information technology employment. [Read more]
• Safe Laptop Cases Getting TSA O.K.
  ABC News-- There is a new option for people annoyed at having to take their laptops out of their bags at airport security.  The TSA will now allow travelers to leave their computers inside "checkpoint friendly" cases. [Read more]
• Prepare for global temperature rise of 4C, warns top scientist
  The Guardian-- The UK should take active steps to prepare for dangerous climate change of perhaps 4C according to one of the government's chief scientific advisers. [Read more]
• Climate war games
  Nature News-- More than 40 negotiators from Asia, Europe and the United States converged on Washington DC last week for what was billed as the first major war game involving global warming. [Read more]
• Dell says its operations are now carbon-neutral
  AP-- Computers are far from being truly clean machines, but Dell Inc. and other PC makers are trying to make their own business operations greener. [Read more]
• McCain, Obama promote nuclear energy plans
  USA Today--Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain both promote differing nuclear energy plans. [Read more]
• Energy Returns as Major Issue
  Washington Post--Barack Obama and John McCain used an ongoing debate over energy policy to tack back to core themes of their campaigns Tuesday. [Read more]
• Obama's energy plan heavy on clean tech
  CNET-- While many headlines from Sen. Barack Obama's speech on energy policy on Monday focused on tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, a look at the details shows a significant pledge to clean technologies. [Read more]
• Congresswoman Slams Religious Right's Assault on Science's "Edgier" Side
  Scientific American--Colorado Rep. Diana DeGette doesn't like the Bush administration's stance on stem cells, and she's not taking it sitting down. [Read more]
• Alaska: Suit Filed Over Polar Bears
  N.Y. Times--The state has sued Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, seeking to reverse his decision to give polar bears protection under the Endangered Species Act. [Read more]
• Justice Dept. Set to Share Details in Anthrax Case
  N.Y. Times--The Justice Department is preparing to declare the 2001 anthrax case solved and to make its case publicly on Wednesday against a military scientist who killed himself after investigators linked him to the attacks, federal law enforcement officials said Tuesday. [Read more]
• Industry Enthusiastic About Proposed Biosecurity Spending Hike
  CQ.com--The White House’s request for a nearly $1 billion increase in medical-countermeasure and pandemic-flu funding has the support of pharmaceutical industry experts but will probably face an uphill slog in Congress. [Read more]
• U.S. Panel Questions Prostate Screening
  Washington Post--Doctors should stop testing elderly men, and it remains unclear whether the screening is worthwhile for younger men, a federal task force concluded yesterday. [Read more]
• Report: Nuclear waste disposal will cost US $96B
  Business Week--Even if no new reactors are built, getting rid of the country's nuclear waste will cost $96.2 billion and require a major expansion of the planned Nevada waste dump beyond limits imposed by Congress, the Energy Department said Tuesday. [Read more]
• Home Energy Prices Are Expected to Soar
  N.Y. Times--In a season of roller-coaster energy costs, the drop in oil and natural gas prices in recent days was greeted as good news. [Read more]
• Idea of the Day: Restore Integrity to U.S. Science Policy
  Center for American Progress--Notes on what the next administration should do in regards to science policy. [Read more]