Month April 2011

College students invent carbon sequestering liquid

Students in Michigan Technical University’s Chemical Engineering Program have developed a cheaper substitute for conventional carbon capturing methods at power plants. Their proprietary liquid is capable of negating 50% of all CO2 emissions emitted by smokestacks, offering an economically viable…

Utah refuses federal unemployment assistance

Utah Republican Senate President Michael Waddoups has backed Utah’s decision to refuse federal unemployment assistance money, saying all those danged lazy unemployed people need be more “self-sufficient,” a decision the The Salt Lake City Tribune calls “cruel and stupid.” (The…