Lincoln, NB – Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman approved a revised route for the Keystone XL oil pipeline on Tuesday. The new route avoids the Sandhills region, an environmentally sensitive area in Nebraska. Heineman sent a letter for final approval on the pipeline to President Obama. The sent the letter the day after Obama’s inauguration, where
Sales of existing US homes dropped one percent last month. For the first time in more than a decade, the US has the lowest amount of properties available, said the National Association of Realtor. A 5.1 million-unit rate was predicted but fell short of that with only a 4.94 million rate last month. This is
Who hasn’t forgotten a password a time or two? Or ten? Coupling password forgetfulness with identity theft is pushing Google to do away with typed-in passwords altogether. Google is researching ways to replace typed-in passwords with USB key rings and smart rings. Typed-in passwords are not as safe as they were back when people first
Arizona ski resort becomes the first in the world to make artificial snow out of sewage. Unfortunately, this “green” snow has come out looking yellowish. Arizona Snowbowl, in northern Arizona, wanted to make snow using reclaimed wastewater to save energy and ease water shortages. J. R. Murray, Snowbowl’s manager, said the problem was likely from