Category Archives: Science & Technology

Obama & Keystone XL

By Earl Hatley I was [s]orry I could not be in Cushing [on Thursday] as I had planned… I don’t hate our President. In fact I defended him by chastising the fact that our Governor and other elected officials choose not to meet his plane. Last time Air Force 1 landed a tinker was for

Mayor Cornett to launch Safeguard My Meds campaign

Prescription Medication Spilling From an Open Medicine Bottle

OKLAHOMA CITY – Mayor Mick Cornett , in partnership with the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), is launching a public service campaign on Tuesday, Feb 28 to educate families about the importance of safe storage and disposal of prescription medications. The campaign touts on these alarming statistics: Every day, more than 2,500 teenagers abuse prescription

Drastic Meth-fighting legislation dies, alternative plan pursued

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Tulsa World reports that House Bill 2941 failed to pass in the House Public Health Committee, effectively killing the legislation for this session. The bill proposed making pseudoephedrine, which is used to make Methamphetamine, available by prescription only. The panel voted 13-0 to approve an alternative pushed by the pharmaceutical industry

Oklahoma Sierra Club hosts Keystone XL Party

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The Oklahoma Chapter of the Sierra Club is throwing a party to celebrate our recent success in persuading the administration to stand up against the Keystone XL pipeline.  We will have free food, free non-alcoholic beverages and door prizes. A cash bar will be available. Who: Everyone’s Invited!  Please bring your friends. When: Wednesday, February

The Fight for Sane Transportation Policy Continues in OKC

From the Desk of Tom Elmore: BOARD SAYS OKLAHOMA CITY SHOULD RE-ARRANGE THE DECK CHAIRS ON THE TITANIC…Who are these people? The same bunch, at least in spirit, that brought you “Urban Renewal” — the razing of historic downtown OKC for a few quick bucks and the subsequent 40-years-in-the-wilderness… Very certainly the same bunch who

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