A Sampling of Clips for Oct. 8, 2010

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How One Small Business Cut Energy Use and Costs
Reuters, Oct. 7 -- How significant would it be if America's 29 million small businesses increased their energy efficiency and reduced their emissions? Judging from the example of one California entrepreneur, the impact could be far greater than you might expect. (Mentions the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More

The Traveling Salesmen of Climate Skepticism
Spiegel Online, Germany, Oct. 8 -- A handful of US scientists have made names for themselves by casting doubt on global warming research. In the past, the same people have also downplayed the dangers of passive smoking, acid rain and the ozone hole. In all cases, the tactics are the same: Spread doubt and claim it's too soon to take action. (Quotes Naomi Oreskes, a historian of science at UC San Diego) More

Playwright Naomi Iizuka's Seattle Opening
Will Complete an Unusual West Coast Tour
Los Angeles Times, Oct. 7 -- Naomi Iizuka's latest play, "The Scarlet Letter," is an adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1850 novel about an adulterous love that brings scorn on its heroine in the Puritan world of 1600s Boston. Iizuka is the head of the playwriting program at UC San Diego. More

Another Fall, and Dan Lungren is Back in his Bathing Suit
The Sacramento Bee, Oct. 8 – The leaves are turning, but it's bathing suit season for Dan Lungren. In new television ads, the shirtless eight-term congressman is shown poolside at a posh Hawaiian resort, where he went to raise money with lobbyists. The footage has followed him since January 2008, when he traveled to the Hapuna Beach Prince Resort on the big island – and an ABC News crew captured him on camera. (Quotes UC San Diego political scientist Thad Kousser) More

Gavin Newsom, Abel Maldonado Meet Face-to-face in First Debate
Contra Costa Times, Oct. 7 -- Thursday's debate, sponsored by the nonpartisan Silicon Valley Leadership Group, was a mostly cordial affair, with the candidates repeating many of the talking points of the campaign trail. (Quotes UC San Diego political scientist Thad Kousser) More

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Protesters Decry Education, Social Service Cuts in New State Budget
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 7 -- Educators, students and community members turned out for various demonstrations in San Diego to voice their anger over cuts to education and social services on the day the state Legislature started passing a tight budget. (Mentions UC San Diego) More

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