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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - It might take Californians a puff or two to get their heads around an apparent contradiction recently enshrined in state law. The same marijuana smoke that doctors can recommend to ease cancer patients' suffering must soon come with a warning saying it causes the disease. State environmental regulators last month voted to place marijuana smoke on its list of hundreds of substances known to cause cancer. The decision could lead to warning signs in medical marijuana dispensaries and labels on packaged pot within a year. A voter-approved measure made medical marijuana legal in California in 1996. Key backers included patients with serious illnesses such as cancer and AIDS who said pot helped them manage pain and nausea. Medical marijuana advocates sought to downplay the significance of the state's decision,... [read full story]
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory believe they’ve identified a simpler way to generate biofuels – a one-step process to convert cellulose found in plant material and other biomass...
Developing a smarter grid means deploying technology that works together and policy that enables profit, while justifying the return on investment in a tough economy. Experts from the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest...
To use hydrogen as a clean energy source, some engineers want to pack hydrogen into a larger molecule, rather than compressing the gas into a tank. A gas flows easily out of a tank, but getting hydrogen out of a molecule...
EVERETT, WA--(Marketwire - News) received notice from the Nasdaq Stock Market on September 15, 2009, stating that the minimum bid price of the Corporation's common stock was below $1.00 per share for thirty consecutive business...
