The New York Times is running an interesting article on the emergence of the solar power industry in Spain.  It is a cautionary tale for the U.S.  Can the U.S. promote green jobs without creating a bursting economic bubble?  I encourage you to read the ...

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Today the Obama administration's announced the first cut of its $4 billion "Race to the Top" education reform program.  The finalists are Colorado, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Tennessee.  The over all winners will be announced in April and will share the funding.

Yesterday, in the Capitol Hill newspaper The Hill Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Presidential advisor John Holden, wrote an op-ed describing how the U.S. can stay "on top."  In particular they recommended:

NBC News last night reported that the massive Chilean earthquake moved the earth's axis, actually shortening our day.  Here is the video of the news report.

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The BBC has an interesting article today about whaling and carbon release--one more reason to "Save the Whales."

News media and others interested in the chemical sciences are invited to join the next in a series of American Chemical Society (ACS) Webinars, ...

Yesterday, President Obama gave a speech to the Business Roundtable.  He spoke of common concerns and challanged the group to work with him to overcome their differences.  He also spoke about the need for innovation and education--below is a section of the speech that deals with competitiveness issues.