http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/category/sci_tech sci_tech news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2012 2012-05-21T07:23:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/nws_radar/live-weather-radar/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/nws_radar/live-weather-radar/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Live weather radar for Tucson and the rest of Southern Arizona from the National Weather Service. 2012-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_saguaro_eclipse/saguaro-natl-park-ua-centers-prime-spots-eclipse-viewing/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_saguaro_eclipse/saguaro-natl-park-ua-centers-prime-spots-eclipse-viewing/#When: 13:04:000 Janet Rose Jackman Updated: The sky will darken early over Tucson on Sunday with the first solar eclipse viewable in the United States in 18 years, and Saguaro National Park and the University of Arizona are offering prime viewing. 2012-05-17T13:04:29-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051912_stuxnet_cyber_security/remember-stuxnet-why-us-still-vulnerable/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051912_stuxnet_cyber_security/remember-stuxnet-why-us-still-vulnerable/ 19:21:00Z Megha Rajagopalan Last week, the Department of Homeland Security revealed a rash of cyber attacks on natural gas pipeline companies. There was no damage, but security experts worry it may only be a matter of time. 2012-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_shipwreck/200-year-old-shipwreck-found-gulf-mexico/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_shipwreck/200-year-old-shipwreck-found-gulf-mexico/ 17:25:00Z Stacey Leasca A 200-year-old shipwreck has been found off the Gulf Coast. The ship is filled with glass bottles, ceramic plates and boxes of muskets. 2012-05-18T17:25:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_el_paso_water/with-rio-grande-dry-el-paso-looks-alternative-water-sources/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_el_paso_water/with-rio-grande-dry-el-paso-looks-alternative-water-sources/ 15:29:00Z Kate Galbraith The Rio Grande near El Paso has run dry — a situation that hasn’t occurred in almost 10 years — removing a key source of water for the city. “There is currently no water in the river.” 2012-05-18T15:29:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_buckmaster/buckmaster-new-vision-selling-tucson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_buckmaster/buckmaster-new-vision-selling-tucson/ 21:17:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - State Sen. Al Melvin: Does he still believe Arizona should house nuclear waste? Also, a new vision for one of Tucson’s biggest industries with Brent DeRaad, the of the Metropolitan Tucson Convention and Visitors Bureau. 2012-05-17T21:17:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051612_buckmaster/buckmaster-time-clean-up-tucson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051612_buckmaster/buckmaster-time-clean-up-tucson/ 21:40:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - Joan Lionetti, head of Tucson Clean and Beautiful, comet discover David Levy, Sherri Jerzyk, of Veterinary Specialty Center of Tucson, and nutrition reporter Jack Challem. 2012-05-16T21:40:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051612_corn_syrup/high-fructose-corn-syrup-can-alter-learning-memory/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051612_corn_syrup/high-fructose-corn-syrup-can-alter-learning-memory/ 16:36:00Z Global Post High-fructose corn syrup can interfere with learning and memory, according to a study published on Tuesday 2012-05-16T16:36:18+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_meads/another-250-million-drink-missile-defenses/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_meads/another-250-million-drink-missile-defenses/ 18:43:00Z Aaron Mehta The talk of the defense world is the budget — specifically, how to shrink it and what will be cut. Given the austerity pressures, it’s remarkable that a costly program targeted for cancellation can get a new government check for a quarter of a billion dollars . 2012-05-15T18:43:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051112_buckmaster/buckmaster-civility-political-discourse-realistic/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051112_buckmaster/buckmaster-civility-political-discourse-realistic/ 22:11:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - We kick off the show with the Friday Focus interview with a conversation with Jane Prescott-Smith, managing director of the National Institute for Civil Discourse. 2012-05-11T22:11:15+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051012_mayan_calendar/new-mayan-calendar-discovered-world-wont-end-2012/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051012_mayan_calendar/new-mayan-calendar-discovered-world-wont-end-2012/ 20:59:00Z Stacey Leasca Earth has a new reason to celebrate. It’s looking like we will make it past Dec. 21, 2012. Researchers have unearthed the oldest-known version of the ancient Maya calendar in the Guatemalan rainforest. 2012-05-10T20:59:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051012_mccain_f-22/mccain-f-22-safety/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051012_mccain_f-22/mccain-f-22-safety/ 15:37:00Z John McCain U.S. Sen. John McCain released this statement Thursday regarding concerns about the safety of flying the F-22A Raptor. 2012-05-10T15:37:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050812_buckmaster/buckmaster-making-tucson-more-business-friendly-city/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050812_buckmaster/buckmaster-making-tucson-more-business-friendly-city/ 21:11:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - While Bill Buckmaster is on vacation, guest host Shelly Fishman focuses the conversation on Tucson’s regional development with Maricela Solis, Tucson Mayor Rothschild’s business advocate, and Debbie Chandler, the city manager’s economic development manager. 2012-05-08T21:11:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050812_feds_enforce_e-rate/govt-tells-phone-companies-follow-low-price-rule-schools/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050812_feds_enforce_e-rate/govt-tells-phone-companies-follow-low-price-rule-schools/ 18:11:00Z Jeff Gerth Federal regulators are finally telling phone companies how to comply with a rule requiring them to charge bargain prices to schools and libraries. 2012-05-08T18:11:15+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050712_fda_implant_monitoring/fda-lax-monitoring-medical-implants/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050712_fda_implant_monitoring/fda-lax-monitoring-medical-implants/ 17:16:00Z Lena Groeger The FDA doesn’t track data on medical implants, despite numerous high profile cases of malfunctioning devices that led to injury or even death. 2012-05-07T17:16:32+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050512_supermoon/get-ready-supermoon-saturday/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050512_supermoon/get-ready-supermoon-saturday/ 18:06:00Z Kristen Deasy Take a walk in the moonlight Saturday and you’ll soak up 30 percent more moonbeam than normal, according to information provided by NASA on this weekend’s “supermoon” event. 2012-05-05T18:06:56+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050312_f-22_pilots/air-force-pilots-balk-flying-f-22-fighters/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050312_f-22_pilots/air-force-pilots-balk-flying-f-22-fighters/ 16:28:00Z Cora Currier The pricey F-22 Raptor jet has just gotten back up in the air, but the safety problem that grounded it doesn’t seem to be resolved. The Air Force’s Air Combat Command confirmed that some pilots — they would specify only “a very small” number — have requested not to fly the F-22. 2012-05-03T16:28:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050212_tribe_vs_solar/tribe-pushes-back-against-quartzsite-solar-plant/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050212_tribe_vs_solar/tribe-pushes-back-against-quartzsite-solar-plant/ 15:11:00Z Jessica Testa By this time next year, a 653-foot solar tower – an industrial pipe taller than the Washington Monument – will rise from La Posa Plain if the Quartzsite Solar Energy Project earns approval. Members of the Quechan Tribe oppose the project. “What if someone wanted to put solar panels on the Vatican?” 2012-05-02T15:11:41+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050112_fed_mandate_ignored/att-feds-neglect-low-price-school-internet-mandate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050112_fed_mandate_ignored/att-feds-neglect-low-price-school-internet-mandate/ 15:21:00Z Jeff Gerth As schools struggle for funding amid widespread budget cuts, there is growing evidence that a requirement to offer low-price connectivity has been widely neglected by federal regulators and at least one telecom giant. 2012-05-01T15:21:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043012_az_astronomy_money/astronomy-brings-big-bucks-state/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043012_az_astronomy_money/astronomy-brings-big-bucks-state/#When: 13:15:000 Samantha Esquivel Updated: The dark night skies and dry air in Arizona make it a hot spot for the astronomy industry, which has generated a significant amount of money for the state. 2012-04-30T13:15:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/043012_missile_defense/missile-defenses-hobbled-by-uncertainties/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/043012_missile_defense/missile-defenses-hobbled-by-uncertainties/ 18:11:00Z R. Jeffrey Smith The Pentagon really has no idea if its missile defense systems will do their job, because over the past several decades it hasn’t concocted validated targets to test them, fielded proven interceptors, or even collected all the data needed to assess their early performance, the GAO said. 2012-04-30T18:11:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042612_cispa_sopa/what-does-cispa-mean-internet-users/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042612_cispa_sopa/what-does-cispa-mean-internet-users/ 18:08:00Z Megha Rajagopalan The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act has privacy activists, tech companies, security wonks and the Obama administration all jousting about what it means. 2012-04-26T18:08:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042512_navy_lcs/report-darkens-reputation-new-navy-ship/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042512_navy_lcs/report-darkens-reputation-new-navy-ship/ 15:44:00Z Aaron Mehta The Navy claims the Littoral Combat Ship represents its future, but watchdogs see serious flaws in design. Test runs caused cracked hulls that forced the ship to limit its speed; engines that simply failed; and over 600 failures of equipment led to dry-dockings. 2012-04-25T15:44:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042312_buckmaster/buckmaster-downtown-arena-good-idea/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042312_buckmaster/buckmaster-downtown-arena-good-idea/ 21:17:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster- It’s the Monday Political Face-Off featuring commentators Bruce Ash and Paul Eckerstrom. Also, a newsmaker interview with Tucson City Councilman Paul Cunningham. Plus, a conversation with Dr. Mark Sykes, head of the Tucson-based Planetary Science Institute. 2012-04-23T21:17:41+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042012_mex_volcano/volcano-mexico-spews-ash-toward-puebla/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042012_mex_volcano/volcano-mexico-spews-ash-toward-puebla/ 19:55:00Z Global Post A plume of ash was headed east toward the state capital of Puebla from Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano, which continued its eruptions Friday. 2012-04-20T19:55:18+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041812_buckmaster/buckmaster-lawmakers-miss-100-day-deadline/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041812_buckmaster/buckmaster-lawmakers-miss-100-day-deadline/ 22:22:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - State Rep. Bruce Wheeler, comet discoverer David Levy, Pima County Recorder candidate Bill Beard, and gardening expert Phil Seader. 2012-04-18T22:22:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041712_discovery_final_flight/space-shuttle-discovery-makes-final-flight/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041712_discovery_final_flight/space-shuttle-discovery-makes-final-flight/ 18:09:00Z Priyanka Boghani After nearly three decades of space travel, NASA’s oldest shuttle, Discovery, flew into retirement on Tuesday, joining other museum relics at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. 2012-04-17T18:09:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041612_google_fcc/why-fcc-fined-google-just-68-seconds-profits/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041612_google_fcc/why-fcc-fined-google-just-68-seconds-profits/ 19:48:00Z Justin Elliott The FCC Enforcement Bureau report announcing the fine against Google said the $25,000 level is designed “to deter future misconduct in view of Google’s ability to pay.” 2012-04-16T19:48:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041412_pyongyangproblem/pyongyang-we-have-problem/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041412_pyongyangproblem/pyongyang-we-have-problem/ 22:27:00Z Roberto De Vido North Korea’s attempt to launch a satellite (and test its long-range missile delivery capability) failed miserably Thursday when the rocket exploded not long after launch. 2012-04-15T22:27:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041412_az_edson_program/asu-student-entrepreneurs-get-running-start/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041412_az_edson_program/asu-student-entrepreneurs-get-running-start/ 19:35:00Z Devin McIntyre At Arizona State University, student-entrepreneurs are getting help with funding to further start-up companies through the Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative. 2012-04-14T19:35:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041212_north_korean_missle_failure/us-n-korean-missile-launch-failure/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041212_north_korean_missle_failure/us-n-korean-missile-launch-failure/ 01:16:00Z Global Post The North Korean rocket launch, intended to place a satellite in orbit, was an unambiguous failure, officials in Washington, Seoul and Tokyo all agree. 2012-04-13T01:16:38+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041212_az_poultry_antibiotics/asu-researcher-finds-banned-antibiotics-poultry/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041212_az_poultry_antibiotics/asu-researcher-finds-banned-antibiotics-poultry/ 00:00:00Z Brittany Smith A study of chicken byproducts co-authored by an Arizona State University researcher found trace amounts of antibiotics banned from poultry production in 2005. 2012-04-13T00:00:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041112_worst_best_jobs/lumberjack-worst-job-computer-programmer-best/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041112_worst_best_jobs/lumberjack-worst-job-computer-programmer-best/ 21:10:00Z David Trifunov CareerCast.com suggests lumberjack is the worst job you could have in 2012, while computer programmer ranks at the top. 2012-04-11T21:10:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041112_apple_antitrust_suit/az-joins-antitrust-suit-against-apple-publishers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041112_apple_antitrust_suit/az-joins-antitrust-suit-against-apple-publishers/ 17:15:00Z Priyanka Boghani The Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple and five major book publishers Wednesday, alleging that they colluded over e-book pricing, according to The Washington Post. 2012-04-11T17:15:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033112_texting/red-light-texting-while-driving-starts-midnight/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033112_texting/red-light-texting-while-driving-starts-midnight/ 17:58:00Z Will Seberger Whether you’re driving home after the bars close on Saturday night, or making your way to church the next morning, you might want to put your cell phone away. Starting at midnight, texting while driving will be illegal in Tucson. 2012-03-31T17:58:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/033012_conservatives_science_poll/survey-most-conservatives-place-little-trust-science/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/033012_conservatives_science_poll/survey-most-conservatives-place-little-trust-science/ 23:49:00Z Global Post Only a small minority of conservatives now say they place a “great deal” of trust in science, according to a survey published Thursday. 2012-03-30T23:49:45+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033012_az_billboards_astronomers/astronomers-praise-brewers-electronic-billboards-veto/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033012_az_billboards_astronomers/astronomers-praise-brewers-electronic-billboards-veto/ 15:06:00Z Connor Radnovich Gov. Jan Brewer’s veto of a bill that would have allowed electronic billboards will help preserve world-class astronomy in Arizona, a group of astronomers said Thursday. 2012-03-30T15:06:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032912_buckmaster/buckmaster-astronomers-applaud-e-billboard-veto/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032912_buckmaster/buckmaster-astronomers-applaud-e-billboard-veto/ 20:44:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - Conversations with Robert Webb, of the Geological Survey, certified public accountant Michael C. Flowers, Alexis Lerwill and Daryl Koeppel on young women in the auto mechanics industry, and Mark Sykes of the Planetary Science Institute. 2012-03-29T20:44:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032912_obama_database/3-things-we-dont-know-obamas-massive-voter-database/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032912_obama_database/3-things-we-dont-know-obamas-massive-voter-database/ 17:26:00Z Lois Beckett President’s Obama re-election campaign is collecting detailed data about its supporters. The campaign just won’t talk about it. 2012-03-29T17:26:57+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032912_billboard_veto/electronic-billboards-vetoed-by-brewer-over-astronomy-concerns/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032912_billboard_veto/electronic-billboards-vetoed-by-brewer-over-astronomy-concerns/ 16:14:00Z Dylan Smith A bill that would have allowed electronic billboards with changing messages along state highways was vetoed Wednesday by Gov. Jan Brewer, who cited concerns over light pollution by Arizona astronomers. Our dark skies make Arizona a national leader in astronomy, she said. 2012-03-29T16:14:46+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032812_us_solar/official-us-playing-catch-up-solar-energy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032812_us_solar/official-us-playing-catch-up-solar-energy/ 18:12:00Z Jessica Testa The U.S. market for solar energy has grown substantially but still has a long way to go, said a federal official. Germany produces more solar power in a month than the United States does in a year. And Arizona, a natural place for solar development, ranks behind both California and New Jersey in production. 2012-03-28T18:12:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032712_buckmaster/buckmaster-az-ready-sales-tax-education/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032712_buckmaster/buckmaster-az-ready-sales-tax-education/ 20:56:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - Ann-Eve Pedersen talks about sales tax for education, Shelly Fishman with the Money Maker Report, Dr. Cindi Donnelly on pet care, and consumer affairs contributor Tom Collier. 2012-03-27T20:56:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032612_buckmaster/buckmaster-test-time-national-health-care-mandate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032612_buckmaster/buckmaster-test-time-national-health-care-mandate/ 21:17:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - The Monday Political Face-Off with Bruce Ash and Paul Eckerstrom, and a conversation with Planetary Science Institute’s William K. Hartmann and Donald R. Davis. 2012-03-26T21:17:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032612_bomber_program/will-55-billion-bomber-program-fly/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032612_bomber_program/will-55-billion-bomber-program-fly/ 17:47:00Z David Axe The Air Force accelerates work on a new multi-billion dollar strategic bomber despite the critics. 2012-03-26T17:47:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032312_broadband/broadband-adoption-poverty-stretches-digital-divide/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032312_broadband/broadband-adoption-poverty-stretches-digital-divide/#When: 16:34:000 John Dunbar Updated: Broadband subscribership in rural states, particularly in the West, increased at a rapid clip between 2008 and 2010. Arizona ranks 16th in households with high-speed connections to the Internet. But poor areas across the nation, including in Tucson, still lag in families with online access. 2012-03-29T16:34:31-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/032212_desert_heat_rockets/rockets-soar-into-desert-sky-this-weekend/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/032212_desert_heat_rockets/rockets-soar-into-desert-sky-this-weekend/ 00:25:00Z Rachel Cabakoff The Southern Arizona Rocketry Association is holding their 7th Annual Winter Rocket Launch this weekend which will include several launch events and over 1,000 rockets soaring into the sky. 2012-03-23T00:25:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032112_buckmaster/buckmaster-az-dems-chair-sees-opportunity-obama/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032112_buckmaster/buckmaster-az-dems-chair-sees-opportunity-obama/ 23:30:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - New chair of the Arizona Democratic Party Bill Roe, comet discoverer David Levy, SCF Arizona chief Judy Patrick, and Greg Patterson, the “Expresso Pundit.” 2012-03-21T23:30:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032012_buckmaster/buckmaster-mayors-180-day-plan-track/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032012_buckmaster/buckmaster-mayors-180-day-plan-track/ 20:56:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild, certified financial planner Shelly Fishman, climatologist Zack Guido, and the arts round-up with Margaret Regan. 2012-03-20T20:56:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031512_az_sunshine_week/open-govt-advocates-give-az-a-minus-spending-transparency/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031512_az_sunshine_week/open-govt-advocates-give-az-a-minus-spending-transparency/ 17:03:00Z Devin McIntyre An advocacy group gives Arizona an A-minus on how it helps taxpayers research online how and where state government spends their money. 2012-03-15T17:03:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031512_santorum_climate/santorums-science-climate-change/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031512_santorum_climate/santorums-science-climate-change/ 16:34:00Z Lori Robertson Rick Santorum calls global warming a “hoax.” If he were a scientist, he would be in a small minority. He isn’t the only climate change skeptic, but skeptics are rare among scientists who actually study the climate. 2012-03-15T16:34:10+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031312_buckmaster/buckmaster-beat-cancer-boot-camp-saturday/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031312_buckmaster/buckmaster-beat-cancer-boot-camp-saturday/ 20:58:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - Randy Serraglio of the Center for Biological Diversity, certified financial planner Shelly Fishman, Roxanna Green — mother of Christina-Taylor Green, Dana Bartholomew of the Christina-Taylor Green Memorial, and Beat Cancer Boot Camp founder Anita “Sarge” Kellman. 2012-03-13T20:58:57+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/031312_red_meat/eating-processed-red-meat-boosts-risk-dying-young/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/031312_red_meat/eating-processed-red-meat-boosts-risk-dying-young/ 18:07:00Z Global Post Eating a portion of red meat daily can increase a person’s risk of dying young by up to 20 percent, especially if the meat is processed, according to a Harvard study. 2012-03-13T18:07:41+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031312_astronaut_brains/study-long-space-missions-may-damage-astronauts-brains/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031312_astronaut_brains/study-long-space-missions-may-damage-astronauts-brains/ 17:34:00Z Jessica Phelan Astronauts who spend more than a month in space are at risk of potentially serious damage to their eyes and brain, a new study suggests. 2012-03-13T17:34:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031312_brooks_arrested_murdoch/ex-murdoch-editor-arrested-uk-phone-hacking-scandal/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031312_brooks_arrested_murdoch/ex-murdoch-editor-arrested-uk-phone-hacking-scandal/ 17:28:00Z Global Post Rebekah Brooks, the former News of the World editor, and her husband were among six people arrested by British police in dawn raids Tuesday connected with the News of the World phone-hacking scandal. 2012-03-13T17:28:52+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/031212_leahy_foia_sunshine/balancing-security-and-open-government-cyber-age/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/031212_leahy_foia_sunshine/balancing-security-and-open-government-cyber-age/ 18:55:00Z Patrick Leahy Sen. Patrick Leahy: The Freedom of Information Act has been a bulwark of our open society since it was signed into law 45 years ago. Today, amid debates in Congress about how best to improve the nation’s security in cyberspace, we must remember we have a compelling duty to safeguard the public’s “right to know” about threats to their health and safety. 2012-03-12T18:55:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031012_daylight_savings_time/what-time-it-az-it-depends-where-youre-standing/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031012_daylight_savings_time/what-time-it-az-it-depends-where-youre-standing/ 19:17:00Z Salvador Rodriguez While the Navajo and most of the rest of the United States will be turning their clocks ahead one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, the Hopi and the rest of Arizona will stay on the same schedule. Hawaii is the only other state that does not observe the change. 2012-03-10T19:17:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031012_palo_verde/one-year-after-japan-disaster-aps-says-palo-verde-nuke-plant-safe/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031012_palo_verde/one-year-after-japan-disaster-aps-says-palo-verde-nuke-plant-safe/ 19:08:00Z Nicole Gilbert A year after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, operators of Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station said Friday that events in Japan prompted new initiatives to prepare for emergencies. 2012-03-10T19:08:43+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030912_military_geotagging/army-facebook-geotagging-dangerous-soldiers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030912_military_geotagging/army-facebook-geotagging-dangerous-soldiers/ 23:35:00Z Global Post The United States Army says that geotagging on social media sites such as Facebook and Foursquare puts soldiers’ lives at risk. 2012-03-09T23:35:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030912_spring_break/business-spring-break-lake-havasu-party-starts-online/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030912_spring_break/business-spring-break-lake-havasu-party-starts-online/ 17:07:00Z Cale Ottens On a Facebook page dedicated to spring break in Western Arizona’s Lake Havasu City, perhaps it isn’t surprising to see a featured picture showing a young woman sporting a bikini top, bellybutton ring and Mardi Gras beads, her arms raised in celebration. 2012-03-09T17:07:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030712_solar_storm/scientists-epic-solar-storm-headed-earth/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030712_solar_storm/scientists-epic-solar-storm-headed-earth/ 22:38:00Z David Trifunov Experts expect the largest solar storm in five years to reach Earth early Thursday. (with video) 2012-03-07T22:38:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030712_buckmaster/buckmaster-barber-expects-stiff-challenge-special-cd8-election/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030712_buckmaster/buckmaster-barber-expects-stiff-challenge-special-cd8-election/ 21:01:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - A newsmaker interview with CD8 Democratic contender Ron Barber, then Andrea Owan of SciEnTeK-12 talks about an upcoming science fair, and a talk with Gen. John Wickham. 2012-03-07T21:01:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030712_obama_emails/reverse-engineering-obamas-message-machine/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030712_obama_emails/reverse-engineering-obamas-message-machine/ 17:16:00Z Lois Beckett How different are a campaign’s emails to different voters? President Obama’s re-election campaign tried at least six different messages sent on behalf of campaign deputy manager Julianna Smoot in an email blast last week. 2012-03-07T17:16:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030612_solon/solar-manufacturer-solon-bought-by-uae-firm/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030612_solon/solar-manufacturer-solon-bought-by-uae-firm/ 19:07:00Z Dylan Smith Ailing solar module manufacturer Solon Corp., whose U.S. headquarters is in Tucson, has been acquired by a firm in the United Arab Emirates. Solon laid off its local production staff of 60 last year. 2012-03-06T19:07:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030612_energy_politics/dept-energy-backed-firms-award-bonuses-file-bankruptcy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030612_energy_politics/dept-energy-backed-firms-award-bonuses-file-bankruptcy/ 18:54:00Z Ronnie Greene Some green energy companies financed by the Department of Energy have gone bankrupt — but not before they doled out six-figure bonuses to top executives. 2012-03-06T18:54:32+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030612_chemical_exposure/study-industrial-chemicals-cause-hyperactivity-learning-problems/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030612_chemical_exposure/study-industrial-chemicals-cause-hyperactivity-learning-problems/ 17:25:00Z Lindsey Konkel Industrial chemicals, first linked to learning problems in children, may also play a role in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), new research suggests. 2012-03-06T17:25:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030512_dirty_medical_devices/filthy-surgical-instruments-hidden-threat-operating-rooms/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030512_dirty_medical_devices/filthy-surgical-instruments-hidden-threat-operating-rooms/ 19:14:00Z Joe Eaton Intricate modern instruments revolutionized surgery, but they have proven difficult to clean, posing serious risks to patients. 2012-03-05T19:14:11+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030312_ed_sustainability/education-leaders-sustainability-mission-transcends-science/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030312_ed_sustainability/education-leaders-sustainability-mission-transcends-science/ 18:50:00Z Nicole Gilbert Universities and colleges are in an ideal position to promote sustainability to address climate change in ways that reach beyond science, Arizona State University’s president said Friday. 2012-03-03T18:50:15+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030112_nasa_codes/nasa-space-station-codes-stolen/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030112_nasa_codes/nasa-space-station-codes-stolen/ 02:28:00Z Samantha Stainburn NASA Inspector General Paul K. Martin told a House investigations panel Thursday that the theft of International Space Station codes was just one of 5,408 computer security incidents in 2010 and 2011. 2012-03-02T02:28:27+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022912_buckmaster/buckmaster-nearly-1b-needed-tucson-street-repairs/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022912_buckmaster/buckmaster-nearly-1b-needed-tucson-street-repairs/ 21:06:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - State Rep. Steve Farley, a Democrat who announced his bid for Congress in the CD 2 race Wednesday. Also, comet discoverer David Levy and an interview with Tucson City Councilwoman Regina Romero. 2012-02-29T21:06:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022812_anonymous_wikileaks/anonymous-joining-wikileaks-hacks-into-big-time/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022812_anonymous_wikileaks/anonymous-joining-wikileaks-hacks-into-big-time/ 17:05:00Z Jeb Boone Analysts say that Anonymous’ collaboration with Wikileaks, along with recent hacks against the FBI and its release of a video Monday declaring “war” on the U.S. government, has elevated the hacker group from its previous status as a petty annoyance to a real threat. 2012-02-28T17:05:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022312_az_solar_aora/spanish-firm-has-new-solar-power-vision-az/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022312_az_solar_aora/spanish-firm-has-new-solar-power-vision-az/ 23:21:00Z Cale Ottens A Spanish company setting up operations in Phoenix is promoting a new vision: developments built around generating stations providing solar power by day and generator power, preferably running on renewable fuels, after the sun goes down. 2012-02-23T23:21:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022312_porn_passwords/hack-exposes-millions-porn-site-passwords/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022312_porn_passwords/hack-exposes-millions-porn-site-passwords/ 20:09:00Z Jeb Boone In one of the largest porn password heists in history, up to one million users’ email addresses and passwords from YouPorn were hacked and made accessible to the general public. 2012-02-23T20:09:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022212_az_algae/facilitys-expansion-puts-az-top-algae-research/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022212_az_algae/facilitys-expansion-puts-az-top-algae-research/ 15:26:00Z Connor Radnovich A five–fold expansion of the algae lab at Arizona State University’s Polytechnic campus will help move Arizona to the forefront of algae–based research and production, Gov. Jan Brewer said Tuesday. 2012-02-22T15:26:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/022012_mark_kelly_book/giffords-husband-publish-childrens-book/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/022012_mark_kelly_book/giffords-husband-publish-childrens-book/ 23:54:00Z Dylan Smith Retired astronaut Mark Kelly, the husband of former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, is writing a children’s book about a mouse who goes to space. “Mousetronaut: A Partially True Story” is set for publication in October. 2012-02-20T23:54:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021712_desert_climate/study-climate-change-affecting-desert-plants-animals/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021712_desert_climate/study-climate-change-affecting-desert-plants-animals/ 21:54:00Z Rachel Cabakoff Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service have completed a study identifying plant species near Tucson that are being affected by climate change. While some trees and shrubs show declines, cacti increase with the heat. 2012-02-20T21:54:44+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022012_buckmaster/buckmaster-proposed-nasa-cuts-worry-tucson-researchers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022012_buckmaster/buckmaster-proposed-nasa-cuts-worry-tucson-researchers/ 20:02:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - It’s the Monday Political Face-Off with Vince Rabago and John Munger. Also, Jesse Kelly, one of the five Republican candidates in the April 17 GOP primary. Plus, NASA wants to cut back on space programs. What is the impact for space-oriented Tucson? 2012-02-20T20:02:56+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021612_apple_kodak/apple-tries-sue-kodak/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021612_apple_kodak/apple-tries-sue-kodak/ 22:30:00Z Jill Langlois In a filing at a New York federal bankruptcy court on Tuesday, Apple Inc. asked for permission to sue Eastman Kodak Co. for infringing patents Apple said cover technologies used in printers, digital cameras and digital picture frames. 2012-02-16T22:30:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021612_fcc_lightsquared/fcc-sends-wireless-broadband-firm-back-square-one/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021612_fcc_lightsquared/fcc-sends-wireless-broadband-firm-back-square-one/ 16:55:00Z Corbin Hiar The FCC halted LightSquared’s operations due to its planned network’s potential to interfere with millions of GPS devices. The FCC described its decision as a setback for competition in the wireless market. It is also a huge blow for investor Philip Falcone, a major donor to President Obama, 2012-02-16T16:55:41+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021412_huppenthal_schools/huppenthal-oudated-technology-hurting-schools/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021412_huppenthal_schools/huppenthal-oudated-technology-hurting-schools/ 15:23:00Z Brittany Smith An outdated and inefficient information technology system used to provide data to the state wastes staff time and creates roadblocks for those seeking the information, Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal said Monday. 2012-02-14T15:23:38+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021012_az_drivers_licenses/drivers-license-insurance-proof-could-app-away/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021012_az_drivers_licenses/drivers-license-insurance-proof-could-app-away/ 17:27:00Z Sara Smith Fumbling for your wallet during a traffic stop could be a thing of the past if a state lawmaker has his way. He’s proposed doing away with paper and plastic in favor of a tap on a smartphone. 2012-02-10T17:27:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020912_steve_jobs_fbi/fbi-releases-file-steve-jobs/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020912_steve_jobs_fbi/fbi-releases-file-steve-jobs/ 21:13:00Z Talia Ralph The FBI released a 191-page file on the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs on Thursday, which includes details of a federal background check, a bomb threat, and second-hand reports of drug use. 2012-02-09T21:13:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020812_buckmaster/buckmaster-rothschild-previews-state-city-address/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020812_buckmaster/buckmaster-rothschild-previews-state-city-address/ 21:29:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - We start things off with state Rep. Matt Heinz, Democratic candidate for CD 8. Also, Paul Hartner of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society. Next, the CEO Interview Series presented by TREO spotlights Michael Hammond, president of PICOR. Plus, Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild previews his upcoming State of the City address. 2012-02-08T21:29:32+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020812_az_marshmallow_canon/obama-gets-blast-from-az-students-marshmallow-gun/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020812_az_marshmallow_canon/obama-gets-blast-from-az-students-marshmallow-gun/ 16:42:00Z Salvador Rodriguez President Obama got in on the action when an eighth-grader from Phoenix blasted a marshmallow across the State Dining Room on Tuesday as part of the administration’s second annual White House Science Fair. (with video) 2012-02-08T16:42:29+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020812_chomsky/chomsky-talks-language-university-investments/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020812_chomsky/chomsky-talks-language-university-investments/ 15:52:00Z Will Seberger Internationally renowned linguist, author and policy pundit Noam Chomsky is visiting the University of Arizona this week to talk about language, education and politics. He’ll give a free talk Wednesday night at Centennial Hall. 2012-02-08T15:52:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020712_stimulus_electric_car/how-stimulus-revived-electric-car/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020712_stimulus_electric_car/how-stimulus-revived-electric-car/ 17:59:00Z Michael Grabell One success the Obama administration can claim is the rebirth of the electric car industry in the United States. The question: Will it last? 2012-02-07T17:59:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020612_mex_guadalajara_cartels/mexicos-silicon-valley-fends-off-cartel-concerns/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020612_mex_guadalajara_cartels/mexicos-silicon-valley-fends-off-cartel-concerns/ 15:29:00Z Nathanial Parish Flannery While touting Guadalajara as Mexico’s Silicon Valley, President Felipe Calderón fielded questions on whether the city he’s trying to attract investors to is safe from the drug violence that has plagued the country. 2012-02-06T15:29:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020212_red_cross_fine/red-cross-hit-with-10m-fine-over-bad-blood-handling/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020212_red_cross_fine/red-cross-hit-with-10m-fine-over-bad-blood-handling/ 16:39:00Z Lena Groeger The FDA has hit the American Red Cross with a nearly $10 million fine for safety violations, lax oversight and faulty testing of its blood services. The fine is just the latest of more than a dozen the Red Cross has racked up in the last decade. 2012-02-02T16:39:38+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020212_electric_cars/farley-drivers-electric-vehicles-should-help-pay-roads/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020212_electric_cars/farley-drivers-electric-vehicles-should-help-pay-roads/ 16:26:00Z Ivy Morris A Democratic state lawmaker is proposing that owners of electric vehicles pay a penny-per-mile tax for each mile they drive. “One of the only ways we pay for our roadways is through gas tax. We need to find a way of closing that loophole.” (with videos) 2012-02-02T16:26:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020112_xrays/drive-by-x-rays-security-screeners-expanding-radiation-use/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020112_xrays/drive-by-x-rays-security-screeners-expanding-radiation-use/ 20:49:00Z Michael Grabell U.S. law enforcement agencies are exposing people to radiation in more settings and in increasing doses to screen for explosives, weapons and drugs. In addition to the controversial airport body scanners,  X-ray devices have proliferated in prisons, on the streets of New York and at our borders. 2012-02-01T20:49:56+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020112_tep_solar/tep-add-solar-booster-irvington-electric-plant/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020112_tep_solar/tep-add-solar-booster-irvington-electric-plant/ 20:05:00Z Dylan Smith Tucson Electric Power is adding a 5-megawatt solar energy system to boost capacity at the utility’s Tucson generating plant, the company announced Tuesday. 2012-02-01T20:05:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/013012_nuclear_risks/loophole-nuclear-bill-may-create-risk-terrorist-bomb/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/013012_nuclear_risks/loophole-nuclear-bill-may-create-risk-terrorist-bomb/ 21:31:00Z Aaron Mehta Nuclear experts have told Congress that a loophole in a bill meant to limit the use of bomb-grade uranium in medical isotopes could undo years of work to curb the risk of a terrorist nuclear bomb. 2012-01-30T21:31:25+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012812_romney_space_vets/space-veterans-endorse-mitt-romney/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012812_romney_space_vets/space-veterans-endorse-mitt-romney/ 21:34:00Z Samantha Stainburn The last man to walk on the moon and the first space shuttle pilot are among the eight space leaders who endorsed Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Friday. 2012-01-28T21:34:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012712_themoonpranos/the-moonpranos/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012712_themoonpranos/the-moonpranos/ 05:41:00Z Roberto De Vido Seriously, Newt? A moon colony? That can apply for statehood? Seriously? That’s your idea for intelligently spending $1 trillion? (Yes, that’s what it would cost.) 2012-01-28T05:41:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012712_buckmaster/buckmaster-nuclear-recycling-good-arizona/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012712_buckmaster/buckmaster-nuclear-recycling-good-arizona/ 22:13:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - It’s the Friday Focus interview with state Sen. Al Melvin. Also, the Friday Reporters’ Roundtable with Dylan Smith of TucsonSentinel.com and Mark Evans of TucsonCitizen.com. Plus, “The Culinary Cruiser” Matt Russell has the Weekend Watch. 2012-01-27T22:13:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012612_fbi_social_networks/is-fbi-monitoring-your-twitter-facebook/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012612_fbi_social_networks/is-fbi-monitoring-your-twitter-facebook/ 04:10:00Z Jennifer Mattson The Federal Bureau of Investigations is seeking to develop an early-warning system based on material “scraped” from social networks. 2012-01-27T04:10:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012612_gingrich_moon/gingrich-promises-moon-base-by-2020/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012612_gingrich_moon/gingrich-promises-moon-base-by-2020/ 17:45:00Z Tim Fitzsimmons Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich promised Wednesday to build a base on the moon by the end of his second term in 2020. 2012-01-26T17:45:45+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012512_az_algae_bills/bills-would-help-establish-az-as-center-algae-farming/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012512_az_algae_bills/bills-would-help-establish-az-as-center-algae-farming/ 05:19:00Z Jessica Testa Anticipating a day when Arizona becomes a leader in producing algae for biofuel, a Tucson lawmaker is pushing to have algae farms and related facilities defined — and taxed — like any corn field or packing plant. 2012-01-26T05:19:49+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012512_obama_intel_chandler/obama-talks-tech-jobs-az-campaign-swing/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012512_obama_intel_chandler/obama-talks-tech-jobs-az-campaign-swing/ 03:43:00Z Mariana Dale In the shadow of a $5 billion Intel plant being built in Chandler, President Obama said Wednesday that high-tech manufacturing can get the U.S. economy on track. He touted a simple plan to “build stuff, make stuff and sell stuff all over the world.” 2012-01-26T03:43:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012512_pcso_911_policy/pinal-county-changing-way-it-handles-911-hangups/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012512_pcso_911_policy/pinal-county-changing-way-it-handles-911-hangups/ 00:38:00Z Rachel Cabakoff Misdialed or mistaken 911 hang-up calls from cell phones will no longer be followed up by Pinal County sheriff’s deputies in a move to save on fuel costs 2012-01-26T00:38:52+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012412_solar_storm/solar-storm-hits-earth-after-huge-flare/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012412_solar_storm/solar-storm-hits-earth-after-huge-flare/ 15:37:00Z Global Post A solar storm is hitting Earth on Tuesday following a huge solar flare eruption Sunday that sent radiation hurtling towards our planet. The resulting geomagnetic storm, the biggest since 2005, could disrupt GPS and satellite communications, although the threat is said to be low. 2012-01-24T15:37:38+00:00