Suppose there was a way to reduce carbon emissions from a crematorium? And further suppose that way would mean that your loved one instead of being burned would be dissolved in a caustic potash solution that would turn the body into liquid and ash? Such a process now exists. It is called chemical hydrolysis and…

Meg Whitman, the Republican candidate for governor in California spent $90 million of her own money during the primary in order to beat out her opponent Steve Poizner. Steve Poizner himself spent $24 million of his own money to give running a shot. We’ll have to wait until November for the final tally of how…

The U.S. Justice Department as well as the L.A. County District Attorney are angry with Switzerland for refusing to proceed with Roman Polanski’s extradition. The European press paints a different picture, of course. It’s an interesting case because Polanski’s guilt is not the issue. The main issue is time served and time remaining for having…