Words come to mind.....
Apr. 21st, 2005 02:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
patgundWords like "Bloody Stupid" for example.
Weather Info could go dark
Do you want a seven-day weather forecast for your ZIP code? Or hour-by-hour predictions of the temperature, wind speed, humidity and chance of rain? Or weather data beamed to your cellphone?
That information is available for free from the National Weather Service.
But under a bill pending in the U.S. Senate, it might all disappear.
The bill, introduced last week by Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., would prohibit federal meteorologists from competing with companies such as AccuWeather and The Weather Channel, which offer their own forecasts through paid services and free ad-supported Web sites.
It's interesting to note that Accuweather is based in the same state that Santorum represents. Wonder how much Accuweather "donated" to Santorum?
On Edit. According to the FEC, Accuweather donated to Santorum $3550.00. So we now know Santorum's price.
Weather Info could go dark
Do you want a seven-day weather forecast for your ZIP code? Or hour-by-hour predictions of the temperature, wind speed, humidity and chance of rain? Or weather data beamed to your cellphone?
That information is available for free from the National Weather Service.
But under a bill pending in the U.S. Senate, it might all disappear.
The bill, introduced last week by Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., would prohibit federal meteorologists from competing with companies such as AccuWeather and The Weather Channel, which offer their own forecasts through paid services and free ad-supported Web sites.
It's interesting to note that Accuweather is based in the same state that Santorum represents. Wonder how much Accuweather "donated" to Santorum?
On Edit. According to the FEC, Accuweather donated to Santorum $3550.00. So we now know Santorum's price.
