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June 29, 2005
Over It
Aside from some poison ivy on my feet, things are looking up. Not that anything has changed per se, but I have a better outlook on life. For one, several friends have called and that always cheers me up.
Other things to be happy about:
Same-Sex Marriage Advances In Canada
The House of Commons voted Tuesday to guarantee full marriage rights to same-sex couples, reaffirming Canada's sharp difference with the United States over the issue of gay rights and promising an alternative destination for American gay men and lesbians to be married.
The legislation, which opponents acknowledge will easily pass the Senate and which has the support of the government, will make Canada only the third country -- after Belgium and the Netherlands -- to give national recognition to gay marriages.
Starbucks Ice Cream Social (via Wish to See)
This afternoon, Starbucks Coffee Company will give away more than one million complimentary cups of Starbucks(R) Ice Cream in the first-ever Starbucks Ice Cream Social. The complimentary samples of Starbucks(R) Java Chip Ice Cream will be distributed to customers during the afternoon, while supplies last, on Wednesday, June 29, in more than 6,000 Starbucks locations across the United States. The ice cream is being sent to Starbucks stores via FedEx Express overnight delivery tonight and will arrive just in time for customers to celebrate summer and the early arrival of national ice cream month.
Nation’s Biggest Solar Bill Heads to Key Committee in California Legislature
Passing its first major milestone, the Million Solar Roofs Bill, SB 1, co-authored by Senators Kevin Murray (D-Los Angeles) and John Campbell (R-Orange County) and endorsed by Governor Schwarzenegger continues to advance through the California state legislature, promising to grow the California solar market, already the third largest in the world, by 30-fold. The popular solar power bill repeatedly received votes from both sides of the aisle in the state Senate demonstrating broad bi-partisan support for solar power.
The Million Solar Roofs bill, SB 1, would establish a large, long-term solar power program aiming to build a million solar homes and businesses over ten years, including half of all new homes by 2017. Such goals would grow California’s distributed solar market from an annual 30 MW to over 300 MW within ten years. Economic modeling by Environment California Research & Policy Center show this kind of sustained growth could be enough to cut the cost of installing solar panels, currently around $8-9/watt, in half by 2015.
Plans for today include: a Starbucks appointment with Amy, dropping my car off for a professional opinion, cleaning the desk-formerly-known-as-Janie's and making it my own. Who-hoo!
