Air conditioning helped shape the 20th century: "A hundred years ago Wednesday, this young man -- just a year out of Cornell University, paid $10 a week by Buffalo Forge Co. -- invented air conditioning. The idea of cooling air was nothing new. Roman emperors brought snow down from the mountains to cool their gardens; in the 19th century, Dr. John Gorrie invented a method to keep malaria patients comfortable by blowing air over buckets of ice suspended from the ceiling."

Defiant Saddam spurns U.S. threats: "Hussein, marking the 34th anniversary of the revolution which brought the Ba'ath Party to power, said the U.S. and its allies would never be able to bring his government down."

Feds say al Qaeda studying water plants: "Documents captured from Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda lieutenants in Afghanistan reveal that al Qaeda operatives have been investigating ways to contaminate or disrupt the nation's water supply on a massive scale, according to some media reports."

Feds May Reduce Role in Water Cleanups: "The Bush administration has discussed reducing the government's role in a Clinton-era program spelling out state cleanup plans for thousands of lakes and rivers, an official said Saturday. A federal regulation from mid-2000 requires states to develop detailed plans to reduce pollution in more than 20,000 lakes, rivers, streams and bays that do not meet minimum federal water quality standards."

North County group takes Mexican pipeline debate to people: "A coalition of North County Water agencies said Friday that a poll they conducted for $38,000 shows that city of San Diego residents strongly oppose the idea of building a $2 billion pipeline that would deliver drinking water to county residents through Mexico."

New aquifer might ease western water woes: "Southwestern Water Exploration Co. said a newly discovered aquifer in Colorado is of drinking water quality and could help water supply problems in the region. The company said in a news release that water analyses from the aquifer found in the exploratory discovery indicates that all primary US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) drinking water standards have been met."

Operation TIPS: "administered by the U.S. Department of Justice and developed in partnership with several other federal agencies, is one of the five component programs of the Citizen Corps. Operation TIPS will be a national system for reporting suspicious, and potentially terrorist-related activity. The program will involve the millions of American workers who, in the daily course of their work, are in a unique position to see potentially unusual or suspicious activity in public places."

Gina has put together a version of the ETL Procedures Manual for reading online. The different sections include links to the appropriate forms.

ETL Show and Tell:

Showerheads
by Christian Scheder
Friday, July 19, 2002
9 A.M.
Location: TBA
Donuts will be available.
Please RSVP to Dane ASAP.

Governor adamant on saving water: "A spokeswoman for Gov. Mike Easley says the governor can force water restrictions on communities that refuse the conservation request he made last week -- meaning Charlotte, Union County and other areas may have to impose such measures."