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Friday, September 20, 2013
News First Drip (9/20/13): N.C. unhappy with all government, new limits on carbon emissions, Nintendo's Hiroshi Yamauchi dies
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 9:11 AM
Elon University released a poll yesterday stating that a majority of North Carolinians are unhappy with the government - state and federal. President Obama has a disapproval rating of 51 percent.
On the plus side, the Obama administration is set to announce today new limits on carbon emissions from newly constructed power plants. "It will be the first time the EPA has ever regulated greenhouse gases from power plants, and with a cap only slightly higher than a proposal made last year and then withdrawn, it shows that the administration isn't shying from a fight with the coal industry," writes The Daily Beast's Josh Dzieza.
Mecklenburg County district attorney Andrew Murray has asked the North Carolina attorney general's office to prosecute CMPD Officer Randall Kerrick in the shooting death of 24-year-old Jonathan Ferrell. Murray formerly worked with the two defense attorneys representing Kerrick.
And in news that'll pierce the hearts of gamers: R.I.P. to Hiroshi Yamauchi, who ran Nintendo from 1949-2002; he died yesterday at the age of 85. During his time as president, the company created the first game console and classic games like Super Mario and Zelda. In honor of the gaming visionary:
On the plus side, the Obama administration is set to announce today new limits on carbon emissions from newly constructed power plants. "It will be the first time the EPA has ever regulated greenhouse gases from power plants, and with a cap only slightly higher than a proposal made last year and then withdrawn, it shows that the administration isn't shying from a fight with the coal industry," writes The Daily Beast's Josh Dzieza.
Mecklenburg County district attorney Andrew Murray has asked the North Carolina attorney general's office to prosecute CMPD Officer Randall Kerrick in the shooting death of 24-year-old Jonathan Ferrell. Murray formerly worked with the two defense attorneys representing Kerrick.
And in news that'll pierce the hearts of gamers: R.I.P. to Hiroshi Yamauchi, who ran Nintendo from 1949-2002; he died yesterday at the age of 85. During his time as president, the company created the first game console and classic games like Super Mario and Zelda. In honor of the gaming visionary:
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