savepluto ([info]savepluto) wrote,
@ 2009-02-25 10:40:00
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Pluto Poltics Hits Springfield
The Illinois State Legislature is taking on the cause of Pluto, according to an article in the Daily Herald:


Like some sort of rulers of the universe, state lawmakers are considering restoring little Pluto's planetary status, casting aside the scientific community's 2006 decision downgrading the distant ice ball.

An Illinois Senate committee on Thursday unanimously supported planet Pluto and declaring March 13 "Pluto Day." The idea now moves to the full Senate for a vote.


See Pluto Politics Hits Springfield for the full story.

(Thanks to fellow traveler [info]ffoeg for the tip.)

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[info]laurele
2009-02-27 08:29 pm UTC (link)
This effort was initiated by my friend Siobhan Elias, a fellow Pluto supporter who lives in Streator, Illinois, the town where Clyde Tombaugh was born. She even served on the town council there. Siobhan was at the Great Planet Debate, and her husband wrote a song called "A Tribute to Clyde Tombaugh and the New Horizons Mission." You can find more about it at http://www.eliasfey.com . Also, take a look at her Pluto advocacy site, http://www.dwarfplanetsrplanets2.com

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