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Column: The importance of bio-fuel research
In this fast moving world of rapid technological advancement, we need to stop for a moment and think about how best to conserve and protect our environment.
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Editorial: We must take steps to end reliance on oil
Fuel is a hot commodity and one we Americans often underestimate in our relatively low-cost energy market. Our infrastructure, our politics and our very lifestyle are all designed with the need in mind to allocate energy the most efficiently.
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Florida research could save South American banana industry
The banana plant may be at risk of extinction due to the spread of a disease. Randy Ploetz, a researcher at UF’s Tropical Research and Education Center in south Florida, has created a six-part plan which he is sharing with the banana industry to prevent the spread of the disease to the Western H...
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Petition calls for end to water bottle sales on Michigan’s campus
Members of the University community who buy bottled water instead of filling up at a drinking fountain may have been getting disapproving looks from a group of students recently.
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Green playgrounds spring up around bay area
While elementary school students usually spend recess in yards with endless asphalt and harsh metal structures, children in any schoolyard designed by Berkeley-based environmental planner Sharon Danks instead play in blooming gardens, shaded ponds and nature trails.
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Toomer’s fallout unites rivals
One week after word broke that the oaks at Toomer’s Corner had been poisoned, a task force has begun its attempt to rescue the oaks and assess the damage to the surrounding soil.
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Reid aims for better education, prostitution ban to aid Nevada’s economy
CARSON CITY — Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nevada, called for education improvements, clean energy development and a prostitution ban as ways to help the state’s economy in his address to the Nevada State Legislature today.
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Column: Go organic, invest in your health
Feeling sluggish lately? Are you tired, unmotivated, crabby or perhaps short-tempered? While, admittedly, some (OK, probably most) of those feelings may stem from 12 hours of homework, classes and work you do every day, there is a good chance that what you’re eating may contribute as well.
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Column: Oil companies must be responsible for their actions
The National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill recommended this month that Congress raise the current $75 million liability cap for oil companies, but did not offer a specific proposal or dollar amount.