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Ecologist touts alcohol as cars’ future fuel
"Alcohol can be a gas." These five words are the title of Californian ecologist and entrepreneur David Blume's book and life's mission. Blume travels around the country informing citizens of the downside of "Big Oil" and the potential for bringing back the original car fuel, alcohol.
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Report: Research influenced too heavily by BP
The focus of research at U. California-Berkeley is at risk of being too heavily influenced by its partnership with BP, according to a study of 10 collaboration contracts between public research institutions and leading energy companies released Thursday by independent researcher Jennifer Wa...
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Editorial: Bottle it up
Over 98 brands of bottled water are sold in the U.S., a country that has some of the most reliable, sanitary, and clean tap water in the world. Do we really need to be purchasing these bottles?
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Study says some lizards form social groups, families
A U. California-Berkeley scientist has found that lizards, which normally lead solitary lives, can form social groups too, according to a study released online in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Oct. 6.
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Column: Is centrism the new radicalism?
The military could become the biggest funder of Green Technology in America. The military is requesting bids for additional battle-tested renewable energy research. On Oct.
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Column: Preliminary spill reports rightfully criticize adminstration
On June 14th of this year, President Obama appointed a commission of seven men and women to evaluate the events that contributed to the Deepwater Horizon spill.
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Genetically-altered plants may mitigate effects of Global Warming
As part of a collaboration between Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, scientists are searching for alternatives to reduce the potentially harmful effects of global warming. The study, released in the journal BioScience Oct.
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New investigation into climate change research
Virginia's Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli reissued a civil investigative demand to U. Virginia last Wednesday concerning research grants received by former University Prof.
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Professor finds uses for coconut waste
Could a coconut car be coming to a dealership near you? If Walter Bradley’s business plan works out, it very well might. Bradley, an engineering professor at Baylor U.
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