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Editorial: Obama should make environment priority
President Barack Obama proposed a climate change legislation overhaul while running for office, but unlike the healthcare overhaul, there has been no action to change how Americans obtain energy.
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Finding hope in a coconut
There are more than 10 million coconut farmers in the world who, on average, make $500 a year to provide for their families. A research team from Baylor hopes to give these farmers and their families a substantially greater quality of life. Dr.
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LSU researchers discuss ongoing efforts to understand impacts of summer’s oil disaster
Continuing their efforts of determining the effects of the oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana State U.
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Non-edible corn parts fuel biofuel research
The abundance of non-edible corn parts in the U.S. could be put to good use in developing sustainable biofuels through the research of two U. California-Berkeley scientists - who will receive a three-year $793,413 federal grant to support their work, according to a statement from the U.S.
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Wind farms: Not so green
At first—or even second and third—glance, wind farms appear to be an optimal solution to our growing climate and energy crisis. They produce entirely domestic, self-sufficient power, they are frequently built in underemployed, rural areas, and they emit not a drop of pollution.
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Potomac at its cleanest in 60 years, but far from pristine
Once deemed a national disgrace by President Lyndon Johnson, the Potomac River is showing signs of improvement after decades of trying to decontaminate the murky waters. A study released by the U.S.
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Fair waste tested as U. Minnesota’s clean energy
Taking advantage of the variety of food offered annually at the Minnesota State Fair, researchers obtained waste samples in hopes of creating a new type of soup — manure soup that is.
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Connecticut Gov.: 25k electric cars by 2020
In an effort to boost Connecticut’s economy and increase clean air and renewable energy, Governor M. Jodi Rell is taking steps to raise the number of electric cars on the state’s roads.
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New funding for projects aimed at clean coal energy
The U.S. Department of Energy announced Tuesday the allocation of $10 million in funding to expand two Texas research projects. The projects, in combination with 20 others in 14 states, are aimed at furthering research on containing carbon produced by industrial plants and making coal cleaner.
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