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Ag Secretary calls on oil
OXFORD, N.C. - On May 3, Agriculture Secretary Vilsack called on petroleum companies to help increase the percentage of ethanol in America's gas tanks in order to reduce dependence on foreign oil, boost job creation and promote development of renewable...Tags: Labor Markets, Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Biofuels
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Feds give SDSU prof solar energy grant
SAN DIEGO -- A San Diego State University engineering professor working to make large-scale solar energy generation more efficient was awarded a $3.9 million federal grant, the school announced Tuesday. The grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's...
Tags: Science and Technology, Environmental Issues, Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy
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Home Depot Winterizing Tips
October marks Fire Prevention Month and although there may not be an official month for 'winterizing' your house it’s also a good time to be thinking about getting your home ready for winter and keeping costs down. Both fire-proofing and winter-...
Tags: Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, The Home Depot, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Remodeled Caltech lab turned green
Caltech students and professors looking to create green energy now have a sustainable central hub. Over the past 18 months workers gutted the 1971 Earle M. Jorgensen Laboratory and renovated it into a modern glass building to house the Resnick...
Tags: Energy, Science and Technology, Apple iPhone, Environmental Issues, Computer Science
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U.S. Senate candidates square off in Shepherdstown
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comJoe Manchin had help rebuffing repeated assertions Tuesday night by Republican John Raese that West Virginia’s junior Democratic senator was on the wrong political team in Washington. Mountain Party candidate Bob Henry Baber said Raese’s...Tags: Government, Environmental Issues, Harry Reid, Joe Manchin III, Health Care Reform (2009)
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Researcher aims to take guesswork out of utilities' storm preparations
If a hurricane threatens to barrel up the Chesapeake Bay in the next month, many Marylanders will watch the forecast with dread. Memories of spending days without power after Hurricane Irene and the June derecho are fresh and painful.
Utilities such as...Tags: Hurricanes, Science and Technology, Weather, Research, Hurricane Isaac (2012)
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Purdue University awarded $5M for biofuel research
Purdue University is helping develop a new form of biofuel. The U.S. Department of Energy awarded $5 million to a team of researchers Wednesday. The researchers are working to develop a plant that could produce a substance that can directly be used as...
Tags: Purdue University, Environmental Issues, Biofuels, Renewable Energy
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Why Higher Prices Are The New Normal
It’s a presidential election year, which means we’re hearing politicians talk about “the new normal” whenever the topic of the economy or political gridlock comes up. But there’s also a new normal in the automotive arena....Tags: Prices, Vehicles, Sports Cars, Mercedes-Benz, Automotive Equipment
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Energy-saving LED street lights could be headed our way
Q: Aug. 1 marked the five-year anniversary of the fatal collapse of the I-35 bridge in Minnesota. That bridge has been replaced with an improved design that is not 'fracture critical' and is considered to be a 'smart' bridge featuring 26 accelerometers...Tags: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Auto Racing, Research, Environmental Issues, Consumers
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UCSD gets $500K for magnetism project
LA JOLLA, Calif. -- UC San Diego was awarded more than $500,000 Friday for a three-year project to develop and deploy an electromagnetic system in an effort to access more natural gas for energy use. The grant from the U.S. Department of Energy is part...
Tags: Energy Resources, University of California, San Diego
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Huge travel weekend likely for Labor Day
South Bend TribuneIf you were planning on hitting the road this weekend and thought that maybe a rise in gas prices might hold traffic down a little, don't count on it. According to AAA, 33 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more this weekend, a 2.9 percent...Tags: Weather, Washington, DC, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Trips and Vacations, Labor Day
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Green-certified homes sell for 9% more, study in California finds
WASHINGTON — It has been a controversial question in the home real estate market for years: Is there extra green when you buy green? Do houses with lots of energy-saving and sustainability features sell for more than houses without them? If so, by...Tags: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Real Estate, Environmental Issues, Consumers, Environmental Pollution
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