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The potential of spectral analysis
MANHATTAN, KAN. - Used in everything from baked goods to trendy edamame and livestock feed to cooking oil, the huge array of uses for soybeans has scientists looking for the most efficient ways to grow them. That interest inspired the Kansas State...Tags: Science and Technology, Kansas State University , Technology
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Western N.D. water quality survey
The question of whether dry conditions will continue into 2013 is on the minds of many ranchers. While parts of eastern North Dakota were threatened with potential record flooding, areas of western North Dakota still are questioning the quantity and...Tags: Environmental Issues, Water
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Ford has already beaten its best year for hybrid sales
Ford Motor Co. said that it has sold 37,000 hybrid vehicles nationwide this year, already topping its full year record for hybrid sales of 35,496, set in 2010. Ford said that the 37,000 sales figure also represents a 375% increase over the numbers of...
Tags: Honda, Lincoln, Kelley Blue Book LLC, Toyota, Google Inc.
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Illinois House passes fracking bill
Tribune reporterThe Illinois House passed legislation Thursday evening that would regulate horizontal hydraulic fracturing in the state in a 108 to 9 vote. The legislation now moves to the Senate, the final hurdle for the bill before it reaches Gov. Pat Quinn, who urged...Tags: Environmental Issues, Justice System, Illinois Governor, Natural Resources Defense Council, Crime, Law and Justice
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Cheap leases offered to spur electric car sales
DETROIT (AP) — Auto companies are hoping lower lease prices can put a charge into sluggish electric car sales. Honda announced Thursday that it's slashing the monthly lease cost of its tiny Fit EV by one third, following similar moves by other...
Tags: Honda, Nissan Motor Co., Barack Obama, Automotive Equipment, Sergio Marchionne
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Will low EV prices bring in buyers who aren't ready for plug-in vehicles?
Autoblog.comFiled under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture, Manufacturing/Plants, Honda Car shoppers are getting some pretty sweet deals on plug-in electric vehicles lately, with Honda joining the price cutting war with its Fit EV. Now that the early adopters are no longer... -
'Bachelorette' recap: Men vie for Des with magic tricks, tanned abs
Thank goodness this thing is back, guys. Monday nights were getting really hard. I was biding my time watching “Newlyweds: The First Year” on Bravo, and let me tell you, that show does not inspire hope in everlasting love. Luckily, Desiree...Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Genetic Engineering, Iraq War (2003-2011), Google Inc., Physical Fitness and Exercise
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2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid: Family Checklist
KickingTiresI own a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta, and for its size it's got an amazing amount of space, a ginormous trunk and pretty good fuel economy. I figured the 2013 VW Jetta Hybrid could only be better. While I can't say......Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Prius, Toyota, Passenger Cars, Car Engine Repair
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General Electric investing billions to improve oil and gas drilling
This post has been corrected. See below for details. General Electric Co. is investing billions in the oil and gas drilling method known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, buying up companies and opening a new laboratory with an eye toward the world'...
Tags: General Electric Company, Alternative Energy, Energy Resources
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New Mexico county first in nation to ban fracking to safeguard water
OCATE, N.M. — Sitting in the tidy living room of the home they built themselves, Sandra and Roger Alcon inventory what they see as the bounty of their lives: freedom, family, community, land, animals … and water. "We've lived off the land...
Tags: Energy, Science, Holly J. Mitchell, Alcon Incorporated, Science and Technology
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Biodiesel is green and farm-friendly
While the petroleum industry and alternative fuels supporters debate the merits of more domestic drilling versus providing assistance through the federal Renewable Fuels Standard in diversifying the transportation fuels market, it's important to note...
Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Biofuels, Energy Resources, Renewable Energy
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Chicago-area conspiracy theorist targets Sandy Hook family
Jillian Soto remembers the day she stumbled across a website that showed photos of her at her sister's funeral — and was horrified to read accusations that she had faked grief as part of an elaborate government hoax. Only a month earlier, Victoria...
Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Book, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Crime, Law and Justice, Mayors Against Illegal Guns
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