In praise of moral courage
Coolidge Examiner Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:43 PM PST
What do Bob Dole, Howard Baker, Pete Domenici, Sam Nunn, Tom Daschle and Chuck Robb have in common? They are all former senators, from both parties, who are working together on such issues as expanding health care, reducing the deficit, controlling nuclear weapons, and promoting energy independence. They prove that bipartisanship is not some impossible goal dreamed up by egghead professors and ... |
Dow Chemical executive to discuss new economy at Monday events
Midland Daily News Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:38 PM PST
Saginaw Valley State University will host George Hamilton, vice president of government markets for The Dow Chemical Co., as part of its Executive Speaker Series Monday. He will speak in the Rhea Miller Recital Hall at 3 p.m. and again at 6 p.m. Hamliton's talk will explore trends in the new economy, as well as the ways companies will address advanced manufacturing, clean energy and public ... |
Wind energy workshops offered
Denison Bulletin & Review Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:38 PM PST
Two wind energy generation workshops will take place at the Wall Lake Community Center on the Thursday afternoons of March 4 and March 18, beginning both days at 1 p.m. |
UNL hopes to tap into algae as energy source
High Plains Journal Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:37 PM PST
Nebraska Algae may be the next frontier for biofuels, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is poised to be among the nation's leaders in this research. Part of the greenhouse complex at UNL's Beadle Center will be revamped into an algal biofuels research facility this year. |
Proposed rule written for biomass program
High Plains Journal Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:37 PM PST
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP)--The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a proposed rule for the next phase of the Biomass Crop Assistance Program championed by Sen. John Thune. The South Dakota Republican wrote the program, which was part of the 2008 farm bill. It makes payments to producers of nonfood crops such as prairie grasses that can be used for energy production. |
Report: U.S. should spend more on biofuels
High Plains Journal Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:37 PM PST
WASHINGTON (AP)--A presidential task force recommended spending more money to make biofuels such as ethanol, saying the United States is likely to fall short of mandates for more environmentally friendly energy. An energy task force presented President Barack Obama with a report outlining how U.S. production of fuel from plants or animals was unlikely to meet the goal Congress has demanded. The ... |
'Enron': U.S. as seen through British eyes
The Record and Herald News Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:37 PM PST
An intriguing production coming to Broadway this spring is "Enron," a play â€" with music, dance and video â€" that chronicles the 2001 collapse of the Houston energy company that, at least symbolically, kicked off the United States' decade of financial turmoil and social dislocation. |
In 'The E.n.D.'Zone
Lexington Herald-Leader Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:32 PM PST
The album was called The E.N.D. â€" short for "the energy never |
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