'Universal standards' for research integrity may have unintended consequences EurekAlert! Sat, 19 Feb 2011 10:37 AM PST The global scientific community is capable of policing its own behavior and should resist creation of a central oversight body to enforce "universal standards" that may have unintended consequences, a renowned physicist and director of the Energy Institute at the University of Texas at Austin said Saturday. | Super-sharp radio 'eye' remeasuring the universe EurekAlert! Sat, 19 Feb 2011 10:24 AM PST New observations with the Very Long Baseline Array have made the farthest direct distance measurement ever, a key step toward understanding the mysterious Dark Energy that constitutes some 70 percent of the Universe. Other observations are redrawing the map of our home Galaxy and promise to revise our understanding of extrasolar planets. | Commissioners work to conserve energy The Polk County Democrat Sat, 19 Feb 2011 10:05 AM PST Bartow city commissioners will face light agendas at both Mondayâs 5:30 p.m. work session and the regular 6:30 p.m. meeting at City Hall. | Fuel cell to be installed at CSUSB Highland Community News Sat, 19 Feb 2011 09:44 AM PST In its ongoing efforts to maximize alternative energy sources and further reduce its carbon footprint, California State University, San Bernardino will soon be the site of a 1.4-megawatt utility-owned fuel cell. | Ursus apnea: Listen to a hibernating black bear snore Reno Gazette-Journal Sat, 19 Feb 2011 09:40 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) â" Hibernating bears set their energy demands on low, but unlike most other animals that take long winter naps they don't chill out very much, researchers reported Thursday. | Factbox: G20 plans for bank, commodities, energy Reuters Finance News (EU) via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance Sat, 19 Feb 2011 09:28 AM PST (Reuters) - Finance ministers from the Group of 20 leading economies (G20) agreed on Saturday to push ahead with extra safeguards for the world's biggest banks despite some initial opposition. The ... | West Roxbury Saves Energy: This car runs on veggie power Roslindale Transcript Sat, 19 Feb 2011 09:25 AM PST "The use of vegetable oils for engine fuels may seem insignificant today. But such oils may become, in course of time, as important as petroleum.â To what forward-thinking person may we attribute this timely statement? Why, to none other than Rudolph Diesel, inventor of the diesel engine. Yes, when Herr Diesel demonstrated his engine at the Paris Exhibition Fair in 1898, it was fueled by peanut ... | | |
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