Houseplants are indoor clean air machines The Canton Daily Ledger Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:42 AM PST Todayâs tightly sealed homes are less drafty and more energy efficient, but that tightness can also mean that more pollutants are trapped indoors. University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator Greg Stack said houseplants can help make the air inside healthier by absorbing pollutants. | Ignorance is bliss when it comes to challenging social issues EurekAlert! Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:41 AM PST ( American Psychological Association ) The less people know about important complex issues such as the economy, energy consumption and the environment, the more they want to avoid becoming well-informed, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. | HFCC Hosts Plug-In Ready Michigan Project Kickoff Dec. 1 CBS Detroit Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:35 AM PST The Plug-In Ready Michigan Project Kickoff -- which supports the Clean Energy Coalition -- will be held at the SME building on the main campus of Henry Ford Community College Thursday, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to noon. | Dr. Barry E. Levin, Expert on Body Weight Regulation, Receives Columbia's 2011 Naomi Berrie Award Newswise Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:33 AM PST Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) presented the 2011 Naomi Berrie Award to Barry E. Levin, MD, a University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey researcher whose work focuses on the mechanisms by which specialized metabolic-sensing neurons regulate glucose and energy homeostasis. Junior investigator Kazuhisa Watanabe, at Columbia University Medical Center, received a Berrie Fellow award. | Government to take a call on ethanol price soon The Hindu Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:30 AM PST The Cabinet is likely to deliberate on the the final price of ethanol for blending it with petrol within this month, Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah said here on Monday.Talking to... | A four-year-old girl making strides after battling brain cancer FOX 6 Milwaukee Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:26 AM PST Elise is a girl with non-stop energy On a recent visit to Betty Brinn Children's Museum in Milwaukee, Elise Krause showed the non-stop energy of a typical 4-year-old, covering every square inch of the exhibits. | Decorah High School dismisses classes after gas line rupture The Gazette Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:26 AM PST Decorah High School dismissed students for the day Monday after construction crews ruptured a gas line. According to superintendent Mike Haluska, a contractor working on a high school remodeling project hit the gas line shortly after 8 a.m. Monday. Students were evacuated, and Haluska reported the Decorah Fire Department and Black Hills Energy quickly responded [...] | Cutting edge of nuclear energy Rolla Daily News Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:26 AM PST The final barrier to replicating the same kind of energy produced by the sun is under development at Missouri University of Science and Technology. | | |
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