Former oil exec leads charge on biofuels

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune

Steve Chapple/Special to the U-T | Sapphire Energy CEO Cynthia “C.J.” Warner, a former oil executive, is bullish on algae’s potential as a renewable energy source. Earnie Grafton • U-T About this column Steve Chapple’s Intellectual C ...
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INDYCAR: Patience, Practice And Downforce Keys To Winning Indy

Source: SPEED.com: AUTO-RACING

Heat, humidity, thin air, high downforce, raw power, big drafts and fuel economy are expected to hold sway over how the race plays out on Sunday.Who will win the 96th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday? Your guess is as good as mine. But as ...
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With The Radicalization Of The GOP, More Mainstream Conservatives Are Taking Another Look At The Democrats-- A Mixed Blessing

Source: Down With Tyranny!

The new mayor of Santa Clarita is a lifelong Republican. And so is the whole city council. But, as we saw yesterday, they unanimously sent a public admonition to longtime GOP congressman Buck McKeon. These are mainst ...
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Memorial Day grillers burned by rising cookout costs

Source: Pocono Record

NEW YORK -- The heat is rising -- and it's not the grill. The tab for hosting a dozen guests at a modest Memorial Day cookout will jump at least 15 percent this year due to soaring prices of corn, tomatoes and cheese for burgers. Tha ...
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An Urgent Update on America's Energy Megatrend

Source: The Market Oracle

In less than 10 years, every heavy-duty truck in the U.S. could be running on "alternate fuel." Companies like Wal-Mart, Coca-Cola, AT ...
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Univ of Delhi team uses Ru/C catalyst for one-pot conversion of biomass to DMF; EMF as another promising biofuel

Source: Green Car Congress

Researchers at the University of Delhi (India) report the one-pot conversion of lignocellulosic and algal biomass into 2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF) using a multicomponent catalytic system comprising [DMA]+[CH3SO3]− (DMA=N,N-dimethylacetamide), Ru/C ...
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Prices of meat continue to rise

Source: Buffalo News

DENVER — The money you’re saving on gasoline may go toward buying steaks, ribs and chicken for the barbecue. Meat prices are expected to rise faster than overall food costs in 2012. Prices rose in the spring and may increase an additional 1 percent to 3 ...
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June in the Garden: Your gardening chores for the month

Source: Orlando Sentinel

3. Vegetables: Boniato, calabaza, chayote, cherry tomatoes, dasheen, malanga, okra, roselle, southern peas, Seminole pumpkin, sweet cassava, sweet potatoes and yard long beans. 5. Herbs: Anise, basil, bay laurel, chives, dill, ginger, ...
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Beef, chicken, pork prices still climbing

Source: Lansing State Journal

A sizzling holiday weekend means sunbathers and swimmers will likely be bumping shoulders at local...- 12:16 am There are a number of parades and ceremonies planned for area communities over the Memorial Day... ...
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