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Corn Liquor, Corn Liquor: What Makes You Do What You Do?
Our post title comes from the first line of a Buck Owens song verse, penned August 1971, which, we think you will agree, is perfectly fitting to this news item: Via Wisconsin Ag Connection , we learned that the US Department of Agriculture may
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Minnesota Trash Talks Big Coal
Via the Star Tribune , of Minneapolis Minnesota USA, a State Department of Commerce representative has said that plans for a $2 billion coal-gasification plant are "not yet in the public interest." Being 'in the public interest' calls for the
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Minnesota Wind Power Expansion Study Report
The US State of Minnesota has issued a "comprehensive, quantitative assessment of integration costs and reliability impacts of 1500 MW of wind generation in the Xcel Energy control area in Minnesota in the year 2010, when the peak load is projected to
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Izzy's Solar-Powered Ice Cream
With 200 solar panels on the roof, Izzy's Ice Cream is the first ice cream shop in the US to be powered by the rays from the sun. This project is set to cut Izzy's peak power demand by 30%, as the 200 panels will generate 8.6 kilowatts of power during
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New Microfinancing Opportunities at Kiva
A few months ago we wrote a post about a microfinancing web site called Kiva that does peer-to-peer lending over the internet. Kiva got a lot of publicity, and the owners said it was a tremendous help in raising money to fund entrepreneurs in
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Seacourt — A Carbon Neutral Printing Company
Some years ago, Seacourt Press say they came to a "sudden and shocking realisation" surrounding the environmental impact of the printing industry, and thus "an immediate shift in policy was set in motion". And they've sure been busy shifting
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TreeHugger Picks: Human-Powered Bicycle Alternatives
When it comes to transportation, TreeHugger thinks human power is the way to go, but there are times when two wheels just won't cut it. Have a look at some of the best human-powered bicycle alternatives from our past.
