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Kudzu Harvesting for the Production of Ethanol, Redux
Since the first time we reported on developments to use kudzu— the invasive Asian vine covering many areas of the southern United States—as a feedstock for the production of ethanol elicited such an enthusiastic response this short interview may be of
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Wal-Mart To Help 20 State Capitals Save Money And Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Wal-Mart has agreed to help US taxpayers take climate action. Over the next two years, they are sending energy audit teams to 20 State Capitol complexes to help save taxpayers money and help the environment...while the Federal Government equivocates
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Tennessee Mayor Offers A Drink To Atlanta
You may remember the recent water grabbing intentions of drought-stricken, development-drunk Georgia. See: "Georgia Considers Redrawing State Boundary To Get Access To Tennessee River." The Mayor of Chattanooga Tennessee, whose goods are coveted by
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Georgia Loses Water Grab Case: Might Need Engineering & Lifestyle Solutions To Drought Problems
There may be some truth to the adage that when lawyers dominate government, solutions to most problems take on a legal instead of a technical characteristic. Makes sense when you think on the US State of Georgia threatening to sue the US Army Corps of
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Georgia Considers Redrawing State Boundary To Get Access To Tennesse River
From the US State of Georgia we have another great example of "stuff you just can't make up". This one ranks right up there with spray painting a drought-killed lawn green or blaming the US Army Corps of Engineers for the water shortage, instead of
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Slow Cook Your Way Out Of A Drought-Stricken Electricity Bill
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is proposing a rate increase due to extreme drought having reduced their ability to ramp up hydroelectric generators in time for customers to turn on the bright kitchen lights and cook dinner - after 4:00PM. Only 6
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Chattanooga To Atlanta: "Come On In. The Water's Fine!"
This news item from USA Today clarifies what might happen to the people of Atlanta, Georgia, should a worst-case drought condition last another year. Sure, a few businesses might plan to relocate across the State line in the interim; but, once the
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Carbon Dioxide Production Much Faster than Originally Anticipated
About all that carbon dioxide we've been spewing into the atmosphere - yeah, it's worse than we thought. That seems to be the main take-away message of a new study by an international team of researchers that found that current carbon dioxide
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Tennessee Valley Authority Would Be Exempt From US House Energy Bill, Renewables Mandate
How ironic that the TVA, long ago created by the US Congress to bring electricity to the rural South and encourage economic development, now serves a constituency that wishes to be excluded from incentives to develop more cost-effective, clean forms of
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Al Gore Re-Frames The Climate Risk Communication Problem
What did Al Gore do after the Oscars Award ceremony? According to the Tennesean.com "Back in Tennessee on Tuesday, Gore told a crowd of about 50 people at the U.S. Media Ethics Summit II that the presentation's single most provocative slide was one
