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Elk Horn, Iowa installs first electric car charging stations in new "Pony Express" lane
green.autoblog.com - 13 days ago
Elk Horn, Iowa installs first electric car charging stations in new "Pony Express" lane
— green.autoblog.com — Elk Horn, Iowa's website says it is located, "In the heart of Southwest Iowa's picturesque countryside." Google... Maps shows just how remote the town is, so it is clear that to make this place a forward-thinking electric vehicle destination takes a bit of chutzpah. While most EV advocates and ... (more) Elk Horn, Iowa installs first electric car charging ...

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Turning heat to electricity
web.mit.edu - 16 days ago
Turning heat to electricity
— web.mit.edu — In everything from computer processor chips to car engines to electric powerplants, the need to get rid... of excess heat creates a major source of inefficiency. But new research points the way to a technology that might make it possible to harvest much ... (more) Turning heat to electricity

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reuters.com - 20 days ago
Senators seek tweaks in carbon permit plans
— reuters.com — Ayesha Rascoe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In the latest obstacle to proposed U.S. climate legislation, key lawmakers on... Thursday urged Senate Democrats to change distribution plans for carbon permits to offer more protection for coal-dependent utilities. ... (more) Senators seek tweaks in carbon permit plans

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Journal of Environmental Quality
jeq.scijournals.org - 21 days ago
Journal of Environmental Quality
— jeq.scijournals.org — For tile drained soils in Iowa, continuous corn was not environmentally acceptable because of the large quantities... of nitrates intercepted and discharged into surface waters. Reduced and no-till practices, compared with clean tillage, did a better job ... (more) Journal of Environmental Quality

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Reforming the Senate
motherjones.com - 21 days ago
Reforming the Senate
— motherjones.com — Back in July, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) put a hold on Thomas Shannon, President Obama's nominee for... ambassador to Brazil. Why? Not because he was unqualified or anything like that. It was because Shannon once questioned the value of import tariffs ... (more) Reforming the Senate

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China’s Suntech signs 115 MW supply deal with enXco
cleantech.com - 29 days ago
China’s Suntech signs 115 MW supply deal with enXco
— cleantech.com — California-based enXco plans to use the modules in its rooftop and ground mounted utility-scale projects in the... U.S. and Canada. (more) China’s Suntech signs 115 MW supply deal with enXco

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