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Students dig into sustainable farming at Vermont college
usatoday.com - 7/14/2009
Students dig into sustainable farming at Vermont college
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While other college students are in stuffy classrooms, about a dozen are earning credit tending a Vermont farm. For 13 weeks, 12 credits and about $12,500, the Green Mountain College students plow fields with oxen or horses, milk cows, weed crops and grow and make their own food, part of an ...
FTC finds no evidence of illegal activity after investigation of Western New York gasoline prices
theenergycollective.com - 7/21/2009
FTC finds no evidence of illegal activity after investigation of Western New York gasoline prices
— theenergycollective.com — Apparently you just have to know who to ask. Yesterday, the FTC sent me a copy of the FTC letter to Representative Brian Higgins describing the agency’s investigation of Western New York gasoline prices last fall. (For background see this earlier post and here .) Be aware that here begins a ... (more) FTC finds no evidence of illegal activity after ...

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Students dig into sustainable farming at Vermont college
Peak Oil News — ... goats, pigs, two cows, and chickens. Students sleep in tents on the field's edge, next to a river. They spend about six hours a week in classes in the old farmhouse, learning theory on organic crop and animal management; management of farm systems; development of agricultural technologies with a focus on human and animal power; and the social and cultural importance of regional food. The rest of the time they're out in the field, or doing homework and working on research projects. USA Today

DrumBeat: July 14, 2009
The Oil Drum — ... the Senate after passage in the House last month, the friction surrounding Hansen raises questions about what role, if any, the Iowa-born scientist will play in the upcoming debate. Three Plans for Fuel Emergencies Three plans for fuel emergencies have recently been released by UK public sector agencies. This review compares the three plans, highlights certain points from each, and provides internet links to the documents. Students dig into sustainable farming at Vermont college POULTNEY, Vt. — Devin ...

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