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USDA funds studies of weather and climatic variability impact on cattle
MADISON, Wis. - On May 7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded $19.5 million to support research, education and Extension activities associated with climate solutions in agriculture aimed at the impacts of climate variability and change on...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, University of Oklahoma, The Pennsylvania State University, University of Michigan, Weather
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Chevy Spark EV lease highlights electric-car price cuts
General Motors is joining the electric-car price war with a lease deal on the Chevrolet Spark EV at $199 a month. The deal, announced this morning, follows the recent offerings of $199 leases on Nissan’s Leaf – a big price drop after two...
Tags: Fiat, General Motors Corp., Automotive Equipment, Services and Shopping, Nissan
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Tesla Repays Government Loan
KickingTiresElectric carmaker Tesla Motors has repaid in full a U.S. Department of Energy loan, according to the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company. Tesla said the $451.8 million wired today represented the balance, plus interest, of a $465 million loan awarded in......Tags: Ford Motor Co., Ford, Nissan Motor Co., Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment
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GWP smart-meter fix almost done
Since the massive rollout of roughly 120,000 digital utility meters that began in 2010, Glendale Water & Power officials now have just 53 of them to tweak, down from 919 in September of last year. The drop comes about five months after the utility began...
Tags: Accounting and Auditing, Electronics, Science and Technology, Google Inc.
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AAA: Fear of Unknown Fuels Aversion to EVs
KickingTiresIf U.S. car shoppers were more informed about the capabilities and advantages of electric vehicles, they'd be more inclined to buy one, according to AAA. Despite technological advancements and thousands of available charging stations that make EVs far...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science and Technology, Services and Shopping, Automotive Equipment, Chevrolet
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Fracking's risks greatly overstated
In a recent letter to the editor ("Fracking is not the answer for U.S. economy," May 7), David Wagenheim relies on outdated and previously debunked talking points in an attempt to convince readers that hydraulic fracturing harms groundwater,...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Catonsville, Environmental Politics, Petroleum Industry, Lisa P. Jackson
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State's $75M Share In Nuclear Waste Settlement Heads To Ratepayers
The Hartford CourantMoney from a multi-million settlement with the federal energy department will trickle to state ratepayers over the next three years. The $160 million settlement resulted from the energy department's failure to dispose of spent nuclear fuel and nuclear...Tags: Waste, Nuclear Power, Politics, Haddam, Litigation
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Coda Becomes Latest EV Start-Up to Short Circuit
KickingTiresLos Angeles-based start-up Coda announced today that it is declaring Chapter 11 bankruptcy and pulling the plug on its electric vehicle. The news echoes other recent high-profile struggles for EV start-ups like Aptera and perhaps most notably Fisker,...Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Economy, Business and Finance, Financially Distressed Companies, U.S. Congress
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UC researchers are engineering the tobacco plant to produce bio-fuels
Once celebrated as an economic mainstay, the tobacco industry has been hard hit by health concerns, bans, lawsuits and the social stigma of cigarette smoking. Now, UC researchers are testing the plant’s potential to be genetically modified in...
Tags: University of Kentucky, University of California, Berkeley, Medical Research, Science and Technology, Genetic Engineering
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Fisker Edges Closer to Bankruptcy as New Details Emerge
KickingTiresThe travails continue for Anaheim, Calif.-based Fisker. Executives at the struggling plug-in-vehicle maker met with Congress Wednesday, and new details emerged on Fisker's government dealings. It goes like this. The U.S. Department of Energy approved $529...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Financially Distressed Companies, U.S. Congress, Bankruptcy, Automotive Equipment
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FPL completes $800 million smart-grid project
It took four years and more than $800 million, but Florida Power & Light has become one of the first utility companies in the country to complete installation of its smart-grid system. Florida's largest utility marked completion of the massive project &#...Tags: Plantation, Palm Beach County, Broward County, Energy Saving, FPL Group
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General Motors unveils its new electric motor in White Marsh
General Motors officially launched its new electric motor in White Marsh Tuesday, a milestone in U.S. manufacturing — and a key part of the company's bet that the electric-vehicle market is poised to grow. With production under way at the...Tags: Science and Technology, General Motors Corp., Economy, Business and Finance, Ellicott City, Services and Shopping
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