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Architect Cheryl Mohr builds a sustainable home in Edgewater
The architect Cheryl Mohr craves natural light so much that even when the sun is bouncing off the nearby South River and streaming through the 22-foot-tall wall of windows that surrounds her living room, Mohr can't bring herself to lower the blinds....
Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, University of Texas at Austin, Arts and Culture, Energy
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Naperville woman faces down smart power meters
A mother of three who buys organic food and worries about the dangers of "dirty electricity" has become the face of resistance in Naperville. Led away in handcuffs after trying to prevent the installation of a "smart meter" on her home, Jennifer Stahl...
Tags: University of California, Berkeley, Radio, Government, Public Officials, Electronics
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Prices at the pump continue to climb
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistYou've probably noticed a bit of a change when you fill up at the gas pump. Prices are higher and the money in your pocket is lower. Just in the past 30 days, gas prices have soared 35 cents in Virginia. AAA Mid-Atlantic says prices went up in...Tags: Automotive Equipment, AAA, Manufacturing and Engineering, Petroleum Industry, Minor League Baseball
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Workplaces offer electric car charging for employees
Employees at General Motors' plant in White Marsh have an unusual workplace benefit. Anyone who drives an electric car can plug it in to charge while they work. At the plant, which produces transmissions and electric motors, workers can park their...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Career and Workplace, White Marsh, Verizon Communications, Consumers
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Fox Valley news briefs: Feb. 18
News briefs from St. Charles, Geneva and Batavia Batavia Art in Your Eye seeks poster artist The Art in Your Eye festival's steering committee wants nominations for its 2013 poster artist. Nominees should "live, work or in some way contribute to the...Tags: Career and Workplace, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Artists, Awards and Prizes, Students
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Gas prices soar 35 cents in the past month in Virginia
Gas prices have soared 35 cents in the past 30 days in Virginia. In fact, prices went up a whopping 11 cents since Friday in Virginia and currently average $3.61 for a gallon of self-serve regular gas. According to AAA, the high prices are a result of...
Tags: Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), AAA
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Area students to compete in regional science bowl
Teams from Aberdeen Central High School and Northwestern Area High School will head to Huron Saturday for a regional competition organized by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science. The National Science Bowl is a competition that promotes...Tags: Washington, DC, Science, Science and Technology
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NDSU to analyze sugar beets for biofuel
The North Dakota State University Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics is part of a grant to develop enhanced energy sugar beets that are optimized for biofuel production. The grant is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced...Tags: Environmental Issues, Beets, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Biofuels, Renewable Energy
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Despite Efficient Cars, Savings at Pump Elusive
KickingTiresDespite reduced gasoline consumption, higher prices at the pump mean Americans are finding themselves with less money to spend elsewhere. That's according to a pair of reports issued Monday by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Union of Concerned......Tags: Unions, Gasoline Industry, Career and Workplace, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Passenger Cars
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Judge OKs New Energy sale
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- The New Energy Corp. ethanol plant cost more than $180 million to build in the early 1980s. But when it was sold at auction last week as part of the company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, the winning bid came in at just $2.5 million....Tags: Environmental Issues, Justice System, Bankruptcy, Plant Openings, Financially Distressed Companies
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Simple ways to save energy this winter
Cold weather often means turning up the heat in an effort to stay warm. Saving energy this time of year may seem impossible. However, there are ways to conserve even when the mercury dips. Simply turning down the thermostat a degree or two can add up to...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Weather Reports, Energy Saving, Weather
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Sheldon Lee Vilhauer
Funeral service for Sheldon Lee Vilhauer, 27, Carson, Calif., and formerly of Hosmer, will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St., Aberdeen. The Rev. Scott Drexel will officiate. Burial will be in Riverside...
Tags: Wind Power, Environmental Issues, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy
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Feb 10, 2013
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Jan 27, 2013
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