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  Fuel-efficiency formula needs cars wired with better brainpower, less vroom

  September 1, 2010 - Reuters

  A University of Michigan researcher says it's possible to triple fuel economy in gasoline-powered cars by 2035, but it'll mean getting our automotive kicks from smart electronic technology and other forms of virtual performance rather than horsepower.... Learn more

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  Yahoo! seeks low-cost hydropower

  August 29, 2010 - adp news

  A plan to allocate low-cost hydropower to the new Yahoo! Inc. data center in Lockport will be the subject of a New York Power Authority hearing.... Learn more

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  ‘Dry water’ could make a big splash commercially, help fight global warming

  August 26, 2010 - Reuters

  An unusual substance known as "dry water", which resembles powdered sugar, could provide a new way to absorb and store carbon dioxide, the major greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming... Learn more

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  A new dawn for agriculture

  August 26, 2010 - Alert News

  Decoding of genome hailed as most significant breakthrough in wheat production in 10,000 years... Learn more

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  Norway acused of ‘hypocrisy’ over ethical investment

  August 24, 2010 - Reuters

  The Norwegian government has sold its investment in one Malaysian logging and palm oil company but remains a big shareholder in another accused of destroying rainforest and orang-utan habitats... Learn more

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  Apple patent would kill ‘jailbroken’ iPhones

  August 23, 2010 - adp news

  Apple Inc. has applied for a patent that would detect and disable phones that have been "jailbroken" to allow them to use software and service providers that aren't approved by the company.... Learn more

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  Limiting ocean acidification under global change

  August 23, 2010 - Science Daily

  Largely as a result of human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels for energy and land-use changes such deforestation, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is now higher ... Learn more

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  200-fold boost in fuel cell efficiency advances “personalized energy systems”

  August 23, 2010 - Newswise

  The era of personalized energy systems — in which individual homes and small businesses produce their own energy for heating, cooling and powering cars — took another step toward reality today as scientists reported discovery of a powerful new catalyst that is a key element in such a system.... Learn more

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  New firm to develop Ohio University “Pee Power” wastewater remediation technology

  August 23, 2010 - Newswise

  E3 Technologies, LLC, a new firm based in Athens, Ohio, will develop an Ohio University invention called the “GreenBox” designed to clean commercial and agricultural wastewater and produce hydrogen energy -- a technology that’s been described as “pee power.” ... Learn more

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  New Zealand sheep farmers flocking to carbon credits

  August 22, 2010 - adp news

  New Zealand's sheep farmers are flocking to a Government carbon trading programme that pays more to plant trees than sell wool and mutton.... Learn more