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Trucks on federal highways could soon be heavier

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 4:22 PM EST (McClatchy)

FORT WORTH, Texas — Drivers could share the highways with much heavier trucks if Congress decides that the efficiencies of larger loads trump concerns about road damage and safety. The Safe and Efficient Transportation Act would raise the maximum weight for commercial tr …

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Texas' wind power boom could head for bust if Congress doesn't extend tax credit | McClatchy

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 4:05 PM EST (McClatchy)

Texas remains the runaway leader in wind-power generation capacity among the 50 states. While only ninth in wind generation added during 2011, with 297 megawatts, it has nearly triple that amount under construction this year, the American Wind Energy Association said Thursday. …

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Just How Hard Is Scrabble?

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 3:38 PM EST (Technology Review)

Having been invented in the US in the mid-20th century, Scrabble is now available in dozens of languages and sells in numbers measured in hundreds of millions. That makes it one of the most popular games in the world.

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Valley farmers may have cure for poisoned cropland thanks to Cactus

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 3:31 PM EST (Covering Fresno and the San Joaquin Valley in Central California - Fresno Bee)

The prickly pear cactus may not sound like a trendy cash crop, but it could become a phenomenon among farmers on the arid west side of the San Joaquin Valley. The cactus can grow in the west-side's salty soils, drink briny water and live just fine in very dry times.

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Germany's REpower to Upgrade Blyth Wind Farm with 23.8 MW of New Turbines

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:49 AM EST (cleantechnica.com)

REpower, a German wind turbine manufacturer plans to upgrade/replace the 20-year-old wind turbines at Blyth Wind Farm with new 3.4-MW turbines.

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The Mississippi River Delta Must Be Restored - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:42 AM EST (The New York Times)

THE Mississippi River Delta loses the equivalent of a football field of marshland every hour as it melts into the Gulf of Mexico.

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Indiana welfare drug testing bill withdrawn after lawmakers included

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:36 PM EST (Raw Story)

A bill proposed by one Indiana Republican has been withdrawn after its provision to drug test recipients of government largesse was widened to include lawmakers themselves, according to Arthur Delany at The Huffington Post.

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Collision Course: Europe Developing Asteroid Shield - Asteroid to Near Miss Next Week

Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 5:59 PM EST (SPIEGEL ONLINE)

Next week, the Earth's residents can once again play the popular game of "What if?" What if a hunk of cosmic rock is out there on a collision course with Earth? At the moment, an asteroid labeled "(433) Eros" is rushing toward our planet on a course that will bring it relativel …

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Video: Divers find large, unexplained object at bottom of Baltic Sea

Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:51 PM EST (Yahoo! News)

A team of salvage divers has discovered an unexplained object resting at the bottom of the Baltic Sea near Sweden. "This thing turned up.

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U.S. Government Downgrades Projections for Coal Again As Generation Drops Rapidly

Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:38 PM EST (theenergycollective.com)

In 2010, the U.S. Energy Information Administration projected that coal would drop to 44% of America’s electrical generation by 2035. Actual generation dropped to that level in 2011.

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How Smartphone Camera Tech Will Evolve in 2012

Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:38 PM EST (Wired News)

We love documenting our lives. If we didn’t, well, there probably wouldn’t be a hugely successful online behemoth called Facebook.

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Former President John Tyler's (1790-1862) grandchildren still alive

Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:47 PM EST (Yahoo! News)

Former President John Tyler, born 221 years ago, still has two living grandchildren. The one-term president isn't a well-known historical figure; he's probably best remembered for helping to push through the annexation of Texas in 1845, shortly before leaving office.

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Barack Obama demands millionaires pay at least 30% tax

Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2012 1:09 PM EST (The Economic Times)

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama's bid to get millionaires and multinational companies to pay more taxes may play well with many voters but it faces long odds in the deadlocked US Congress. Obama used his State of the Union speech on Tuesday to press the case for a new minim …

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American Special Operations Forces Rescue Hostages in Somalia, Kill 9 Kidnappers

Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:25 PM EST (Wired News)

On Tuesday night, U.S. special operations forces secretly entered Somalia and freed two humanitarian aid workers — one of whom, Jessica Buchanan, is a U.S. citizen — from captivity by Somali kidnappers. Not a single member of the U.S.

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Self Driving Vehicles Pose Some Interesting Questions

Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 2:06 PM EST (The New York Times)

SANTA CLARA, Calif.

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FACTS: The State Of The Union

Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:52 PM EST (Think Progress)

Tonight, President Barack Obama will deliver his third State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. The Republican response will be given by Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels. Before you watch the speeches, get the facts:

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First patients shown to improve with embryonic stem cells

Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:37 PM EST (Raw Story)

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Before treatment, the 51-year-old graphic artist was legally blind, unable to read a single letter on a standard eye chart.

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Strongest solar storm since 2005 hitting Earth

Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:13 PM EST (Yahoo! News)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The sun is bombarding Earth with radiation from the biggest solar storm in more than six years with more to come from the fast-moving eruption. The solar flare occurred at about 11 p.m.

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Man released from prison wearing only underwear, shirt and socks

Seeded on Mon Jan 23, 2012 2:33 AM EST (Yahoo! News)

Telling someone you just got out of prison sounds like an already awkward conversation. But imagine being released from jail and trying to hail a cab while dressed in your underwear.

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First HMS Victory 'to be raised' | UK news | guardian.co.uk

Seeded on Mon Jan 23, 2012 1:16 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

The remains of the first HMS Victory are to be raised from the sea bed nearly 300 years after it sank, it has been reported. The vessel, predecessor of Nelson's famous flagship, went down in a storm off the Channel Islands in 1744, taking more than 1,000 sailors to their death …

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Boehner Threatens To Hold Payroll Tax Holiday Hostage To Approval Of Keystone XL (Video)

Seeded on Mon Jan 23, 2012 1:04 AM EST (Think Progress)

On Fox News Sunday this morning, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) told Chris Wallace that “We’re going to do everything we can to make sure the Keystone Pipeline is approved.” When Wallace pressed him whether Republican leadership would make the pipeline a co …

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Calif. HS student devises possible cancer cure - CBS News

Seeded on Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:56 AM EST (CBS News)

CBS News)  If you ever worry about the future of America, there is no need: it is in good hands. A high school student named Angela is proof of that. We think you'll agree she is nothing short of amazing. CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman met her on the road.

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Army and Air Force Push Solar Power into Quantum Territory

Seeded on Sun Jan 22, 2012 6:46 PM EST (cleantechnica.com)

The Department of Defense has been on a roll with new solar energy installations, but the real action is going on behind the scenes in laboratories where DoD is quietly supporting research into low cost, lightweight solar cells enhanced with quantum dots.

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Officials: US kills British insurgent in Somalia with drone strike

Seeded on Sun Jan 22, 2012 11:11 AM EST (msnbc.com)

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A U.S. drone strike killed a British al-Qaida official fighting alongside insurgents in Somalia, officials said.

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4 Military Bases in California Desert Using Solar Could Generate The Equivalent of 7 Nuke Plants

Seeded on Sun Jan 22, 2012 1:16 AM EST (www.ecogeek.org)

A study released by the Department of Defense found that four miltary bases located in the California desert could generate 7 GW of solar power, the equivalent of seven nuclear power plants.

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