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| Deere Sells $900M Wind Energy Business |
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Deere & Co. announced Aug. 31 it would sell its wind energy business to Excelon Corp, an energy company, for $900 million. The initial evaluation if for $840,000, with Deere getting the remaining $40 million when construction begins on already planned projects.. More.
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| Sen. McConnell: ‘We Can Do Business’ with Obama if He Moves to Center |
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Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell had his first one-on-one meeting with President Obama a few weeks ago, shortly before Congress broke for its summer recess. Mitch McConnell - Party leaders of the United States Senate - President of the United States - United States - United States Congress. More.
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| Which is the real threat? Terrorism or China? |
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Lev Navrozov emigrated from the Soviet Union in 1972. His columns are today read in both English and Russian. To learn more about Mr. Navrozov's work with the Center for the Survival of Western Democracies , click here .. More.
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| Effort aimed at green energy to kick off with Longhorn football |
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When Longhorn football kicks off at home a week from Saturday, so will a brand-new marketing effort aimed at peddling, of all things, green electricity. Texas Longhorns Energy promises customers 100 percent power from Texas wind. "Let your power power the Texas Longhorns," says former star quarterback Colt McCoy, whose family has signed up, in a promotional video. Coach Mack Brown offers .... More.
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| Edwards says Flores wants to drop DOE |
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Bryan Republican Bill Flores, if elected, would seek to eliminate the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, said Wednesday. Flores called the claims a desperate attack from a 20-year incumbent.. More.
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| Exelon hopes Schuylkill River project becomes permanent |
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Grants for projects aimed at improving the quality of water in the Schuylkill River were announced Monday — four days before a quasi-federal agency meets to consider the fate of a nuclear power plant project which some argue could degrade the quality of that same river water.. More.
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| Navy life suits Schmanski just fine |
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Editor’s note: When the phone rings from somewhere in the eastern Pacific, and a lieutenant commander is on the line, a reporter must answer. Two weeks ago, we did.. More.
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| Science's policy clout diminished, but oil risk looms large |
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( SAGE Publications UK ) More people are likely to believe scientific studies claiming that oil drilling is riskier, not safer, than was previously thought, according to a new study of attitudes in California. What's more the findings, which appear in the journal Public Understanding of Science, published by SAGE, show that scientists' efforts to influence public opinion have a limited effect.. More.
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| Hurricane Earl closes in on East Coast |
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HATTERAS ISLAND, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl began to strafe North Carolina's barrier islands with dangerous surf and winds on Thursday as it spun parallel to the U.S. East Coast on a northward trek toward New England and Canada.. More.
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