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MSU planting poplars to generate biomass for power
Michigan State University has planted the first of six plots of poplar trees as part of an initiative to generate power from renewable sources. The 10-acre plots will grow fuel for the university's T.B. Simon Power Plant, the East Lansing school announced this month. The trees will be harvested, chipped ...
Bloomberg advises grads on immigration reform
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg used his platform as Stanford University's commencement speaker on Sunday to lobby for an immigration reform plan that allows foreign students to remain in the United States after they graduate. Standing before a packed Stanford Stadium on Sunday, Bloomberg noted that about 30 percent of ...
Report faults Heinz Endowments head for gas ties
The head of an influential charity is being criticized for his ties to the oil and gas industry, but some experts say the allegations are misguided. The Public Accountability Initiative, a liberal-leaning group that investigates corporations and businesses, released a report last week claiming that Robert Vagt, the president of ...
Report: Assaults increase on rangers, park police
Park rangers, wildlife refuge workers and U.S. Park Police experienced more assaults and threats from visitors last year than in 2011, according to a group that represents federal resource workers. A total of 591 incidents were reported by six land and water agencies in 2012, up 38 percent from the ...
Solar-powered plane lands near Washington
A solar-powered plane nearing the close of a cross-continental journey landed at Dulles International Airport outside the nation's capital early Sunday, only one short leg to New York remaining on a voyage that opened in May. Solar Impulse's website said the aircraft with its massive wings and thousands of photovoltaic ...
Beyond NYC: Other places adapting to climate, too
From Bangkok to Miami, cities and coastal areas across the globe are already building or planning defenses to protect millions of people and key infrastructure from more powerful storm surges and other effects of global warming. Some are planning cities that will simply adapt to more water. But climate-proofing a ...
Solar-powered plane lands near Washington
A solar-powered plane nearing the close of a cross-continental journey landed at Dulles International Airport outside the nation's capital early Sunday, only one short leg to New York remaining on a voyage that opened in May. Solar Impulse's website said the aircraft with its massive wings and thousands of photovoltaic ...
Sick, sunburned bottlenose dolphin rescued in Fla
A sunburned bottlenose dolphin was rescued after being stranded in a thick bed of seagrass at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. A kayaker first spotted the stranded dolphin and SeaWorld Orlando staff later went out to free the adult male bottlenose dolphin Thursday at the Merritt Island National Wildlife ...
Scientists hunt for rabbit habitat _ with drones
Scientists in Idaho will be flying military-style drone aircraft over the state's sagebrush sea, not in a bid to find terrorists but to help locate the best habitat for one of West's smallest mammals, the pygmy rabbit. The flights, overseen by University of Idaho, Boise State University and University of ...
Forest Service plans prescribed burns for Croatan
The U.S. Forest Service is conducting a prescribed burn this weekend on up to 1,000 acres in the Croatan National Forest along North Carolina's coast. The Forest Service says the burn will likely take place off of Highway 24. More prescribed burns on an additional 4,000 acres are planned for ...
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