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Researchers from Michigan State and Michigan Technological universities are seeking to ensure a steady and sustainable supply of material for the state's first wood-based ethanol plant.
Growing Taliban influence in northern Afghanistan is threatening a new military supply line painstakingly negotiated by the U.S., as rising violence takes hold on the one-time Silk Road route.
Traveling in a convoy of 30 supply trucks escorted by security guards, the young Afghan driver hauled bottled water through Afghanistan's dangerous south to a U.S. outpost in Helmand province.
Pakistan deployed paramilitary troops to a group of terminals used by vehicles supplying NATO and U.S. troops in Afghanistan after the latest in a string of attacks burned more than two dozen trucks, police said Friday.
A leading global energy monitor fears there may not be enough oil to slake the world's thirst — and is preparing a landmark forecast that could reverberate through the global economy even as major companies announce fuel-related cutbacks.
A leading global energy monitor said Thursday it is worried that demand for oil will outstrip world supply and is preparing a landmark revision of its closely watched forecasts.
The writers strike is in its fourth week, with chilly prospects for viewing ahead.
Don't despair. Even with the writers strike at its two-week mark, most of your favorite comedy and drama series have a few fresh episodes to air.
It seemed the new TV season had just started, then, suddenly, the stream of new episodes threatened to run dry.
You'd think it was Texas. Dusty roads course the scrubland toward oil tanks and warehouses. Beefy men talk oil over burritos at lunch. Like grazing herds, oil wells dip nonstop amid the tumbleweed — or even into the asphalt of a parking lot.
The recent outbreak of E. coli in spinach from California exposed a weakness in the nation's food chain: A system that quickly delivers meat, fruits and vegetables to consumers just as easily can spread potentially deadly bacteria.
'Acidifying oceans' threaten food supply, UK warns Acidification of the oceans is a major threat to marine life and humanity's food supply, Hilary Benn is to warn as the UN climate summit resumes. The UK environment secretary will say that acidification provides a "powerful incentive" to cut carbon emissions.
'We have already entered peak oil,' IEA source reportedly claimsTwo International Energy Agency whistleblowers have come forward with startling claims about the world's supply of crude oil, according to a report published Tuesday.
Economy is still shedding jobs and people are asking Obama to fix it. Folks, there is not much Obama can do about it. Government does not have a magic stick to swing and change the world. We have borrowed for 50 years and spent and inflated prices and salaries along with it.
Maiden Japanese H-IIB Rocket Launches Space Station Resupply CraftTANEGASHIMA SPACE CENTER, JAPAN - Japan's space program scored a major success with the maiden launch of the new H-IIB rocket with an equally brand new resupply vehicle bound for the International Space Station, laying the groundwork for the future of Japan's unmanned and manned …
Aptina to be sloe supplier of 1.3-megapixel CIS for new Xbox 360, say sourcesAptina has won exclusive rights to supply 1.3-megapixel CMOS image sensors (CIS) for a new version of the Xbox 360 console under Microsoft's Project Natal technology, and shipments of the new Xbox 360 are slated for the second half of 2010, according to industry sources in Taiwan …
And to dear Peter, I leave...my sausages! It's always nice to be remembered in someone's will, especially if you're left some cash. But how would you feel if you were bequeathed a seven-year supply of sausages?
Metro KFC Runs Out Of Chicken An Edmond KFC restaurant had to close after running out of chicken and the restaurant blames a promotion on the Oprah Winfrey Show.
Thousands rally for water supply solutionsChanting "We need water. We need water," about 8,000 people gathered last Friday on the shores of the San Luis Reservoir, the nation's largest off-stream water storage facility, to demand immediate solutions to the state's ongoing water disaster.
Netflix To Charge 300% More For Blu-ray DiscsMany customers who currently pay $1 extra per month for HD discs will soon have to shell out $4 per month.
How to stop the drug wars | The EconomistLeagalize drugs and thus end the drug wars.Dick Tracy edition
International Energy Agency says oil capacity crunch looms The International Energy Agency fears that an expected recovery in oil demand from 2010 and oil project cancellations due to low crude prices and the credit crisis will mean no spare oil capacity at the end of 2013.
What do I know? I'm just a regular (now retired) working stiff. But here's my idea of a financial bailout for Wall Street and my street, and if it's naive and simplistic, I can take the criticisms -- just make them specific and clear is all I ask.
Why is the United States backing Mexican drug gangs?We are fighting your war, and you are supplying our enemies -- with demand for their drugs, money for their cartels, and guns for their violence.
Yes there's a "housing crisis" but its not the version we are hearing from the GOP. Supply and demand, you would think this is a simple concept for people to understand but alas people seem to forget it. We have too many houses.
Economic crisis hits city recyclingThe global economic crisis has claimed an unlikely victim: the curbside recycling program of the tiny city of Fountain Inn, S.C.
Bush Gives Emergency Loans to AutomakersPresident Bush announced $13.4 billion in emergency loans on Friday to prevent the collapse of General Motors and Chrysler, and said another $4 billion would be available for the hobbled automakers in February.
Two million m² needed to grow marijuanaThe amount of land the Netherlands would have to devote to growing marijuana to meet domestic demand would be two million square metres – the equivalent to 300 football pitches, reports the AD newspaper on Monday, without quoting sources.
Demand, recession hit oil prices again - Yahoo! NewsHas the oil consumption gone down so low or the oil supply just tripled? I am not sure, but oil price came down from a high of $148 a barrel to $56 a barrel in three months...hmmmm, is it because of change in White House?
The death of OPEC: Saudis Have Left the Building, LiterallySaudi Arabia walked out on OPEC yesterday. It said it would not honor the cartel's production cut. It was tired of rants from Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and the well-dressed oil minister from Iran.
Russian General accusses Albania for arming GeorgiaRussia accused all Balkan countries, except this time Russian general Anatoly Nogovitsyn emphasized specifically Albania for supplying the Georgian Army with weapons and ammunition.
4 reasons gold will rise againDevotees of the yellow metal -- which they believe protects their wealth against everything from inflation to Armageddon -- have watched in horror as gold has slumped 19% in a month to $790 an ounce.
Oil falls to 3-month low as OPEC output risesOil fell to a three-month low on Monday, pressured by evidence of rising OPEC output in the midst of declining demand in the United States and Europe.
Peak oil is a done deal It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings — anonymous The fat lady is warming up — anonymous I now believe that the hypothesis of a near or medium-term peak in the world's oil supply is confirmed beyond any reasonable doubt.
Oil Tumbles More Than $6 as Demand is Lessened | Bloomberg.com: Worldwide"We're getting to the point where the market's looking at an increasing likelihood of a deep recession,'' said James Ritterbusch, president of Ritterbusch & Associates in Galena, Illinois.
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