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Food versus Fuel: Native Plants Make Better Ethanol
2013-01-17 00:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: A mix of perennial grasses and herbs might offer the best chance for the U.S. to produce a sustainable biofuel, according to the results of a new study. But making that dream a reality could harm local environments and would require developing new technology to harvest, process and convert such plant material into biofuels such as ethanol. Biofuels have become controversial for their impact on food production. The ethanol used in the U.S. is currently brewed from the starch in corn kernels, which...
Invading species can extinguish native plants despite recent reports
2013-01-15 11:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Contact: Sean Bettam s.bettam@utoronto.ca 416-946-7950 University of Toronto TORONTO, ON - Ecologists at the University of Toronto and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) have found that, given time, invading exotic plants will likely eliminate native plants growing in the wild despite recent reports to the contra…
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Canada: Native Canadians Could Block Energy Development, Chief Warns
2013-01-10 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Native Canadians are so angry that they could resort to blocking resource development and bring the economy "to its knees" unless the Conservative government addresses their grievances, an influential chief said on Thursday. Native Canadian chiefs are due to meet with Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Friday to discuss the poor living conditions facing many of Canada's 1.2 million aboriginals. "We have had enough. Our young people have had enough. Our women have had enough ... . We have nothing...
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Ubuntu phone will mix native, Web apps
2013-01-08 23:42:29| CNET News.com
Is the world ready for another Linux phone? Canonical shows off a version of Ubuntu on smartphones at CES 2013. [Read more]
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