Stephanie on May 18th, 2009
Twitter 365 Project - Day 62

Can you generate electricity with your workout?

Students at the University of Oregon are working hard (literally) to find out the answer to a pressing question in today’s energy climate: can you generate electricity with your workout?  What would you do…

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Stephanie on February 23rd, 2009
Nuclear Wetlands

Nuclear power

Talk about nuclear power has been resurrected again with grim news about climate change and the push for energy independence for the United States.  In fact, an Oregon State University (OSU) professor, Brian Woods, claims that nuclear power has…

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Stephanie on November 11th, 2008
Harvest Time

Corn fields – for food or fuel?

Over the past year, alarming articles have been published linking high food prices to the demand for the alternative fuel, corn-based ethanol. Some have even positioned the issue as one of rich vs. poor.…

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Stephanie on October 16th, 2008

Turn on the news these days and all you’ll hear about is the economy – stock market losses, banks failing, unemployment on the rise. Surely there are tough times ahead.

Ready for Green Jobs Now

Ready for Green Jobs Now

Some skeptics say that the current economic…

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