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Little Iceland Digs Deep and Far for More: Iceland's economy has been rocky since the bank collapse in October 2008, but one field has been expanding -- geothermal energy (ByLowana Veal, IPS News, 10/11/10) Oil rises above $83 as investors look to Fed moves (By Alex Kennedy, The Associated Press as reported by The Washington Post, 10/11/10) An electric car that's just 'normal'? (By Alan Boyle, MSNBC - Cosmic Log, 10/11/10) The Shore Is Alive With the Sound of Turbines (Letters to the Editor, The New York Times, 10/10/10) Hungary spill pollution eases, no big risk to Danube (By Marton Dunai and Gergely Szakacs, Reuters as reported by Yahoo News, 10/8/10) Running on empty: the end of oil as we know it (By Jim Baldauf, The Hill, 10/5/10) White House residence to tap sun for heating water and some electricity (By Dina Cappiello, The Associated Press as reported by The Baltimore Sun, 10/5/10) Salazar Green-Lights First-Ever Solar Energy Projects on Public Lands (The U.S. Department of the Interior, 10/5/10) A walk in a green place may do you good: What are some health benefits of contact with nature and greenery? (By Drs. Kay Judge and Maxine Barish-Wreden, McClatchy Newspapers as reported by The Baltimore Sun, 10/4/10) Obama Pushes $50 Billion Plan To Create Jobs, Upgrade Transportation Infrastructure (By Drs. Kay Judge and Maxine Barish-Wreden, McClatchy Newspapers as reported by The Baltimore Sun, 10/4/10)& |