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Tiny Elk Horn Iowa Has the Electric Charging Stations Ready and Waiting for Electric Vehicles
Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:26 AM EST (The New York Times)
ELK HORN, Iowa (AP) -- Hoping to see the USA in your Chevrolet Volt or Nissan Leaf? The tiny Iowa town of Elk Horn will have plenty of electric charging stations and no wait -- if you can get there.
Afghan Enclave Seen as Model for Development
Seeded on Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:36 PM EST (The New York Times)
JURM, Afghanistan — Small grants given directly to villagers have brought about modest but important changes in this corner of Afghanistan, offering a model in a country where official corruption and a Taliban insurgency have frustrated many large-scale development efforts.
Millions represent the face of 10.2 percent joblessness -- Bleak data point to a stark future for local job seekers, employers
Seeded on Sat Nov 7, 2009 10:32 AM EST (The Washington Post)
". . .Officials at many businesses say they are maintaining hiring freezes initially imposed earlier this year, and some are even planning a fresh round of layoffs in the new year.
At biz fair, companies hazard some optimism
Fri Nov 6, 2009 2:31 PM EST
In the darkest hours of recession in Elkhart, optimists clung to this thread of hope: That in the past, this RV manufacturing economy always led the way into a downturn, but it also led the way out.The mood at the annual Biz-ness Expo this week, as reported by The Elkhart Truth …
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Building With Whole Trees
Seeded on Thu Nov 5, 2009 2:53 PM EST (The New York Times)
ROALD GUNDERSEN, an architect who may revolutionize the building industry, shinnied up a slender white ash near his house here on a recent afternoon, hoisting himself higher and higher until the limber trunk began to bend slowly toward the forest floor...
Soros to Invest $1 Billion in Clean Energy, Form Advisory Group
Seeded on Sun Oct 11, 2009 10:53 AM EDT (Bloomberg.com)
Billionaire George Soros, looking to address the "political problem" of climate change, said he will invest $1 billion in clean-energy technology and create an organization to advise policy makers on environmental issues.
2 New & Innovative Ocean Wave Energy Devices
Seeded on Tue Oct 6, 2009 11:06 AM EDT (alternative-energy-news.info)
Ocean wave energy can be captured directly from surface waves. Blowing wind and pressure fluctuations below the surface are the main reasons for causing waves. But consistency of waves differs from one area of ocean to another.
Jobs vs. bottom line in mega military project
Mon Oct 5, 2009 8:09 AM EDT
In the midst of a recession that has cost millions of Americans their jobs, a massive military construction project on the U.S. territory of Guam is provoking a unique debate that boils down to this deceptively simple question: Should the government be more concerned about creating jobs or minding the taxpayers’ money?
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United States ranks 13th on human development
Seeded on Mon Oct 5, 2009 3:39 AM EDT (UNDP)
The top three ranked countries in the HDI are, in order, Norway, Australia and Iceland. France rejoined the top 10 countries after dropping down for one year, while Luxembourg fell from the top 10. The entire report, with the ranking as annex A, can be accessed here: .pdf
Bank of America Severs Ties With ACORN
Seeded on Thu Oct 1, 2009 8:30 AM EDT (http://albany.bizjournals.com)
"Bank of America Corp. is cutting off ties to ACORN amid allegations against the housing and community activist group related to taxes, use of federal money and giving advice to people posing as pimps and prostitutes.
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