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• COLUMN ONE; Crops from the seafloor; The only U.S. kelp farm aims to join a $7-billion global industry. It could be the food of the future. December 5, 2009
  FALMOUTH, MAINE Paul Dobbins and Tollef Olson admit they still have a kink in their scheme to use seaweed to revolutionize American eating habits, clean the environment, lower the federal trade deficit and make themselves fabulously rich.
• Build the entire Everglades Skyway December 4, 2009
  What happens at Rock Reef Pass, on the outskirts of Shark River Slough -- the Everglades' largest freshwater tributary -- will determine if South Florida stays or goes. Shark River Slough has lost up to three feet of soil, according to the ...
• African Iraqis want to be heard; In a land that officially denies bias, they begin to lobby for equal rights December 3, 2009
  Officially, Iraq is a colorblind society that in the tradition of Muhammad treats black people with equality and respect. But on the packed dirt streets of Zubayr, African Iraqis talk of discrimination so steeped in Iraqi culture that they ...
• BioFuel Energy Soars 34%; DRDGold Shines December 3, 2009
  Small-capitalization stocks rose, led by the materials sector as metals prices climbed to highs for the year. Smaller metals companies are less diversified than larger counterparts, which tends to make their stock movements more connected ...
• DIGEST December 3, 2009
  BLACK FRIDAY Bright start to the season Despite reports of weaker spending on the Friday after Thanksgiving, the nation's stores appear to have fared much better this November than last year - when consumers were so spooked by the ...
• African Iraqis want to be heard; Racism isn’t supposed to exist in their country, but blacks talk of ‘fear’ December 2, 2009
  Officially, Iraq is a colorblind society that in the tradition of Muhammad treats black people with equality and respect. But on the packed dirt streets of Zubayr, African Iraqis talk of discrimination so steeped in Iraqi culture that they ...
• E.P.A. Says It Expects to Raise Amount of Ethanol Allowed in Fuel Blends to 15% December 2, 2009
  WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that it would probably increase the amount of ethanol that gasoline retailers could blend into ordinary fuel, to 15 percent, if tests established that the blend would not damage ...
• Evanston plots greener path; Plans call for wind farms, LEED-certified buildings December 2, 2009
  Evanston's new "green building" ordinance is part of a larger plan that one day could see the launch of more than 200 environmentally friendly initiatives, including the construction of a $100 million wind farm on Lake Michigan, officials ...
• Corrections December 2, 2009
  A capsule summary on Friday about a potential glut in ethanol misstated the amount of biofuels that Congress ordered to be blended into gasoline by 2015. It is 15 billion gallons, not 15 million.
• U.S. News: U.S. Watch December 2, 2009
  WASHINGTON, D.C. Ethanol Debate Continues As Powerful Lobbies Battle The Obama administration on Tuesday opened the door to increasing the amount of ethanol in the nation's motor-fuel supply in response to pleas from ethanol makers, but ...
• Climategate: Follow the Money December 1, 2009
  Last year, ExxonMobil donated $7 million to a grab-bag of public policy institutes, including the Aspen Institute, the Asia Society and Transparency International. It also gave a combined $125,000 to the Heritage Institute and the National ...
• Keep hand sanitizer out of mouths, eyes; CHILD SAFETY December 1, 2009
  Parents worried about their children getting sick this flu season can add a new concern to the list: Whether the hand sanitizers they carry to protect their little ones from germs might cause more harm than good.
• National parks seek share in discoveries; Policy would allow system to benefit from profitable science November 30, 2009
  A soon-to-be-implemented policy for scientists who are permitted to conduct research in national parks will give the National Park Service a share of profits from their work.
• Your chance to help the philanthropist in chief November 30, 2009
  President Obama is finally set to announce his Afghanistan plan. He's likely to call Tuesday night for what used to be called an escalation, and is now called a "surge," of about 30,000 troops in that mess of a country.
• In Copenhagen, just add water November 30, 2009
  Climate change conjures up factory smoke, corn ethanol, cap-and-trade, hybrid cars. It also evokes Al Gore, drowning polar bears, African famine and Hurricane Katrina. All these triggers and the issues they invoke, backed by mounting ...