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Chemistry World
July 2, 2009
Matt Wilkinson
Urine turned into hydrogen fuel US researchers have developed an efficient way of producing hydrogen from urine - a feat that could not only fuel the cars of the future, but could also help clean up municipal wastewater. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
July 2, 2009
Matt Wilkinson
Catalysing the fuels of the future US biofuel producer Virent Energy Systems has been awarded the US Environmental Protection Agency's Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Small Business Award for its development of a cost-effective and energy-efficient method of turning plant sugars into hydrocarbon fuels. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
July 1, 2009
Rebecca Trager
Chemical security efforts spread The EU and the US are simultaneously taking action in a bid to secure chemical facilities and prevent their misuse by terrorists. mark for My Articles similar articles
ifeminists
July 1, 2009
Carey Roberts
$4 Billion Abuse Industry Rooted in Deceptions and Lies The domestic violence industry continues to engage in information control tactics, spewing a dizzying series of half-truths, white lies, and outright prevarications. mark for My Articles similar articles
PC Magazine
July 1, 2009
Chloe Albanesius
Obama's Cyberspace Crackdown The president lays out new online security measures. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
July 1, 2009
Andrew Moseman
5 Climate Studies That Don't Live Up to Their Hype A leading climate scientist argues that overbroad claims by some researchers -- coupled with overblown reporting in the media -- can undermine the public's understanding of climate issues. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
July 2009
Robert F. Keane
How To Make Cap and Trade Work A successful market-based cap and trade program for carbon emissions requires a few minimum elements. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
July 2009
Transparency Failure National security or secure lobbying? mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
July 2009
Radley Balko
Bogus Bodega Busts Corrupt Philadelphia cops mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
July 2009
Jacob Sullum
DEA Tax Collectors Medical marijuana raids mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
July 2009
Militia Member Memo Appalled citizens saw the report on militias distributed to state troopers as political profiling of a particularly nasty variety, one that could make cops preemptively angry and nervous when dealing with certain people. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
July 2009
Brian Doherty
Frisco Freak-Out A small cabal of San Francisco artists and organizers met in April to discuss how anarchic public gatherings can be carried out responsibly. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
July 2009
Jacob Sullum
Follow-Up: Bush-Era Porn Prosecution Ends in Guilty Plea When Robert Zicari and Janet Romano were accused of distributing obscene material in 2003, it was the first time in more than a decade that the federal government had prosecuted anyone for producing pornography involving adults. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
July 2009
Neighborhood Watch What do you do when a city is too cash-strapped to pay for adequate policing? If you're Chicago, you consider giving private security guards the authority to issue tickets for littering, graffiti, parking violations, and other minor infractions. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
July 2009
Nick Gillespie
Drug Decriminalization in Portugal Glenn Greenwald is a civil rights attorney and the author of a new Cato Institute policy study called "Drug Decriminalization in Portugal: Lessons for Creating Fair and Successful Policies." mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
July 2009
Jacob Sullum
Drug Control Begets Gun Control The violence in Mexico is caused by prohibition, not firearms. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
July 2009
Veronique de Rugy
Paying the Pirate's Price Do the economics of piracy demand the privatization of the sea? mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
July 2009
Nancy Rommelmann
Anatomy of a Child Pornographer What happens when adults catch teenagers "sexting" photos of each other? The death of common sense. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
July 2009
Jesse Walker
The Blurry Boundaries of Child Porn Not every illicit image is equally offensive. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
July 2009
Brian Doherty
20,000 Nations Above the Sea Is floating the last, best hope for liberty? mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
July 2009
Nick Gillespie
The Prehistory of Porn Prosecution How "licentious Gotham" gave rise to today's obscenity laws is explained in a new book by Donna Dennis. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
July 2009
Shawn Macomber
Stripping Away Free Expression A Pennsylvania town tries -- and fails -- to ban a form of exercise. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 30, 2009
Sarah Houlton
Climate change roadmaps announced UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has set out a 'Roadmap to Copenhagen' in advance of the climate change conference being held in the Danish capital in December. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2009
Sandra I. Erwin
Cybersecurity: National Priority or 'Flavor of the Week'? A White House-led plan to strengthen the nation's computer networks is so overarching and ambitious that agencies worry that they don't have enough knowledge or talent to take on the challenge. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 29, 2009
Anna Lewcock
Going green with white biotech Industrial biotech has also been growing steadily in the chemicals sector, and in 2007 six per cent of all chemical sales were generated with the help of enzymes - so-called 'white' biotech. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
June 29, 2009
Harry Sawyers
Can American Farms Make Bamboo the Next Big Cash Crop? Could the Mississippi Delta become America's bamboo belt, the breadbasket of a new class of homegrown structural building components? mark for My Articles similar articles
CIO
June 25, 2009
Rick Swanborg
Beyond Virtualization: How Raytheon's IT Department Helps Meet Green Goals Raytheon's Green IT initiative started with data center virtualization. But today's Green IT initiatives encompass system development and business efficiency. mark for My Articles similar articles
Health
June 18, 2009
Karen Cicero
America's Healthiest Beach and Lake Getaways We teamed up with a panel of travel and health experts to help us find the healthiest of the nation's most popular beach and lake towns. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
July 2009
Roy Berendsohn
Will Collecting Rainwater Save You Money? DIY Home Does it pay? Yes, in terms of environmental stewardship. No, on purely economic grounds. mark for My Articles similar articles
ifeminists
June 25, 2009
Wendy McElroy
The Conservative Cookie Rebellion Through Affirmative Action Bake Sales, conservative groups on campuses across America are satirically and peacefully spotlighting the injustice of AA programs that penalize or benefit students based solely on gender and race. The cookie rebels are being slammed by such a backlash that the mark for My Articles
Registered Rep.
June 24, 2009
Christina Mucciolo
Can't Beat The Market? Beat Your Advisor Lose a client's money, what's the worst that could happen? mark for My Articles
National Defense
July 2009
Stew Magnuson
New White House Cyberczar Position May Spark Turf Wars When it comes to the Obama administration's initiative to get a handle on cybersecurity, be prepared for some turf wars, a panel of experts warned June 23 at the National Press Club. mark for My Articles similar articles
Wired
June 22, 2009
Adam Rogers
Fail: Behind China's Pop-Up City Flop Dongtan, a low-carbon, utopian "eco-city" the Chinese planned to build from scratch on empty wetlands near Shanghai, had us totally psyched two years ago mark for My Articles similar articles
InternetNews
June 19, 2009
Sean Michael Kerner
Hacking Parking Meters is Black Hat Business Anything that is connected to a network is a target for IT security research. mark for My Articles similar articles
Fast Company
July 2009
Tom Foster
Patagonia's Founder on Why There's "No Such Thing as Sustainability" An exclusive interview with Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, who may be pessimistic about the earth's future, but is determined to keep fighting. mark for My Articles similar articles
Fast Company
July 2009
Anne C. Lee
A Tour of America's First Zero-Impact, Supergreen "Living Building" The Omega Center for Sustainable Living is designed to make a LEED Gold structure look like a Superfund site. mark for My Articles similar articles
Fast Company
July 2009
Adam Werbach
How Xerox Tapped the Power of Reuse How Xerox tapped the power of reuse. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 17, 2009
Rebecca Trager
US resumes contentious FutureGen clean coal initiative The US flagship clean coal project is being resurrected under the Obama administration, after being abandoned by the previous White House early last year. mark for My Articles similar articles
Scientific American
July 2009
Wasser et al.
Forensic Tools Battle Ivory Poachers The illegal slaughter of African elephants for ivory is now worse than it was at its peak in the 1980s. New forensic tools based on DNA analysis can help stop the cartels behind this bloody trade mark for My Articles similar articles
ifeminists
June 16, 2009
Wendy McElroy
A travesty of sex offender status Apparently, the annual World Naked Bike Ride in Boulder is an event intended primarily to protest oil dependency and to spotlight the vulnerability of cyclists on the road. mark for My Articles similar articles
Skeptical Inquirer
Kendrick Frazier
Science, Reason, and the Obama Administration A president's intellectual outlook is only one of many things that shape changes in culture and society, but the early signs are encouraging. mark for My Articles similar articles
Scientific American
July 2009
Huber & Dale
Grassoline: Biofuels Beyond Corn Scientists are turning agricultural leftovers, wood and fast-growing grasses into a huge variety of biofuels -- even jet fuel. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
June 12, 2009
Jerry Beilinson
Climate Change Solutions: Live From World Science Festival 2009 The roundtable session, called "Carbon Conundrum," took place in front of an audience of about 150 on day two of the World Science Festival. mark for My Articles similar articles
Bank Systems & Technology
June 11, 2009
Maria Bruno-Britz
Kiva Looks to Bring Microlending to U.S. Entrepreneurs Kiva is gaining traction in the U.S. as an alternative loan source for small business owners in need of funding. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 11, 2009
Matt Wilkinson
Dow Corning emphasises innovation US silicone-materials maker Dow Corning is transforming its business strategy to focus on innovations in sustainability, efficiency and alternative energy. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
June 9, 2009
Mike Allen
How 35.5 MPG Will Change Our Vehicles and the Way We Drive: Analysis The EPA's role in fuel economy mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Processing
June 2009
Packaging from Major Snack Brands Gets a New Purpose Pepsico's Frito-Lay and TerraCycle partner to start chip bag brigades to upcycle used packaging. mark for My Articles similar articles
Outside
June 2009
Michael Roberts
Whale Warriors An enterprising television series on Paul Watson's ragtag navy has made saving the whales cool again. But can eco-pirates actually save them? mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 4, 2009
Rebecca Trager
US regulator rethink on BPA The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is revisiting its stance that bisphenol A is safe at current exposure levels. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
June 2009
Eric L. Reiner
It's Getting Better Bigger tax breaks make greening a home or office more feasible. mark for My Articles
National Defense
July 2009
Manoyan & Frodl
How Trade, Deficits, Strategic Petroleum Reserves Affect U.S. National Security There is much confusion and debate over just how much crude oil there is in the United States, both onshore and offshore, as well as over how best to manage it. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2009
Jeff Smith
Defense Department's Energy Strategy Debated The Defense Department is making progress reducing energy demand, but it has a long way to go to meet the federal government's aggressive targets, military and government officials said. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2009
Jeff Smith
In the U.S. Military, Energy-Saving Projects Proliferate The U.S. military has been working on large and small green projects in recent years. mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
June 1, 2009
Vincent Ryan
Green Counters Sophisticated tools for carbon-emissions accounting are coming to market. But are U.S. companies ready for them? mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
June 2009
Ronald Bailey
Green Money President Barack Obama asks Congress to "send me legislation that places a market-based cap on carbon pollution and drives the production of more renewable energy in America." His words will send energy lobbying, already highly active, into overdrive. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
June 2009
Lynn Scarlett
Scarlett Green The author, now consulting for the Environmental Defense Fund, spoke with reason about her three biggest frustrations working for eight years making environmental policy under the Bush administration. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
June 2009
Ronald Bailey
Reforestation Rain forests are returning, but it's economic growth, not environmental activism, that's responsible. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
June 2009
Jacob Sullum
Price of Prohibition The Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy, convened by Fernando Henrique Cardoso of Brazil, Cesar Gaviria of Colombia, and Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico, issued a statement declaring the current approach to drug policy a failure and calling for a paradigm shift. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
June 2009
Mike Riggs
Warriors on Drugs The anti-drug ad campaign Above the Influence has set its sights on a new demographic: video game players. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
June 2009
Jacob Sullum
Birth of a Cocaine Factoid A prohibition-friendly estimate of drug-related deaths turns out to be bogus. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
June 2009
Ronald Bailey
It's Alive! Alternative energy subsidies make their biggest comeback since Jimmy Carter. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
June 2009
Lynne Kiesling
Electric Intelligence Establishing a smart grid requires regulatory reform, not subsidies. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
June 2009
Ronald Bailey
Energy Futures A quick guide to alternative energy sources we may see in the not-too-distant future. mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
May 29, 2009
Jill Jusko
Information Please Government agencies, concerned about potential health and environmental risks, are stepping up efforts to gather data on nanomaterials. mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
May 29, 2009
Jill Jusko
Battles Rage on Many Fronts to Curtail Counterfeiting and Piracy Annual review by USTR shows both progress and backsliding. Concern over Canada grows. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Age
May 19, 2009
Underground movements Cyber-crime rings are now responsible for the vast majority of serious security attacks. And that is demanding increasingly sophisticated forensic investigation mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009
David A. Mindell
The End Of The Cult Of The Astronaut How do you justify human spaceflight? mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
May 28, 2009
Frank Weber
Can GM Make Electric Vehicles Relevant? Analysis Electric vehicles aren't simply for niche markets; they are the future of a sustainable global automotive industry. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
April 2009
Elizabeth Svoboda
WaterMill Gathers Drinking Water from Moisture in the Air Each WaterMill can produce up to 12 liters of potable water per day. mark for My Articles similar articles
Bank Technology News
June 2009
Michael Sisk
Tapping the Desert Sun With about 325 sunny days per year and an average high temperature of 85 degrees, it's hard to beat rapidly growing, resource-strapped Phoenix, AZ, as an ideal site for solar power. mark for My Articles similar articles
Entrepreneur
June 2009
Joel Holland
All for Profit and Profiting for All College students are starting for-profit companies that promote social causes. mark for My Articles similar articles
Entrepreneur
June 2009
Kim Orr
Banking on Bankless Neighborhoods These banking entrepreneurs used greed to achieve their mission of changing the face of low-income neighborhoods. mark for My Articles
U.S. Banker
June 2009
Rebecca Sausner
On the Hunt to Catch the Thief Within As employees and criminals alike react to the financial pressure of the recession. bank fraud is going up dramatically. mark for My Articles similar articles
U.S. Banker
June 2009
Anthony Malakian
A Stimulating Development Bankers say that with many of their customers eager to take advantage of tax breaks and other incentives, the flood of money flowing toward green initiatives could create a range of new lending opportunities mark for My Articles similar articles
U.S. Banker
June 2009
Davies & Marquez-Garrett
Financial Misconduct Is Not Just a Civil Matter The FBI is shifting more than $75 million in resources from counterterrorism work to help sort through what has been characterized as "the wreckage of the financial meltdown," and financial industry professionals are bracing themselves for the newest wave of recourse: criminal prosecution. mark for My Articles similar articles
Bank Technology News
May 2009
Rebecca Sausner
Phone Fraud Advances Biometrics Fighting external fraud has become like whack-a-mole; with the online channel increasingly secure, organized crime has taken to exploiting the weaknesses in the call center mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 26, 2009
Hayley Birch
A concrete solution to climate change? A better understanding of how carbon dioxide is absorbed by concrete could help scientists accelerate absorption processes and offset a greater proportion of the emissions from cement production mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2009
Sandra I. Erwin
Wouldn't Sailors Be Happier if They Didn't Have to Change Light Bulbs? Navy energy experts estimate that the service could save millions of dollars in fuel costs -- and improve sailors' quality of life at sea mark for My Articles similar articles
Wired
May 22, 2009
Vince Beiser
Prisoners Run Gangs, Plan Escapes, and Even Order Hits With Smuggled Cellphones Prisoners are using cell phones to make calls, send text messages, and email to taunt their victims, intimidate witnesses, run gangs, and organize escapes. mark for My Articles similar articles
Wired
May 22, 2009
Nate Berg
Deja Poo: The Living Machine Sewage System Picture the lobby atrium of a new, green building, one filled with leafy plants and trees. Now imagine that those trees are growing in waste collected from the building's toilets. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
May 2009
John Boyd
Japan Pushes Forward on Plutonium Imports Mixed-oxide fuel arrives amid protest mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 20, 2009
Helen Carmichael
Chemical pollution gets personal Two Canadian environmentalists have detailed the rise and fall of chemicals in their own bodily fluids after using everyday products. And they were shocked by the results. mark for My Articles similar articles
HHMI Bulletin
May 2009
Steve Olson
Outside the Box In his new book, The Art and Politics of Science, Harold Varmus describes his unusual route to science, his Nobel Prize-winning research, and his global goals for science policy. mark for My Articles similar articles
HHMI Bulletin
May 2009
Nancy Volkers
Waste Not, Want Not Vann Bennett, who studies membrane proteins called ankyrins, takes issue with the country's current model of food production and does everything he can to raise his own food. mark for My Articles similar articles
Humanities
May/Jun 2009
Yuval Levin
Great Expectations: Studying with Leon Kass In his ongoing study of biology and bioethics, in his teaching of great works of literature and philosophy, and in his inquiry into the depths of the Bible, Kass seeks the nature of man through his ways of being and acting. mark for My Articles similar articles
Humanities
May/Jun 2009
Vincent J. Cannato
Immigration and the Brahmins Boston had long stood at the apex of Anglo-American culture. Yet by the end of the nineteenth century, that culture's foundations seemed on shaky ground. mark for My Articles similar articles
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