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E. Coli and Spinach: The Safe Alternative
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the most important
thing consumers can do to respond to the current E. coli outbreak in the United
States is to avoid eating spinach, the suspected source of the contamination.
But is there a safer alternative?
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Ethanol: Should You Believe the Hype?
Ethanol is a promising alternative fuel that, along with
improvements in fuel economy and reductions in travel demand, has the potential
to help solve many of the problems associated with gasoline use. Though the
current form of ethanol made from corn offers limited environmental benefits and
limited potential for large-scale displacement of petroleum, it may be a key to
the transition to cellulosic ethanol in the future.
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Hydrogen: Stairway to Heaven?
Among the options for future
fuels and fleets, hydrogen and hydrogen fuel cells vehicles have received the
most attention and funding to date. The potential of this "hydrogen economy" is
drawing increasing attention from Americans concerned about our nation's oil
dependence and the threats to our health and well-being from air pollution and
global warming.
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"We do not inherit the earth from
our ancestors, we borrow it from our children."
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