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Water resources finally get their day in Congress

July 23, 2008 – 2:09 pm

Ethanol plants like this Adkins Energy LLC plant in Lena, Ill. use an average of four gallons of water per gallon of fuel they produce. When irrigated corn is used that number can balloon to nearly 1,000 gallons of water. (Photo by Rob Runyan) By Rob Runyan/Medill Watergy No, it’s not the newest vitamin-enhanced thirst [...]

By Rob Runyan | Posted in Politics and The Environment | Also tagged Barack Obama, Bart Gordon, Committee on Science and Technology, Congress, corn, corn prices, Election 2008, Energy, energy independence, energy security, ethanol, John McCain, policy, renewable energy, Renewable Fuel Standard, RFS, Rick Perry, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, Texas, The National Water Research and Development Initiative, water, watergy | Comments

Obama and Iran

June 4, 2008 – 11:00 am

Senator Barack Obama pledged Wednesday to put America’s “unbreakable” bond with Israel at the heart of his foreign policy. He also said he would work to “eliminate” the threat posed by Iran to security in the Middle East and around the world, AFP reports. “There’s no greater threat to Israel or to the peace and [...]

By Carola Mamberto | Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged AIPAC, foreign policy, Iran, Israel, obama | Comments

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