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Electrawinds Creates World's First Car That Runs on Animal Fats
Environment  (tags: Renewable energy, Wind power, Solar energy, Electrawinds, Biodiesel, Green electicity, Environment )

Alisa
- 1 day ago - greendiary.com
For those of you who think that renewable energy is nothing more than wind power and solar energy here is an interesting piece of information. A group of people have come together to produce green energy from animal fats.
Winfrey to Announce Friday Show Will End in 2011
Offbeat  (tags: Oprah Winfrey, ending show, interesting, society )

Lone
- 1 day ago - washingtonpost.com
CHICAGO -- Oprah Winfrey's production company says Winfrey will announce Friday that her talk show will end in 2011 after its 25th season on the air. Chicago-based Harpo
U. of C.'s Sereno Unveils Ancient Crocodile Fossils
Science & Tech  (tags: crocodile, fossils, found, 110 million yrs. old, interesting, archaeology, ancient, discovery )

Lone
- 1 day ago - chicagotribune.com
Crocodiles may have a nasty, nightmarish reputation among most people, but the leathery, snappish critters have been around so long that they probably gave most dinosaurs a fright, too
Reindeer Tragedy: Ice Collapses, Hundreds Die
Animals  (tags: News, Animal, environment, reindeer, ice collapse )

Katie
- 2 days ago - ecoworldly.com
A trek across a frozen lake proved to be a deadly journey for hundreds of reindeer last week. Sami herders in Sweden were leading 3,000 reindeer to "greener pastures" across a frequently-traveled route during their annual migration........
The Galaxy Dress Embroidered With 24,000 LEDs That Is Guaranteed to Light Up Any Room
Offbeat  (tags: Women, Fashion, Galaxy Dress, Feminism, Art, News, Science, Technology )

Alisa
- 9 hours ago - dailymail.co.uk
Women could soon literally 'light up a room' thanks to a high-tech dress embroidered with 24,000 tiny LED bulbs.
Prehistoric Jaws: Meet the Family of Crocs That Ate Dinosaurs 100million Years Ago
Environment  (tags: wildlife, Dinosaurs, Science, Environment )

Alisa
- 1 day ago - dailymail.co.uk
A family of five terrifying prehistoric crocodiles - including one with teeth like the tusks of a wild boar - have been discovered by fossil hunters.
Was Homeland Security Created to Protect Those Who Deceived the U.S.?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: war, usa, u.s., troops, terrorism, military, lies, propaganda, dishonesty, corruption, crime, americans, cover-up, freedoms, politics )

Matloob
- 1 day ago - veteranstoday.com
Was Fort Hood really the target of a terrorist attack? The first clue to the real culprit emerged when Senator Joe Lieberman sought to blame this mass murder on the U.S. military...
Why Copenhagen Will Be Crawling With Business Lobbyists
Environment  (tags: environment, business, economy, politics, pollution, world, climate-change, climate, CO2emissions )

Cal
- 11 hours ago - theecologist.org
Is a business presence at Copenhagen crucial or corrosive? Either way, in a few weeks Denmark is going to be up to its eyes in corporate lobbyists
Is the New EU President a Good Choice?
World  (tags: Herman van Rompuy, EU President, Politics, Worldnews )

Alisa
- 1 day ago - news.bbc.co.uk
EU leaders have chosen the Belgian Prime Minister, Herman van Rompuy, as their new President. Is he the best person for the job?
Stem Cells Could Create New Skin to Help Burns Victims
Health & Wellness  (tags: human embryonic stem cells, Artificial Skin, Research, Health )

Alisa
- 7 hours ago - news.bbc.co.uk
French researchers say they have found a way of using human embryonic stem cells to create new skin which could help serious burns victims.
 
 
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