Grid operators have met their match and it's a growing number of distributed generators—erstwhile electricity consumers who've ended their reliance on the grid because their needs are met by rooftop solar panels. But this exodus from ...
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A selection of health policy stories from New York, California, Washington and Georgia. The Associated Press/Wall Street Journal: Medicaid Waiver Called Essential For NY Hospitals New York's health commissioner says the state has been ...
German officials have identified one beef cow with a case of bovine spongiform encephalitis (BSE), the fatal neurological disorder also known as “Mad Cow Disease.” This is Germany’s first reported case since 2009. The ...
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A selection of health policy stories from Rhode Island, California, Massachusetts, Virginia, Florida, Wisconsin, Missouri and Minnesota. Providence Journal: Chafee's $43-Million Cut In Medicaid Program Touches Many Sectors Of Health Care ...
Snowpack west of the Continental Divide is looking bleak. However, the east side of the divide has snowpack at or above average, better than it has in years. According to reports by the USDA’s Natural Resources and Conservation ...
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ONTARIO, Calif., Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Stemvida International Corp. in California recalled its StemAlive 90 capsules because they contain undeclared milk, company officials say. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the ...
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Patagonia announced that Rose Marcario, CEO of Patagonia Works, the parent company of Patagonia, Inc., will also assume the role of President and CEO of Patagonia. Prior to serving as the CEO of Patagonia Works, Marcario served as ...
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Electric carmaker Tesla Motors has expanded its Supercharger network with new locations connecting across four European countries, including the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. All these new newly-energized routes will ...
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Roof is an important part of a building construction but it is really unfortunate that most of us ignore it and look no further for its maintenance. However, it is not a true approach to ignore it and it is important to consider its timely ...
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Discount Tire has opened stores in St. Augustine, Fla., and Fort Collins, Colo. The company now operates 28 outlets in Florida and 47 in Colorado. The St. Augustine store, which is the company’s first in the city, has six employees. ...
From the world of nanotechnology we've gotten electronic skin, or e-skin, and electronic eye implants or e-eyes. Now we're on the verge of electronic whiskers. Researchers with Berkeley Lab and the University of California (UC) Berkeley ...
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Scientists at the University of California, San Diego have developed a new genetic platform that allows efficient production of naturally occurring molecules, and have used it to produce a novel antibiotic compound. Their study, published ...
After the driest year on record in 2013, California is facing its driest January ever, and the dryness mixed with pollution is unhealthy, officials say. A stuck high-pressure zone off the West Coast of the United States is creating dry ...
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ATLANTA, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Flu activity was high in the U.S. South last week and was increasing in some states, while it had yet to hit the Northeast, officials say. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's weekly flu report said ...
Nexen Tire America Inc. announced the addition of Kyle Roberts to the company as director of Marketing to help lead its strengthened marketing effort towards building a brand that resonates industry-wide. Nexen says Roberts developed a ...
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