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Ethanol lobby losing clout in Iowa caucuses
Posted by Chicago Sun-Times: None Given on January 2nd, 2016
Chicago Sun-Times: Renewable energy, yes. Ethanol, not so much.
Sen. Ted Cruz, running for the GOP presidential nomination, says the corn-based biofuel deserves no special federal supports, and we have to agree, if for different reasons.
Cruz, who opposes ethanol supports even as he campaigns to win the Iowa caucuses, opposes government policies that favor any form of renewable energy, calling it "corporate welfare." He also represents, we should note, a huge oil state, Texas. We, on the other hand, see an important...
Southern states brace for flooding as overflowing Midwest rivers recede
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on January 2nd, 2016
Reuters: Overflowing rivers were receding in Missouri and Illinois on Friday after flooding swamped communities and forced towns to evacuate, with forecasters warning that rain-swollen waterways flowing downstream could menace Southern states.
At least 28 people have died in the U.S. Midwest since the weekend in rare winter floods, mostly when driving into flooded areas after storms dropped up to 12 inches (30 cm) of rain, officials said. Flooding in the Midwest usually comes in the spring as snowmelt...
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Comments Off on Southern states brace for flooding as overflowing Midwest rivers recedeWashington, D.C., eclipses warmest December on record by an enormous margin
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on January 2nd, 2016
Washington Post: December 2015 in Washington was the epitome of weird weather. It will be remembered not for its steadily decreasing temperatures and occasional flurry, but for its humid, foggy days with high temperatures in the 70s, and lows that could masquerade as normal highs.
Some cherry trees, irises, roses and daffodils bloomed straight through the month, painting a surreal portrait next to evergreen trees and red bows. Instead of curling up in front of a fireplace, many in Washington turned to air conditioning...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Washington, D.C., eclipses warmest December on record by an enormous marginSouthern states brace for flooding as overflowing Midwest rivers recede
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on January 1st, 2016
Reuters: Residents of southern states along the Mississippi River are bracing for the flooding that has swamped communities from the Ohio River Valley to eastern Oklahoma over the last week, causing thousands of evacuations and killing at least 31 people. Officials in Louisiana are checking levees daily, and Exxon Mobil Corp has decided to shut its 340,571 barrel-per-day refined products terminal in Memphis, Tennessee, as floodwaters threatened to inundate the facility just south of the city's downtown....
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