Heading to Houston on a mission

Purdue's Solar Racing Team has high hopes heading into the 2010 Eco-Marathon.

    FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2010, file photo President Barack Obama delivers the first State of the Union address of his presidency on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Tim Sloan, Pool, File) 

    Obama pushes energy plan GOP may like

    Looking for a political and policy victory, President Barack Obama on Wednesday pushed energy proposals designed to attract allies and opponents alike, calling for increased ethanol production and new technology to limit pollution from the use of coal.

      In this Sept. 19, 2009 photo, researcher Flavio Wruck inspects a plantation on the Fazenda Gramada government farm in Nova Canaa do Norte, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. (AP Photo/Andre Penner) 

      Smarter farming key to saving Amazon

      It's up to Wruck and others to convince farmers and ranchers that by diversifying and renewing the nutrients in soil, they can farm the same tract for several generations — and make more money.

         

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