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WILL SEAWEED BE THE BIOFUEL SOLUTION? BY: DENNIS T. AVERY

Researchers may have broken the biofuel barrier. A new biotech discovery enables ethanol to be made from a common variety of brown seaweed. This would by-pass the biggest problem with corn ethanol and biodiesel—the world’s shortage of cropland. The new … Continue reading

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SHALE GAS: BOON FOR HUMANITY OR BANE? BY: DENNIS T. AVERY

The carbon footprint of shale gas is about one-third as high as if coal was burned to produce electricity, says a team of researchers who were obviously offended by the rush-to-block-any-new-fuel “study” of Cornell University’s Robert Howarth. Howarth’s recent widely … Continue reading

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ADD HERBICIDES TO AFRICA’S RESCUE PLAN, BY DENNIS T. AVERY

Africa is the only continent where food production per capita is falling as its population continues to expand. Three-fourths of Africa’s food is produced on small farms that get radically lower crop yields than its experimental farms. Even if these … Continue reading

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IT TOOK TOO LONG TO GET A HERMAN CAIN, BY: DENNIS T. AVERY

Black conservative Lloyd Marcus wrote recently that, when he thinks of Herman Cain, he envisions him fleeing a white slave owner, backed by black overseers, and a pack of howling dogs—all trying to bring Herman down. (“Herman Cain: runaway slave,” … Continue reading

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