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...viable solution to our dependence on fossil fuels? -John Hall, Minot, N.D.If there were one quick move, I would get rid of the importation duty on sugar. All cars and buses in America could be run on sugar-based ethanol-it is seven times more efficient to produce than corn-based ethanol. Interestingly, American cars used to run on ethanol. It was only when Prohibition came in, and people became concerned that car owners would drink petrol, that dirty oil replaced...
...business practices. Romney has been elected to office exactly once, has a record of changing his positions on an unusually wide range of issues, and just announced that he's a Mormon to a nation that might not otherwise have known or even cared. Though as smooth as corn syrup on the outside, preacherman Huckabee is low on cash, light on organization and may not be able to fill the pews in New Hampshire the way he did in Iowa. And then there's Thompson, who has not found the transition from Hollywood's low-lit soundstages to politics' brighter...
...bets along a range of clean-tech sectors, with a particular focus on biofuel start-ups such as Range Fuels, which is close to commercializing biofuel out of agricultural residue like wood chips, rather than food crops. Nothing has paid off big for him yet - in fact, prices for corn-based ethanol, which Khosla has also invested in, crashed in 2007, largely due to overproduction. But Khosla, who sees corn as a stepping stone to superior cellulosic ethanol, is undaunted. "This is a great market with great fundamentals," he says...
...necessary, but it was the last resort,” he says. The oldest of six children—“We all have this really white-blonde hair,” he says. “We’re kind of Children of the Corn-y”—Krahel and his roommate moved from Adams House into the Dudley Co-op to recapture that large-family vibe. The quirky atmosphere, with vegan cooking, Communist kitsch decorations, and naked study breaks suit Krahel just fine. “It’s like a really...
...Loves Me” Bear, $15.98: Use your Coop card beginning this week, and you get an additional 20% off—$12.78. Your high school girlfriend will love it. (The Coop, 1400 Mass. Ave.) 8) Assorted holiday chocolates and hazelnut pralines $12.99, Tortuga Caribbean Rum Cakes $6.99, Caramel Corn $2.49: Treat yourself, and, okay, someone else to these holiday faves. (Cardullo’s, 6 Brattle St.) 9) “Control a Man” and “Control a Woman” remotes, $8 each: “GIVE ME: beer, sex, food?...