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...Schweitzer acknowledges some concerns environmentalists and others have about developing state land, but still argues coal-to-diesel plants can be developed with smokestack-free potential. The Billings-based Northern Plains Resource Council says that Schweitzer has not realistically confronted the emissions of heavy metals and other pollution from the would-be plant...
...barrel. But with oil in the $60 range, liquefied coal is looking better than ever. "If one were assured of some stability in that base price, then they'd say, 'Oh, I guess I will invest the $6.5 billion it takes to build a coal liquification plant," David Garman, Under Secretary of Energy, told TIME...
...driving engineers even harder. An unlikely trio of industry, the government and environmentalists wants to capture the carbon dioxide produced during combustion, the leading contributor to global warming, and store it deep underground. But that can only be accomplished-if it can be accomplished -with a gasification or liquiefaction plant. "With [current] plants there's no technology you can bolt on that really allows you to deal with that issue," says Jim Rogers, CEO of Cinergy. "We need to be building technologies that allow us to deal with...
...Rehearsal,” the painting that greets visitors as they enter the exhibit. The painting shows two women rehearsing in an informal living room setting, with a man providing accompaniment at the piano. One of the women is singing, her hand outstretched in an imperious gesture. The potted plant behind her, Wolohojian explains, can also be seen as a pair of leafy green wings. This makes the scene iconic: the annunciation, the first visit of the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary.But Wolohojian insists that the painting might also be the depiction of a very personal family drama...
...inoculate about 71 million people nationwide, according manufacturers cited in The New York Times. While this is fewer than the usual 80 million doses available, it’s an improvement from last year, when only 61 million inoculations could be given because of contamination at the Chiron Corporation plant in England, which manufactures about 50 percent of the United States’ flu vaccination supply. At Harvard, University Health Services (UHS) started this year’s round of flu vaccinations last week. “We have ordered 6,000 units,” said David S. Rosenthal...