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...more widely adopted on farms, we can expect the yield to grow - perhaps even double, as corn yields have over the past few decades. But there's still a long way to go before you'll be able to fill your tank with switchgrass. Getting energy out of the tough cellulose molecules in a stalk of switchgrass is much more difficult than distilling it from corn, or better, sugar cane. Both the Department of Energy (DoE) and private companies like Broomfield, Colo.-based Range Fuels are developing the technology to commercialize cellulosic ethanol, but that day might still be years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Solving the Biofuels vs. Food Problem | 1/7/2008 | See Source »

...think our D are playing pretty tough,” Cahow said. “Kessler, as always, is playing well, keeping the pucks...

Author: By Lucy D. Chen and Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Harvard Begins 2008 With Two Easy W’s | 1/7/2008 | See Source »

...measured but unquestionably tough liberal Democrat, already one of the most famous and respected women in the world, only Hillary is up to the task of leading us out of Iraq, resolving the Iran stand-off, and dealing with events in Afghanistan and Pakistan while re-bonding with our traditional allies...

Author: By Clay A. Dumas, Upasana Unni, and Tiffany E. Wen | Title: Hillary Clinton: ‘You Campaign in Poetry, But You Govern in Prose’ | 1/7/2008 | See Source »

...second-half run fell just short for the Harvard women’s basketball team Saturday night at Lavietes Pavilion, as the Crimson started its Ivy League title defense with a tough 52-47 loss to rival Dartmouth. Despite the comeback effort, Harvard’s poor first-half display, in which it shot just 8-for-29 and turned the ball over 14 times, spelled its first league loss in nearly a year. “We’re a much better team than we showed tonight,” junior forward Katie Rollins said. Last year...

Author: By Jay M. Cohen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Women's Basketball Drops Ivy Opener | 1/7/2008 | See Source »

...shook his head and agreed that there had been a lot of unrest. "It's only 10% or 20% of the people," he said. "The rest of us are very welcoming." I nodded in agreement - Pakistanis are indeed warm, hospitable and generous - and lamented that he had a tough job. He nodded: "It's a struggle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pakistan Tourism: Still Trying | 1/4/2008 | See Source »

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