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Fire danger fuels trees-for-fuel plans
Jan 20 2007 9:03PM (CT)
O'BRIEN, Ore. (AP) - After nearly 90 years of sawing pine and Douglas fir logs into lumber, Rough & Ready Lumber Co. is branching into the energy business, building a $5 million plant to burn logging debris and to produce electricity that it can sell at a "green tag" premium to the regional power grid.
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Fire danger fuels trees-for-fuel plans
Jan 20 2007 9:03PM (CT)
O'BRIEN, Ore. (AP) - After nearly 90 years of sawing pine and Douglas fir logs into lumber, Rough & Ready Lumber Co. is branching into the energy business, building a $5 million plant to burn logging debris and to produce electricity that it can sell at a "green tag" premium to the regional power grid.
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Fire danger fuels trees-for-fuel plans
Jan 20 2007 9:03PM (CT)
O'BRIEN, Ore. (AP) - After nearly 90 years of sawing pine and Douglas fir logs into lumber, Rough & Ready Lumber Co. is branching into the energy business, building a $5 million plant to burn logging debris and to produce electricity that it can sell at a "green tag" premium to the regional power grid.
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Consumer Reports' reputation takes hit
Jan 20 2007 8:09PM (CT)
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - Consumer Reports once mismeasured the ingredients in dog food. Just last year, it screwed up the depreciation rates of hybrid cars.
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Many businesses fear health care costs
Jan 20 2007 2:32PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Businesses are wary of a crop of new state health care proposals to reduce the number of uninsured, fearing the programs will drive up their expenses without solving the problem.
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Feds ask 100 firms to offer N.O. jobs
Jan 20 2007 2:31PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The federal government hopes to talk 100 of the country's top firms into bringing 100 jobs each to New Orleans to help the city recover from Hurricane Katrina, the head of the federal recovery operation said.
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Churchill Downs lures offseason events
Jan 20 2007 2:30PM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Though months away, excitement already was building for the upcoming big event as the offseason crowd took in the attractions at Churchill Downs _ home of the Kentucky Derby.
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Churchill Downs lures offseason events
Jan 20 2007 12:24PM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Though months away, excitement already was building for the upcoming big event as the offseason crowd took in the attractions at Churchill Downs _ home of the Kentucky Derby.
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Smoke bans become business opportunities
Jan 20 2007 12:20PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - When Ohio voters last fall banned smoking in public places, Richard Stone got inspired to try to quit his 15-year, one-pack-a-day cigarette habit.
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Colleges push for more female engineers
Jan 20 2007 7:17AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Tech freshman Val Uyemura caught a glimpse of her future even before she started classes in electrical engineering. "When I went to orientation, they split us up by major and I was the only woman," Uyemura said.
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Colleges push for more female engineers
Jan 20 2007 7:17AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Tech freshman Val Uyemura caught a glimpse of her future even before she started classes in electrical engineering. "When I went to orientation, they split us up by major and I was the only woman," Uyemura said.
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Anti-capitalist forum opens in Nairobi
Jan 20 2007 4:16AM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - More than 80,000 people gathered for an annual anti-capitalist conference in Kenya's capital on Saturday, hoping to network with other activists and protest global policies they say hurt the poor.
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Unification remains elusive at Mercosur
Jan 20 2007 3:37AM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - South American leaders agree continentwide integration is a worthy goal. Now, if they could only agree on how to get there.
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Unification remains elusive at Mercosur
Jan 20 2007 3:37AM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - South American leaders agree continentwide integration is a worthy goal. Now, if they could only agree on how to get there.
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Unification remains elusive at Mercosur
Jan 20 2007 3:37AM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - South American leaders agree continentwide integration is a worthy goal. Now, if they could only agree on how to get there.
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Pump prices may inch down more
Jan 20 2007 2:45AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The headlines say oil prices have fallen 15 percent this year. Gas station receipts tell a different story _ the cost of filling 'er up has slipped from about $35 to $33. Big deal.
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Pump prices may inch down more
Jan 20 2007 2:45AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The headlines say oil prices have fallen 15 percent this year. Gas station receipts tell a different story _ the cost of filling 'er up has slipped from about $35 to $33. Big deal.
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