Milk price crash hurts farmers as costs rise
Dairy farmer Darrell Kraus in Barnhart says milk profits collapsed with prices down 35 percent from last fall while his costs like hay rise, trapping many in hard times. Kroger dairy VP Mike Nosewicz notes wholesale prices fell and could rise this winter, easing losses for processors and supermarkets.
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Barnhart
Mike Nosewicz
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Air powered cars aim to hit roads by 2011
Zero Pollution Motors plans a US market car by 2011 powered by compressed air and a small engine. Chief executive Shiva Vencat targets 18 000 to 20 000 dollars with fuel economy near 100 mpg and zero tailpipe emissions at low speeds. Critics say compressed air tech is energy intensive and impractical.
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ZPM
Shiva Vencat
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Geneva
KLM
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Pelosi visits Shanghai amid China outreach agenda
U S House Speaker Nancy Pelosi toured Shanghai focusing on environmental issues ahead of Beijing meetings. Her visit, seen as part of warmer engagement with Beijing, drew protesters near the South Railway Station as activists pressed human rights concerns days before the Tiananmen anniversary.
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Nancy Pelosi
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Tiananmen Square
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G-8 ministers urge energy investment to stabilize prices
At a Rome two day summit, G-8 and 15 other nations called for continued investment in new and cleaner energy sources to support economic recovery. They urged price stability and expanding access to energy in poor countries while developing emission reducing technologies. U S Energy Secretary Chu noted diversification to curb price swings.
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Steven Chu
Business leaders vow to create clean energy jobs
In Copenhagen AP reports that executives from BP PLC and others push for a global carbon price. They urge governments to join a UN administered treaty by December to regulate greenhouse gases with cap and trade permits and a traded market.
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Copenhagen
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Hayward
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Suburban survivalists surge as economy spurs prepurge
San Diego businessman Jim Wiseman and other urban professionals buy emergency gear including generators, water filters, grain mills and 4-foot piles of nonperishable food. Retailers report a nationwide surge in sales of water purification tablets, 55-gallon jugs, tents and first-aid kits, with online orders rising up to 700 percent.
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la Jolla
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Wiseman
San Diego
Joe Branin
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Hiawatha considers pipe bursting for sewer repairs
Hiawatha city engineer Richard Ransom signals openness to pipe bursting to replace damaged orangeburg sewer lines. He notes a desire for consistency between communities and says projects would receive approval if presented, though none have emerged yet.
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