Switchgrass biofuel research targets Kansas Great Plains
researchers in southwestern and western Kansas study switchgrass for biofuels, with Prairie Fire Bioenergy proposing an $8 million facility near Healy to supply biomass for a cleaner substitute for natural gas and Abengoa Bioenergy planning a commercial scale cellulosic ethanol plant west of Hugoton. trials at Garden City and Parsons show initial yields with potential growth as plants establish.
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Healy
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Lance Sherwood
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Stover
Milo
Holman
Ceres Inc
South Dakota State University
Brookings
S.D
Great Plains
Ceres
Research and Extension Center
Garden City
University
Joe Moyer
Southeast Agricultural Research Center
Parsons
Moyer
Shiite Leader Praises U.S. Backed Sunni Groups in Iraq
Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim praised the Sunni Arab Awakening Councils for contributing to a violence drop in Iraq and urged their continued use in the fight against al Qaida. He acknowledged worries over the groups’ future role while calling for government action to aid the poor and curb corruption.
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Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim
U.S
Nouri al-Maliki
Muqtada al-Sadr
al-Maliki
Saddam Hussein
al-Hakim
Iran
Najaf
SIIC
Wind energy poll shapes Kansas climate debate
In Hays Kansas the poll shows public favoring wind energy while Sunflower Electric is blocked by Rod Bremby's permit denial. Legislators from southwest Kansas promise review next session as Sunflower sues state. Climate project says Kansans are uncertain about climate change and supports wind and efficiency.
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Sebelius’ Health and Environment
Rod Bremby
Sunflower
Steve Miller
Nancy Jackson
Climate and Energy Project
Jackson
Morrison accepts resignation amid ethics probes and harassment claims
Morrison, once Johnson County district attorney, plans to resign at month end amid three separate investigations. Carter filed a civil rights claim with the EEOC after alleging harassment and misconduct, while a state attorney misconduct review and a special prosecutor plan are underway. Carter accuses Morrison of intimate encounters and gifts, including a hotel affair, a divorce promise, an engagement ring, and a courthouse tattoo.
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Morrison
Carter
Ashley Anstaett
Operation Rescue
Tiller
Sedgwick
Johnson County
Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
State Board
Phill Kline
Zoo attack sparks safety questions at Lee Richardson Zoo
Officials discuss visitor behavior and barrier safety after an animal attack in San Francisco. Curator Newland and keeper Sexson emphasize protected contact, breach checks, and individual animal temperaments while noting tigers may be aged and require replacement soon. The zoo stresses education and wild preservation as its core mission.
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Sexson
San Francisco
Kristi Newland
Newland
Lee Richardson Zoo
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