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Former CEO of American Electric Power Dies at 94

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While there, he suggested the company build more accurate calibration systems. Holt supplied calibration and measurement systems used for NASA 's Apollo, Gemini, and Mercury programs, and the company's devices are still used today. The OCCHC builds apartments and homes in low-income neighborhoods.

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Stanford launches major new natural gas research initiative

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Compared with burning coal, natural gas emits about half the carbon dioxide and substantially less soot, mercury and sulfur. At times directly affecting residential neighborhoods, the large-scale industrial process has strained many US communities. —Mark Zoback, a professor of geophysics and NGI’s director.

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The electric car and grid parity - OregonLive.com

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This is the same government who gave us Light Rail, Tram, and are proposing building a new stadium. See more in Economy Send To A Friend | Print this | Permalink Reddit Digg del.icio.us Google Facebook COMMENTS (1) Post a comment Posted by tombdragon on 04/21/09 at 12:05AM The Government needs to intervene for our benefit??? Inappropriate?

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