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Researchers Sequence the Maize (Corn) Genome

Green Car Congress

Resulting improved strains of maize may, for example, produce larger yields, show resistance to disease, offer efficiencies in nitrogen use that would enable farmers to reduce applications of costly, polluting fertilizers, and tolerate changes in rainfall or temperature accompanying climate change.

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How To Make Sure EV Infrastructure Is Energy Efficient

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Even among those who support urgent action to fight climate change, there are some who raise questions about the trade-offs that electric vehicles present. These questions present real challenges that must be part of any serious policymaking and manufacturing changes. Are they truly more energy efficient?

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