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HEI study links fossil fuel combustion with more than 1 million deaths globally

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Coal combustion alone was responsible for half of those deaths, with natural gas and oil combustion accounting for the other half. The study team, led by Dr. Erin McDuffie and Dr. Randall Martin of Washington University in St. Overall, the report indicates that a majority of PM 2.5

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Association of Independent Plant Research Institutes (AIPI) forms with focus on renewable energy, ecosystem services and sustainable agriculture

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Scientific leaders from the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research (Cornell University); The Carnegie Institution for Science;, the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (St. Louis, Mo.); and The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation (Ardmore, Okla.) —Wolf B.

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USDA and DOE award $12.2M to 10 research projects to accelerate bioenergy crop production and spur economic impact

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Overall, the USDA and DOE projects are designed to improve special crops to be grown for biofuels—including selected trees and grasses—by increasing their yield, quality and ability to adapt to extreme environments. Mockler, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St.

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Full genome map of oil palm indicates a way to raise yields and protect rainforest; single gene controls oil palm yield

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A multinational team of scientists has identified a single gene, called Shell , that regulates yield of the oil palm tree. The Shell gene is responsible for the oil palm’s three known shell forms: dura (thick); pisifera (shell-less); and tenera (thin), a hybrid of dura and pisifera palms. Louis-based Orion Genomics.

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