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Urban Gardeners BewareIndianapolis IN (SPX) Sep 29, 2010 Not since victory gardens helped World War II era Americans on the home front survive food shortages have urban gardens been as necessary and popular as they are today. With more food production in cities, the safety of the produce grown there becomes increasingly important. As city dwellers across the country are harvesting fruits and vegetables for family consumption and planning ahead for the next planting season, geochemist Gabriel Filippelli, Ph.D., professor of earth sciences at the School o ... read more |
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East Lansing MI (SPX) Sep 23, 2010When consumers visit garden centers in spring they will most likely buy flowering ornamental plants that are ready for their home gardens. Studies have shown that consumers favor plants that are already in flower rather than those that are "vegetative"-a preference that can present multiple challenges for commercial growers. To satisfy consumers' wishes, producers of ready-to-flower orname ... more  
Pasadena CA (SPX) Sep 23, 2010Snowmelt in the Colorado River basin is occurring earlier, reducing runoff and the amount of crucial water available downstream. A new study shows this is due to increased dust caused by human activities in the region during the past 150 years. The study, led by a NASA scientist and funded by the agency and the National Science Foundation, showed peak spring runoff now comes three weeks ea ... more 
Griffin GA (SPX) Sep 23, 2010Blueberry aficionados will soon have a tasty, colorful new variety for their backyard gardens. Blueberry experts D. Scott NeSmith and Mark K. Ehlenfeldt introduced 'Blue Suede' in a recent issue of HortScience. The new southern highbush blueberry (Vaccinium hybrid) was released by the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, the University of Georgia Agri ... more |
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China's SAIC considering stake in GM: reportNew York (AFP) Sept 20, 2010 China's largest automaker, SAIC, is considering buying a stake in General Motors when it reverts to a public company in the coming months, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday on its website. SAIC, which has built vehicles with GM in China since the 1990's, "hasn't decided whether to participate in the initial public offering but has expressed interest in doing so," the WSJ reported, citing "people familiar with the matter." The initial public offering, which is expected shortly after the Nov ... read more |
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