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CIO January 1, 2007 Robert Mullins	Throw Cold Water on Data Center Costs IBM will license its technology for cooling servers with water instead of air to Panduit, a global networking and electrical manufacturer, hoping to encourage adoption of IBM energy-saving techniques for data centers.
IEEE Spectrum January 2007 William Sweet	Corn-o-Copia In today's hothouse political climate, some weird ethanol projects have taken root along with essentially sound ones.
IEEE Spectrum January 2007	Around the World in 65 Days Pete Bethune, New Zealand machine-vision entrepreneur and skipper of the Earthrace, will attempt to circle the globe at the equator in just 65 days. And it will do the whole 44,500-kilometer trip running on biodiesel.
Smithsonian January 2007 Daniel Glick	End of the Road? Development threatens to block the ancient migration of a herd of pronghorn antelopes in western Wyoming. Without new protections, conservationists say, the speedy animals are running out of time.
The Motley Fool December 28, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Going Bananas Over Bans There are troubling implications for the marketplace when bans are all the rage.
Geotimes December 2006 Fred Schwab	Why Fester? Let's Sequester! Instead of looking toward another fossil fuel-based energy choice, scientists need to examine carbon dioxide sequestering, the capture and storage technology that removes anthropogenic carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2007 John S. McClenahen	Sustainable Manufacturing: Au Naturel Alcoa is using plants, soil and microbes to reduce pollutants and cut water discharge.
InternetNews December 27, 2006 David Needle	Greener Systems an Unstoppable Trend What's Next in Tech: Power and space concerns drive the move to more energy-efficient computer systems.
Chemistry World January 2007 Victoria Gill	Treasures From the Deep Mining companies are exploring underwater volcanic vents, hoping to extract metals such as gold and copper. Here is a look at the technical, environmental and political hurdles faced by these aquatic prospectors.
The Motley Fool December 26, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Target Loses Its Che Chic The cheap-chic retailer is pulling controversial CD cases with the likeness of Ernesto "Che" Guevara from its stores. Will the incident dull the finish of the store's cheap-chic shine?
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