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George Washington's boyhood home uncovered - Budget Travel

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:19:28 GMT

The Age

George Washington's boyhood home uncovered
Budget Travel, NY - 4 hours ago
Archeologists in Virginia made a timely announcement yesterday that they have located the remains of George Washington's boyhood home on a plot of land ...
Washington’s Boyhood Home Is Found New York Times
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How to get gas $ from groceries - WAVY-TV
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:34:44 GMT

How to get gas $ from groceries
WAVY-TV, VA - 30 minutes ago
People who've been using Farm Fresh's Fuel Express program for a while say since saving is their ultimate goal, they don't buy things just because it offers ...

The Green Congress Could do better - Economist
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:11:03 GMT

The Green Congress Could do better
Economist, UK - 5 hours ago
Congress’s recent farm bill was supposed to dull the incentives for American farmers to plant on marginal lands by slashing farm subsidies and beefing up ...

The high cost of filling up - Globe and Mail
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:59:32 GMT

The high cost of filling up
Globe and Mail, Canada - 16 hours ago
Five are in Mississippi, four in Alabama, three in Kentucky and one in West Virginia. High gas prices are forcing the rural poor to make some very tough ...

GOP lawmakers want ethanol requirements reduced - Washington Times
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:58:52 GMT

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

GOP lawmakers want ethanol requirements reduced
Washington Times, DC - Jul 1, 2008
Bob Goodlatte of Virginia, senior Republican on the House Agriculture Committee, said in a letter to EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson. ...
Video: USDA Reports Flooding Cuts Corn Acres AssociatedPress
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Fourth of July Campaign Introduces Alternative to High Gas - RenewableEnergyWorld.com
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:51:00 GMT

Fourth of July Campaign Introduces Alternative to High Gas
RenewableEnergyWorld.com, NH - 9 hours ago
The tariff has been repeatedly extended, most recently in the 2008 Farm Bill, signed into law on June 14, 2008. US Representative Mark Udall (D-C0-2) ...

West Virginia is Missing the Boat on Biofuels - RedOrbit
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:22:41 GMT

West Virginia is Missing the Boat on Biofuels
RedOrbit, TX - Jun 30, 2008
... farm animals. This would give West Virginia farmers an alternative to high-priced corn and wheat. * Hydrogen is considered by many to be the ideal fuel, ...

New Farm Bill Provides Funds for Bay Effort - RedOrbit
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:35:08 GMT

New Farm Bill Provides Funds for Bay Effort
RedOrbit, TX - Jul 1, 2008
By LAWRENCE LATANE III The new federal farm bill promises a bumper crop of subsidies for farmers in Virginia and five other states to keep water pollution ...

Ending Our Oil Addiction: Reality Check - Family Security Matters
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:53:47 GMT

Family Security Matters

Ending Our Oil Addiction: Reality Check
Family Security Matters, NJ - Jul 2, 2008
So to grow enough biodiesel for one day we need a farm 100 miles by 100 miles, 10000 square miles, 6.4 million acres. To grow enough biodiesel to fuel ...

Keeping the lights on in a low-carbon world - Virginia Business Magazine
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:11:28 GMT

Keeping the lights on in a low-carbon world
Virginia Business Magazine, VA - Jun 30, 2008
If the SCC approves a fuel charge increase proposed by Dominion, the company says data center bills will likely increase by up to 39 percent. Virginia’s ...