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March 6, 2025 to March 9, 2025

NICAR (Computer-Assisted Reporting) Annual Conference [1]

Join Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) and National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting (NICAR) in Minneapolis for hands-on training, panels on the latest trends and insight into cutting-edge developments.

Professional Meetings [2]
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Public [3]
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Journalism & Media [4]
Technology [5]
Region: 
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [6]

FCC Broadband Plan May Promote Open Gov [7]

John Wonderlich of the Sunlight Foundation has been tracking the Federal Communications Commission plan.

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WatchDog TipSheet [8]
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Government [9]
Technology [5]
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National (U.S.) [10]
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Public [3]

Local Auto Shows Offer Hook for Covering Green Vehicles [11]

 

 

 

It may be worth covering an auto show near you this year, since greener cars of many stripes are drawing more attention by manufacturers, consumers, and regulators.

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TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat: 
Transportation [13]
Technology [5]
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National (U.S.) [10]
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Public [3]
October 31, 2010 to November 4, 2010

ASA-CSSA-SSSA 2010 International Annual Meetings [14]

More than 3,500 scientists, professionals, and students will meet in Long Beach, CA, under the meeting theme, "Green Revolution 2.0: Food + Energy and Environmental Security." This is the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) and Soil Science Society of America. Also meeting: U.S. Canola Association Research Conference and The 3rd International Conference on Criminal and Environmental Soil Forensics.

Professional Meetings [2]
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Public [3]
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Agriculture [15]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Food [17]
Military [18]
Policy [19]
Technology [5]
Region: 
International [20]
National (U.S.) [10]
California [21]

"For Bicyclists Needing a Boost, This Wheel May Help" [22]

"It is not easy to reinvent the wheel, but researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are giving it their best shot."

Technology [5]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: NYTimes [23], 12/15/2009

"Paper Battery Shows Promise for Grid, Vehicle Energy Storage" [24]

"Ordinary office paper coated with an inky layer of carbon nanotubes or nanowires can make a lightweight, flexible and highly conductive battery or superconductor, according to Stanford University researchers."

Technology [5]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Greenwire [25], 12/10/2009

"Obama Admin Will Speed Reviews of 'Green' Patents" [26]

"The Obama administration vowed today to streamline the patent review process for 'green' technologies and committed $100 million for federal research, development and demonstration projects."

Technology [5]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Greenwire [27], 12/08/2009

Toolbox: Google Scholar Opens Science to Everybody — Almost [28]

A new tool makes finding, understanding, and communicating science easier for environmental reporters.

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WatchDog TipSheet [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Science [29]
Technology [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
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Public [3]

"Energy Dept. Aid for Scientists on the Edge" [30]

"The federal Energy Department will make good on a pledge for a bolder technology strategy on Monday, awarding research grants for ideas like bacteria that will make gasoline, enzymes that will capture carbon dioxide to counter global warming and batteries so cheap that they will allow the use of solar power all night long."

Technology [5]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: NYTimes [31], 10/26/2009

Solar Decathlon Brings Green Buildings to National Mall [32]

"A tidy village dedicated to the future of green, solar-powered living has taken over the heart of the National Mall, where 20 teams of college students are vying to see who can build the most appealing energy-efficient home."
Technology [5]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Wash Post [33], 10/13/2009

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