Bob Kalk

2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Offer a Practical Roadmap

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The 2010 Dietary Guidelines recommend shifts in food consumption patterns, encouraging people to eat more of some foods and nutrients and less of others. The Dietary Guidelines encourage Americans to eat more: · Whole grains · Vegetables · Fruits · Low-fat or fat-free milk, yogurt and cheese or fortified soy beverages · Vegetable oils such … Read more

Norway’s REC building solar power plant in Italy

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OSLO Feb 3 (Reuters) – Norwegian solar energy firm REC  said on Thursday it is building a 24-megawatt plant in Italy. Construction of the facility in Lazio has already begun and would use 100,000 REC solar modules. “The plant will produce around 37 million kilowatt-hours, equal to the energy consumption of around 14,000 families,” the … Read more

Eating Garbage & Excreting Crude Oil

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LS9’s bugs are single-cell organisms, each a fraction of a billionth the size of an ant. They start out as industrial yeast or nonpathogenic strains of E. coli, but LS9 modifies them by custom-de-signing their DNA. Using genetically modified bugs for fermentation is essentially the same as using natural bacteria to produce ethanol, although the … Read more

On Universal Peace

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Preached in the Tron Church, Glasgow, on “A Day of National Thanksgiving” 1816 “Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.” ISAIAH II. 4. THERE are a great many passages in Scripture, which warrant the expectation that a time is coming, when war shall be put an end … Read more

Life Form That Turns CO2 to Fuel

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“We think we will have fourth-generation fuels in about 18 months, with CO2 as the fuel stock.” Simple organisms can be genetically re-engineered to produce vaccines or octane-based fuels as waste, according to Venter. Biofuel alternatives to oil are third-generation. The next step is life forms that feed on CO2 and give off fuel such … Read more