Brian Gongol
(9.9.2005)
Possible Link Between Ag Antibiotics and Drug-Resistant Bugs on the Farm
(9.9.2005)
An Irony Requiring Attention: Sorghum, Which Requires Practically No Irrigation, Declining in Popularity
29% decline in planted acres in Nebraska since last year. Can't last, since water rights and shortages are going to persist, forcing the question. The limited demand creates a limited market that could possibly be fixed by further research.
(9.9.2005)
Growing Interest in Wastewater Digesters
Methane recovery from wastewater using floating lagoon covers is looking better all the time as natural-gas prices rise
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Before 2003, There Were No Indoor Water Parks South of Missouri
(9.9.2005)
Firefox Security Hole Discovered
Remedy not quite as serious as the "Stop using Internet Explorer" warning of last month, but it's pretty serious. July wasn't a good month for Firefox, which failed to expand its market share over June.
(9.9.2005)
EU Hit By Drought, Just Like Midwestern US
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Nebraska Town Practices for Biohazard Event Using Skittles and Purple Stickers
At least they're practicing so they know what to do in an emergency, unlike the leadership in Louisiana
(9.9.2005)
Ethanol Production to Double in Next Seven Years
Will represent a huge redistribution of water resources from the Midwest to other parts of the country
(9.9.2005)
$50,000 Fine for Manure Spill in Audubon County
(9.9.2005)
USA Today Tries to Figure Out What Makes Omaha Attractive
Omaha and Des Moines are like rival siblings; too much alike for the rivalry to really take hold
(9.9.2005)
Midwestern States Fundamentally Dependent Upon Trade
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Correcting Water Over-Use in Nebraska Will Remove 150,000 Acres from Crop Production
(9.9.2005)
Iowa Company Develops Hybrid Gas/Hydrogen Engine
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Des Moines Plans to Annex 6,000 Acres on South and Northeast Sides
That's almost 9.4 square miles
(9.9.2005)
LD McMullen Says Weeks or Months Until New Orleans Can Recover its Water System
He should know; McMullen ran the Des Moines Water Works during the Floods of 1993, when Des Moines was the first major American city to ever lose municipal water service. That makes him just about the only person in America with the experience that New Orleans is going to need right now.
(9.9.2005)
Katrina Toll on Animals Oddly Helps Put Disaster in Perspective
Photo album of domesticated animals hurt and killed by hurricane and flooding helps illustrate just how bad the situation is in such a large area. Photos of animals suffering curiously helps punctuate the endless coverage of everything else about the disaster and infuses the human loss with new meaning.
(9.9.2005)
Where Will They Put Katrina Debris?
Huge number of buildings in New Orleans will have to be leveled due to the damage. Industrial and organic waste is everywhere. So what do you do with that much debris?