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All cooped up: a guest cottage for chickens
Like underfunded pensions and red-light cameras, the chicken coop is a growing trend in urban America. Chickens are a great source for fresh eggs and garden fertilizer (their nitrogen-rich waste matter is perfect for a compost heap). An urban farmer...
Tags: Chemical Industry
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How to create a weed-free, low-maintenance garden bed
Q: I have three planting beds where I want all vegetation removed along with old mulch and landscape fabric. I want to replace with new mulch. Should the fabric also be replaced? How can I prevent the weeds from returning? I want the beds as mulched areas...Tags: Chemical Industry, Lettuce, Tools and Hardware, Tomatoes, Tools
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Business briefs: Energy Dept. backs LNG export plan
Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind.WASHINGTON, D.C. Energy Dept. backs LNG export plan The Energy Department on Friday conditionally approved a Texas company's proposal to export liquefied natural gas, only the second such project allowed to move forward amid a production boom that has...Tags: Trade Dispute, Navistar International Corporation, Chemical Industry, Finance, Pakistan
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Floating wetland absorbs harmful fertilizer runoff
Richmond Times-DispatchThe little crab on the corner of Virginia "Friend of the Chesapeake" Bay license plates that motorists pay $25 annually for became relevant to Henrico County on Wednesday afternoon. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Floating Island Southeast of North...Tags: Wetlands, Lakes and Ponds, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Chemical Industry, Tourism and Leisure
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Lake Hayward area runoff targeted by Eightmile River group
The Day, New London, Conn.Within the Eightmile River's 62-square-mile watershed, where about a third of the rural landscape is protected forest and open space, the neighborhoods of beach cottages and year-round homes around Lake Hayward are the nearest thing to a city. "This...Tags: New London (New London, Connecticut), Agriculture, Lakes and Ponds, Water, Salem (New London, Connecticut)
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Results of Texas plant explosion investigation to be released
ReutersBy Lisa Maria Garza WEST, Texas, May 16 (Reuters) - Investigators are expected to announce on Thursday the results of a probe into what caused last month's fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, that killed 14 people and obliterated sections of the...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Chemical Industry, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Explosions
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Report breaks down nitrogen sources in Great Bay
Foster's Daily Democrat, Dover, N.H.Chemical fertilizers, human waste flowing through septic systems and pollution from the atmosphere are among the largest contributors to the nitrogen found in Great Bay Estuary, according to a new report by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental...Tags: Energy Saving, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chemical Industry, Environmental Pollution
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Cause of Texas fertilizer plant fire may never be known
A malfunctioning golf cart, a faulty electrical system or even arson could have led to the fire that triggered the deadly explosion of a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, but federal and state officials said Thursday that their $1-million investigation had...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Chemical Industry, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Explosions, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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Minnesota farm incomes surged in 2012
Minnesota's crop farmers posted their best year in decades in 2012, dodging a nationwide drought with a near-perfect combination: a big harvest and high grain prices. Median incomes surged 50 percent from the previous year, according to an annual report...Tags: Personal Income, Chemical Industry, Natural Disasters, Colleges and Universities, Droughts
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Don't underestimate the value of starter fertilizer for corn planted late
The weather changes rapidly and unexpectedly in Iowa. We went from worrying about planting in dry soil to late planting in cold soil. Therefore, farmers and crop consultants are wondering about using starter fertilizer to speed up early corn growth and...Tags: Chemical Industry, Research
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Cause of fire that triggered West, Texas, blast still undetermined
ReutersWEST, Texas, May 16 (Reuters) - The cause of the fire that triggered a massive explosion at a West, Texas, fertilizer plant remains undetermined and an investigation is continuing, State Fire Marshal Chris Connealy said on Thursday. The West Fertilizer...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Chemical Industry, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Explosions
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Cause of Texas fertilizer plant blast unclear; inquiry continues
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.The cause of the fire that triggered the deadly explosion of a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, last month remains undetermined after a $1-million investigation, officials said Thursday. Although the probe continues, the cause of the disaster may never be...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Chemical Industry, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Explosions
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