March 27, 2024 archive

Green energy efforts could see soybeans replacing corn as No. 1 crop

  If President Biden’s decarbonization plan works as intended, it might mean corn will be replaced as the king of all crops in the U.S. Under his plan, huge government subsidies will be offered to boost demand for soybean oil which is key to renewable diesel production. It could result in soybeans becoming the number …

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Nation’s radioactive waste dump is 25 years old

  The 25th anniversary of the nation’s only underground site to hold radioactive waste was observed Tuesday in southern New Mexico. It was near Carlsbad where federal officials gathered to mark the occasion. The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, built a half-mile deep in an ancient salt formation, has received 13,850 shipments from more than a …

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