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Wisconsin will have plenty of competition in building the energy future

...ng global warming and helping this nation kick its addiction to foreign oil. The Office on Energy Independence will coordinate the state's efforts to grow Wisconsin's bio and renewable economies and advise the governor and cabinet agencies on ways to meet the goals of Wisconsin' Declaration of Energy Independ...

Doyle, Kind call for higher renewable fuel standard

... standard would be a major step toward kicking our addiction to foreign oil," Doyle said. "We have the resources and the ingenuity to get this done." The standard, which some credit with accelerating growth in the ethanol industry, started with four billion gallons of ethanol and biodiesel production in 2006 ...

Bush praises Johnson Controls battery tech in Milwaukee visit

...ew methods of treating what he called the nation's addiction to foreign oil. In an address before employees at Johnson Controls, a Milwaukee-based automotive battery manufacturer that is developing a new fuel cell for hybrid automobiles, he touted the energy initiative he outlined during the State of the Unio...

Are guest worker programs causing backlash amid IT downsizing?

...d pay scales can be replaced by this program. The addiction U.S. employers have for exploiting non-immigrant guest worker visa programs and sending jobs overseas has caused significant losses in wealth and prosperity to middle-class Americans and significant losses in wealth to our states, cities and communit...

UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Santiago determined to build on research base

...programs, Santiago cited campus research in water, addiction and behaviors, mathematics, medicinal chemistry and Internet-based maintenance solutions for manufacturing. Each program has grown with relatively little investment, Santiago said. UW-Milwaukee also leads non-Madison campuses in making research-rela...

AIDS and tobacco are worldwide killers: Is bioscience doing enough to stop them?

... Loftus said, but an effective drug to break their addiction would accomplish even more. Its tempting for researchers to focus on the North American and European markets because thats where the money can be found for specialized drugs. But theres also profit in fighting the scourges of developing nations, as ...