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Solar Cars Still a Way Off
By Steve Almasy – CNN

(CNN) — Toyota’s third-generation Prius, due at dealerships this spring, will have an optional solar panel on its roof. The panel will power a ventilation system that can cool the car without help from the engine, Toyota says.

But it’s a long way from the 2010 Prius to a solar-powered car, experts told CNN. Most agree that there just isn’t enough space on a production car to get full power from solar panels

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Remember kids – Do not try this at home. These guys are professionals – at least they want you to believe it.

Broward School Board mulls layoffs
State budget cuts could affect art and music classes
Kathy Bushouse | South Florida Sun-Sentinel

With a possible $140 million in state budget cuts looming, the Broward County School Board is weighing a number of options — from eliminating jobs to shifting school schedules to reducing arts and music programs in schools.

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Chicken parts as jet fuel? Pond scum? It’s possible
By Dan Reed, USA TODAY

Chickens can’t fly very far. But chickens — or the fatty parts left after processing —could be powering jet flights across the country and around the world in the next few years.

Or maybe it’ll be algae, essentially pond scum, fueling them. Or jatropha, a smelly and poisonous subtropical plant with nicknames such as “black vomit nut” or “bellyache bush.” Or liquid fuel converted from coal or natural gas, using a technology pioneered by Adolph Hitler’s Nazi war machine.

Airlines, airplane and engine makers, the fledgling synthetic and biofuels industry, the U.S. government, environmentalists and even the big oil companies are working together to develop alternative fuels from these and other sources. Their goal: to replace a significant portion of the 19 billion gallons of kerosene that U.S. carriers burn in their planes each year and to do it by the end of the next decade. If they succeed, airlines will reduce their carbon footprint — and save big money that could possibly help hold down fares.

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This is truly amazing pioneering in the jet fuel arena.

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LaLanne still a leg up on fitness
Exercise pioneer urges college staff to stress a healthy lifestyle in the classroom.
By BARBARA GIASONE – The Orange County Register

Agile and upbeat, fitness fanatic Jack LaLanne is still tossing lifelines to those he says are “exceeding the feed limit.”

His advice has outlived diet and exercise fads promoted long before America was declared an obese nation.

“He only eats at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. with no between-meal snacking.”

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For more about Jack Lalanne visit his website:
http://www.jacklalanne.com

FPL Group profits increase 82 percent
Posted by Julie Patel on January 27, 2009
SunSentinel.com

FPL Group is one company whose profits are actually up during the recession — by 82 percent in the fourth quarter. That’s largely because of NextEra Energy, the company’s alternative energy arm.

Juno Beach-based FPL Group, parent company of Florida Power & Light, reported today that its fourth quarter net income increased from $224 million, or 56 cents a share, in 2007 to $408 million, or $1.01 a share, last year. Its annual profit increased 25 percent, from $1.31 billion to $1.64 billion.
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http://www.fplgroup.com/investor

State Farm to begin Pulling Homeowner Insurance
State Farm bids farewell to Florida property insurance
Posted by Julie Patel on January 27, 2009
SunSentinel.com

State Farm Florida announced today that it plans to drop its Florida property insurance policies over two years.

That should give policyholders enough time to find other coverage, State Farm said in a statement. State Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty said State Farm’s plan must be approved by his office and he’ll explore legal options. State lawmakers have also floated the idea of limiting the number of policies an insurer can cancel in any one year.

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Broward today looks at selling $185 million in bonds to raise cash
South Florida Sun Sentinel
7:50 AM EST, January 27, 2009

FORT LAUDERDALE – Broward County commissioners are expected to be asked today to approve selling $185 million in water and sewer bonds to raise cash, The Miami Herald reports.

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Climate Change’s Point Of No Return
RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | January 26, 2009 06:33 PM EST | AP

WASHINGTON — Many damaging effects of climate change are already basically irreversible, researchers declared Monday, warning that even if carbon emissions can somehow be halted temperatures around the globe will remain high until at least the year 3000.

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