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PARENT INFORMATION CENTER 8 Ways to Help Your Child with Brain Development
How can you promote strongbrain development in your child? Follow these 8 tips to help your child's brain develop strong. 1. Respond to your childs need for supportand attention promptly an...
Posted on 5/23/12 at 2:40 PM
COLOR ME GREEN What It's Really Like to be a Mom
Before I had kids I remember hearing the phrase, Youll never really understand what its like to be a mom until you are one. I have to admit to thinking that geez, I have a pretty good imagination an...
Posted on 5/9/12 at 10:38 AM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Legislative notebook: Dayton rejects GOP school payment plan
By Danielle Nordine and Don Davis Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed a Republican plan to take money out of the state reserve fund to repay money owed Minnesota school districts. The Democratic governor on Thu...
Posted on 4/5/12 at 11:57 PM
THE FLENSBURGER FILES Copenhagenization: The contagion that could change the way we think of bicycles
Heres a pop quiz for you to consider before you read the column further: What is Copenhagenization and who thought of the idea to begin with? When I first heard of the term Copenhagenization, it wa...
Posted on 10/24/11 at 10:17 AM
STAFF BLOG THE AREA VOICES COMMUNITY Areavoices Digest #35 - Okay, is it casserole or hotdish?
I had to laugh earlier today when I noticed a thread on one of my Facebook friend's pages. She had taken a picture of a Tator Tot Hotdish she had made. What followed was an hours-long discussion about...
Posted on 6/8/11 at 2:08 PM
Army Corps quickens pace on Asian carp study 
Obama administration officials say a new timetable developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers should speed up the search for a permanent method of protecting the Great Lakes from Asian carp and other invasive species.
By John Flesher , May 08, 2012
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OUR OPINION: State parks and oil rigs don't mix
If North Dakota needs more convincing about threats to scenic land, the recent news about Little Missouri State Park should do it.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , May 05, 2012
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Interior Secretary Salazar sets new driling rule on public, Indian lands
The Obama administration said Friday it will for the first time require companies drilling for oil and natural gas on public and Indian lands to publicly disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations. The proposed "fracking" rules also set standards for proper construction of wells and wastewater disposal.
By Matthew Daly , May 04, 2012
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EERC testing gasifier for poultry industry
UND’s Energy and Environmental Research Center said Tuesday that it’s partnering with DenYon Energy and the U.S. Energy Department to test a gasifier that converts poultry litter into energy and other products.
By Herald Staff Report , May 02, 2012
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Dayton appoints new Minnesota pollution watchdog
Gov. Mark Dayton on Tuesday named John Linc Stine to run the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. He will replace Paul Aasen, who is giving up the commissioner's post to take a high-level job for the city of Minneapolis.
By Associated Press , May 01, 2012
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Electric cars get high praise, but have limitations
When Maggie Koerth-Baker of Minneapolis test-drove a Nissan Leaf all-electric car recently, she felt like she was "on a rocketship to the moon." Yet few people will buy such vehicles, said auto expert Brian Cooley of CNET, because they are expensive compared with standard vehicles, have limited electric range and a few hassles, such as a paucity of public places to plug in for a frequently needed battery boost.
By Julio Ojeda-Zapata , April 22, 2012
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Grand Cites greening together along the Red River
Recycling grows by the tons in both citiesAs Earth Day is observed locally and nationally today, numbers show residents of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks are recycling more of their trash every year.
By Stephen J. Lee , April 22, 2012
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EERC demonstrates fuel production from wood waste
The Energy and Environmental Research Center at UND said Tuesday that it has successfully developed and demonstrated a trailer-mounted biomass gasification technology that converts wood waste into methanol.
By Herald Staff Report , April 18, 2012
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Plummer petroleum spill cleanup to take 10 more days
Cleanup of a March 31 petroleum spill near Plummer, Minn., is likely to continue another 10 days as workers remove contaminated soil from the ditch along U.S. Highway 59.
By Christopher Bjorke , April 18, 2012
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UND ranked among greenest colleges
Princeton Review cites efficient buildings, academicsRecent building projects with sustainable, energy-efficient designs helped UND make the list of the nation’s greenest higher-education institutions for the second year in a row. That includes a complete overhaul and addition to the Education Building completed last year, putting the building on track to achieve Silver Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification.
By Ryan Johnson , April 18, 2012
Student project promoting walking gains widespread support
On a January night, under cover of darkness, Matt Tomasulo and friends dared to commit a subversive act: They placed 27 signs at three intersections in Raleigh, advising people how long it takes to walk from one destination to another.
By Martha Waggoner , April 15, 2012
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EERC works toward goal of clean coal, at less cost
Housed inside a demonstration facility at UND’s Energy and Environmental Research Center is a new way to better use an abundant resource: coal. PWR and the EERC have introduced a prototype gasification system that they say can harvest more energy from coal while reducing the amount of carbon it produces, lowering the cost of the process and shrinking the scale needed for a gasification system.
By Christopher Bjorke , April 11, 2012
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