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Courtesy of Frank Callahan, Native Plant Society

Bill would require giant cane growers post $1 million bond

Legislation would require farmers to file at least a $1 million bond to grow giant cane, which critics say could become an invasive weed in Oregon.

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Maui sugar plantation looking for biofuel crop

Even if the company found an alternative crop, the technology to convert plant materials into energy on a commercial scale still hasn’t been developed, the plantation's manager says.

Second golden eagle in 3 years killed at Nevada wind farm

Possible golden eagle fatalities were anticipated when the Fish and Wildlife Service granted the necessary permit to open the wind farm in 2012.

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