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Amaranth v/s buckwheat: Comparing their nutrition

Amaranth has a higher protein content than buckwheat. It contains around 13% protein by weight, while buckwheat has around 11%. The proteins in both grains are complete, which means they provide all ...
The Texas Tribune

Exxon delays planned plastics plant on Texas coast

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Reuters

Russia says Ukrainian drone crashed into nuclear plant, without causing damage

MOSCOW, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Russia's state nuclear energy company said on Tuesday that a Ukrainian drone had tried to strike a nuclear plant in Russia's Voronezh region, which borders Ukraine. In a ...
KHOU 11

Fire at Dow chemical plant in Freeport contained; company says all employees accounted for

FREEPORT, Texas — A fire that broke out at the Dow chemical plant in Freeport is now contained and the investigation into what started it begins. It happened at the plant on Brazosport Boulevard near ...
KHOU 11

Three people hurt in Mont Belvieu explosion, plant fire, officials say

MONT BELVIEU, Texas — Mont Belvieu firefighters responded to a plant explosion and fire late Monday morning. The blast happened around 11 a.m. at the ONEOK MBC Maintenance plant on SH 146 near SH 99 ...
SlashGear

$2B California Solar Plant To Shut Down After A Decade For The Most Frustrating Reason

For the last decade, drivers on Interstate 15 heading through the Mojave Desert between Los Angeles and Las Vegas have passed by the massive Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System. Located just ...
MSNBC

Trump White House adds Jane Fonda to its growing list of celebrity targets

In 1947, as Republican Sen. Joe McCarthy helped fuel a notorious “red scare,” the Committee for the First Amendment was formed to push back against the tide. Academy Award winner Henry Fonda, a few ...
PBS

There’s a growing number of Americans who think violence might be necessary to get the country back on track

Nearly a third of Americans – 30% – say people may have to resort to violence in order to get the country back on track, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. It’s a sharp rise from 18 ...
Oregonian

Oregon gardeners, here’s your October to-do list

Produced by OSU Extension, gardening guides each month provide reminders of key garden chores, such as fertilizing, pest control, planting, and maintenance. Recommendations in this calendar are not ...
The New York Times

Danger and Intrigue Hang Over Power Cut at Russian-Held Nuclear Plant

The Zaporizhzhia site in southeastern Ukraine has lacked external power to cool its reactors for five days. Kyiv says Moscow has manufactured the crisis. By Andrew E. Kramer Reporting from Kyiv, ...
The New York Times

Is This L.A. Home the Solution to America’s Growing Energy Crisis?

For years, Dan Harrison’s home in the western hills of Los Angeles would lose power when it was hot, when it rained or when it was very cold — sometimes the outages would stretch longer than 10 hours.