Norman Cox, an associate professor of electrical engineering, figures his 1977 Volkswagen Rabbit gets the equivalent of about 130 miles to the gallon - primarily because it doesn't run on gasoline.
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Norman Cox, an associate professor of electrical engineering, figures his 1977 Volkswagen Rabbit gets the equivalent of about 130 miles to the gallon - primarily because it doesn't run on gasoline.
As energy prices soar and the problem of greenhouse gases accelerates, some U.S. cities are looking for ways to go green.
The current U.S. energy crisis includes deep dependence on foreign oil, too great a reliance on non-renewable fossil fuels, and carbon dioxide emissions that are causing severe changes in the global climate. Finding solutions to these problem will require a synergy of innovative minds. To that end, Missouri University of Science and Technology has now joined a national consortium to help find long term, secure, sustainable, and environmentally friendly sources of energy.
Most college students will admit to searching their couch cushions for extra coins to do laundry. But Jon McKinney's cushion hunt isn't about finding money. He wants to help epidemiologists identify what's triggering diseases like asthma in children, and he's got the backing of the Environmental Protection Agency.