Dead man makes for juicy scandal in Brazil (Chicago Tribune

Dead man makes for juicy scandal in Brazil (Chicago Tribune via Yahoo! News)
The evidence linking Jonas de Pinho to the political corruption scandal riveting Brazil was solid. But then, so was the man's alibi.

Fuel cells get chemical boost (Instrumentation Systems and Automation Society)
Heat has always been a problem for fuel cells. There's usually either too much, as with ceramic fuel cells, for certain portable uses, such as automobiles or electronics, or too little as with polymer fuel cells, to be efficient.

ABOUT HYBRIDS (The State)
Generally, a hybrid vehicle is powered either by an electric motor or by the combustion engine, or the systems can be used simultaneously. Hybrid engines have been touted as a way to make automobiles more fuel efficient, but at a cost. Current hybrids tend to cost between $4,000 and $9,000 more than counterparts with regular engines under the hood, a premium that carmakers hope to reduce

True "Freedom to Farm" solution to farming crises (The Illinois Leader)
I will not argue with Joyce Morrison when she claims that some farmers are hurting financially, but her suggestion that we may run out of food or become totally reliant on foreign farmers for our food is patently ridiculous [ MORRISON: It's a long row to hoe (September 14). Prices are low in America because our production is high. Decades of farm subsidies and other programs to help inefficient