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An Irish abbey where the grass is always warmer

In an effort to live sustainably, the sisters at St. Mary's Abbey not only use solar panels to warm their buildings but also a little-known but mighty form of elephant grass called miscanthus.

Power plant: how a grass might generate fuel and help fix damaged mine lands
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Power plant: how a grass might generate fuel and help fix damaged mine lands

An area the size of Delaware has been damaged by strip mining in Appalachia.

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