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Robert S. Boyd, who writes about science and technology, has worked at the Washington Bureau for more than 40 years, 20 of them as bureau chief, writing about politics and government. He shared a Pulitzer Prize with Clark Hoyt for revealing mental illness in the background of Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Thomas Eagleton.
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Researchers hunt for energy in strange places
By Robert S. Boyd | McClatchy Newspapers
Scouring the Earth for new sources of clean, renewable energy, scientists and engineers are exploring some unusual nooks and crannies. Kites, waves, tides, ocean currents, geysers, garbage, cow manure, old utility poles, algae and bacteria are being enlisted in the effort to lower the world's reliance on climate-warming coal and oil. » read more
Posted on Sun, August 17, 2008
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