Is Toxic Waste Behind Somali Piracy ?
European firms are being accused of dumping toxic waste off the Somali coast. … “If these acts are continuing, then surely they must have been seen by someone involved in maritime operations,” Abdi Ismail Samataris a professor of Geography at the University of Minnesota said. Digital Journal http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/261147 Girls Can Do the Math Too There are plenty of girls who can compete with the boys when it comes to math, but due to cultural and societal factors, most of them are turning away from their talents. … Co-author Joseph A. Gallian, a professor of mathematics at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, likens the situation to our country’s current dependence on foreign oil. Ivanhoe http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=19924 COLUMNS, COMMENTARY, OPINION AND BLOGS Blog: Midwest Monday: Clean Energy Happenings The University of Minnesota at Morris has a new biomass gasification plant that burns biomass (corn stalks and other plant waste ins
