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Follow a photojournalist adapting smartphones, finding new ways to make technology work in journalism.Working for the York Daily Record/Sunday News since 1984, I have always been an early adopter of new technology.
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Monthly Archives: February 2008
What PA industries create & recycle
Passed along to me by reader Kevin: What Pennsylvania industries produce and what they recycle in a nice easy to read grid by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources (DEP). dep.state.pa.us/recycle_markets/
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Oil tops $103
Oil prices briefly surpassed $103 a barrel for the first time today as persistent weakness in the U.S. dollar and the prospect of lower interest rates attracted fresh money to the oil market. AP We appear to be locked in … Continue reading
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VIDEO Talented Twos – Artist
Paul Kuehnel – York Daily Record / Sunday News Elijah Leonard, age 2, grieves for his ‘Uncle Mark’ through painting. His mother has put his paintings on Craigslist hoping to save money for college.
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VIDEO A year after a gas explosion in Spry
Paul Kuehnel – York Daily Record / Sunday News Neighbors reflect on a natural gas explosion a year after it leveled a home at 2433 S. Queen St. in York Township severely damaging a home next door.
VW diesel hybrid lower than Prius, Civic
The Golf Hybrid will get almost 70 mph while meeting Europe’s stringent Euro V and America’s Tier 2 Bin 5 emissions standards, making it green enough even for California. The car is said to emit just 89 g/km of CO2. … Continue reading
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VIDEO Fifty years serving justice
( Paul Kuehnel – York Daily Record / Sunday News ) Senior District Justice Paul M. Diehl Jr. is honored for 50 years on the bench as a magistrate in York County. He is believed to be the longest serving … Continue reading
150 mpg Toyota 1/X Concept
The Toyota 1/X concept, named because it takes a percentage of what other cars need, made its North American debut at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show, The 1/X roof is produced from a bio-plastic made from environmentally-responsible material derived from … Continue reading
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VIDEO Cowboy Church
Paul Kuehnel – York Daily Record / Sunday News The Cowboy Church, held at the York Springs Equestrian Center, celebrates it’s one-year anniversary.
BMW Hybrid X5 Twin-Turbo Diesel
Photovoltaic panels in the moonroof add to the charge of the batteries and also power pre-heaters for the transmission fluid and diesel fuel, the manufacturer says cuts warm-up times considerably and, in turn, further boosting efficiency. The wheels have sail-shaped … Continue reading
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Forgotten ’59 Opel got 376.59 mpg
The car was a Guinness record holder set in 1973 in a contest sponsored by Shell Oil Co. and then it disappeared into a museum in Florida. The mileage from the mostly stock four-cylinder came from heating and insulating the … Continue reading
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High/low green score vehicles
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy annual list of the most environmentally-friendly cars by class: TOYOTA PRIUS HONDA CIVIC HYBRID SMART FORTWO CONVERTIBLE/COUPE 1.0L 3, auto stk HONDA FIT 1.5L 4, auto FORD ESCAPE HYBRID HYUNDAI SONATA 2.4L 4, … Continue reading
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Algae-derived biodiesel
Ben Caire, vice president of engineering for United Biofuel, Inc. in Manchester Township , referred to algae-derived biodiesel fuel as the holy grail for bio-fuel producers during a panel discussion tonight at Martin Library. Could the answer be in a … Continue reading
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Greenmesh roadshow tonight
A panel discussion about environmentalism in York will be 7 p.m. today at Martin Library. I will be the moderator. Panel participants include: Elizabeth Kepley, an environmental educator at Gifford Pinchot State Park Mark Platts, Lancaster-York Heritage Region Liz Winand, … Continue reading
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VW diesel-electric Golf
The diesel-electric hybrid is expected to attain 69 mpg The diesel engine used in the Golf Hybrid meets all Euro 5 emissions criteria and also passes the stringent Tier 2 Bin 5 emissions standards here in the U.S. Given that … Continue reading
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Crude heads beyond $100
Crude oil advanced to a record $101.32 barrel in New York today amid rising demand and concern inflation will erode the value of alternative investments. Global oil demand will rise 1.7 million barrels a day to 87.6 million barrels a … Continue reading
VIDEO Cuba after Castro
Paul Kuehnel – York Daily Record / Sunday News Cuban immigrant Marcos Ferral, who was born in Cuba and immigrated to the United States in 1980, reflects on the transfer of power from Fidel Castro to his brother Raoul Castro.
Incentive to burn
A Wisconsin 29-member task force hoping to achieve energy conservation and efficiency by curbing the states growing appetite for energy. Electricity use has been growing by about 2% a year in the state. The task force among other things proposes … Continue reading
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U.S. made mild hybrid creates jobs
The new Chevy Malibu has been selling well. One plant producing Malibus on one shift has expanded to assembling them on two shifts in just its first few months on the market, The 3.6-liter, 252-horsepower V-6 is replaced with a … Continue reading
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battery tricks
The success of Plug-in hybrids hinge on the development of lithium-ion batteries. Some interesting inventions that will make your cell phone battery ready to drive your car. Differences in chemistry and structure will depend on application. The most promising electrode … Continue reading
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“green-collar” jobs
Obama said in a speech said that he wanted to call for a decade-long investment in a $150 billion plan to create five million so-called “green-collar” jobs to develop energy sources that are friendly to the environment. Clinton comes swinging … Continue reading
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VIDEO Don Warner at the organ
( Paul Kuehnel – York Daily Record/Sunday News ) inyork.com/ydr Don Warner took his seat at his organ and within seconds brought the quiet room to life. His animated hands and feet worked the pedals and keys that gave a … Continue reading
Great Green America Fest
The Great Green America Fest Saturday & Sunday, May 3 and 4 – 11AM – 8PM greatgreenamericafest.com (website under development) On the grounds of Mount Hope Estate & Winery 2775 Lebanon Road, Manheim PA 17545 (717) 665-7021
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VIDEO Robert Rohrbaugh is close to his dream
(Paul Kuehnel – York Daily Record/Sunday News) Big things are brewing for player On the brink Robert Rohrbaugh is close to realizing his dream of playing Major League Baseball.
Generate electricity with your knee
Researchers from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia have developed a device worn much like a knee brace that generates electricity from the natural motion of walking. The device harvests energy from the end of a walker’s step, when the … Continue reading
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Blackle
Blackle was created by Heap Media to remind us all of the need to take small steps in our everyday lives to save energy. Blackle searches are powered by Google Custom Search. Blackle saves energy because the screen is predominantly … Continue reading
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Bio-fuel crops increase CO2
Two studies published this week suggest that almost all bio-fuels cause more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional fuels if the full emissions costs of production are taken into account. By planting bio-fuel crops, proponents hope to harvest the benefits of … Continue reading
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Post consum(er)ption era
A lesson in environmentalism The United States economy was built on production and consumption. Our fabric was woven from the Henry Ford concept; if you pay people a decent wage future consumers can afford to buy the products they produce. … Continue reading
Big Expensive vs. Small Affordable
General Motors is to unveil 2009 Sierra Hybrid and Denali XT concept at Chicago motor show. Pairing an E85 engine with the two-mode hybrid for the first time. Another concept is a modern update of the 1970s Chevrolet El Camino … Continue reading
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Martin Library Go Series
February 4 – April 5 According to their website: GO! is a community programming series that seeks to build community connections through dynamic and unique learning opportunities. Martin Library hosts three series annually, each lasting approximately eight weeks. Each themed … Continue reading
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Detroit reborn
To every [thing there is] a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die.. I’m not one to quote scripture, but there is a correlation in business – … Continue reading
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VIDEO A Visit to the Rehmeyer home, scene of the 1929 Hex murder
Visiting the scene of (York County’s hex) crime. A trio set out to remove a hex on one of them cast by a practitioner of powwow, later described as a witch. In the process the practitioner, Nelson Rehmeyer, was killed … Continue reading
VIDEO The scene of the crime
Trials of Hex author J. Ross McGinnis speaks in Rehmeyers hollow at the scene of the 1928 murder.
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Are you feeling wealthy…
Beyond the pocketbook: Do you feel empowered by your fuel choices? Are we more energy independent than previous years? Do our energy choices offer less pollution? How have we defined reward? Exxon Mobil delivered its strongest performance ever last year, … Continue reading
