By PHIL MULKINS Dear Action Line: As spray polyurethane foam helps homeowners qualify for energy saving tax credits and rebates, what are its attributes and applications? - M.K., Tulsa. "Spray polyurethane foam insulation provides many benefits, including lower energy costs...

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Automakers are in the uncomfortable position of building mostly at a loss a class of small electric cars that garner a lot of attention but few sales just to satisfy rules imposed by one state, California. As a result, they've acquired the name "compliance cars." ...

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May 19--It's been more than a dozen years since the last uranium ore was mined in New Mexico, but a Canada-based company and a Japanese partner propose to break that spell soon. The U.S. Forest Service expects to close the comment period in mid-June on a draft...

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- The World Bank said Friday that it's helping Haiti craft legislation for the impoverished nation's little-known mining industry. In a brief statement to The Associated Press, the bank said it's trying to support the Haitian government in its effort to develop the mining sector...

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AUGUSTA, Maine -- There hasn't been an active mining operation in Maine for 40 years, but the prospect of new mining activity in Aroostook County is fueling a State House debate over the environmental effects of open-pit mining. During an afternoon work session Wednesday, the Legislature's Joint...

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