Area students get green at bookstore

The bookstore at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology will use recyclable shopping bags to replace plastic ones.

    Chickens stand in their cage at the Rose Acre Farms, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, near Stuart, Iowa. About 96 percent of eggs sold in the United States come from hens who live in the so-called battery cages from the day they're born until their 

    Researchers study chicken cages

    Are cramped chickens crazy chickens? Researchers are trying to answer that question through several studies that intend to take emotions out of an angry debate between animal welfare groups and producers.

       

      Firm uses recycled paper in shoemaking

      Confronted with an ever-growing pile of old newspapers, Taiwanese fashion designer Colin Lin came up with the idea of using them to make shoes and tote bags for her environmentally friendly footwear company.

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