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U.S. Forest Service acquires new fire-fighting equipment

By Front Page Edition on June 14th, 2012 | Last updated: October 5, 2012 at 1:35 pm

By Robert Lopez & Catherine Awasthi - WUFT-FM The U.S. Forest Service has awarded contracts to four companies to provide a total of seven next-generation airtankers to fight wildfires. This is an addition to the eight additional aircrafts added to the [...]

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UF awarded $5.4 million for biomass research and development

By admin on May 5th, 2011 | Last updated: September 10, 2012 at 9:56 am

By Donna Green-Townsend – WUFT-FM In an effort to reduce America’s reliance on imported oil, the University of Florida has been awarded $5.4 million from the USDA and Department of Energy for Biomass Research and Development Projects. According to U.S. [...]