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• Are biofuels earth-friendly?
  Two recent studies in the journal Science argue that biofuels like ethanol might contribute to global warming. As the U.S. looks increasingly at alternatives to fossil fuel, how much should we rely on biofuels?9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Joe Fargione: Regional science director for the Nature Conservancy.
  Timothy Searchinger: Researcher at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.
  Bill Lee: General manager of the Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company in Benson, MN. He is the former chairman of the Renewable Fuels Association.
  More from MPR
  Some biofuels can add to global warming (02/07/2008)
  Resources
  About Joe Fargione
  About Timothy Searchinger
  The Impacts of Biofuels on Greenhouse Gases: How Land Use Change Alters the Equation
  Renewable Fuels Association
  Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company
• The meaning of a Microsoft, Yahoo merger
  Microsoft and Yahoo are in preliminary stages of a possible merger that would be enormous by standards of the tech industry. The two companies combined may challenge dominant Google, but they are like all Internet-driven companies as they try to devine the next great uses of the Web.10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Jay Greene: Seattle bureau chief for Business Week magazine.
  Steve Johnson: Internet critic for the Chicago Tribune. He writes the Hypertext blog on the culture of technology.
  More from MPR
  To take on Google, Microsoft bids $44.6B for Yahoo (02/01/2008)
  Resources
  Jay Greene: Yahoo Plays the Field with News Corp.
  Steve Johnson: "Google Goes Local But Misses By a Mile"
  Johnson's Hypertext Blog

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