1. STATES:
Political slugfest in Mich. over renewable energy ballot proposal
The idea of raising renewable standards may not be a focus on Capitol Hill, but in Michigan, the concept is spurring an expensive political brawl with repercussions for the Midwest's future power mix and manufacturing base.
2. FOOD SECURITY:
Improving Africa's wheat potential requires more than a few good seeds
ASELLA, Ethiopia -- The Kulumsa Research Center, located in the pastoral East Africa Rift Valley 86 miles southeast of the Ethiopian capital, is an oasis of high wheat productivity in the bread basket of Ethiopia. But its blooming realities are not yet Africa's.