Nebraska Blueprint – Fall 2004

Table of Contents: A letter from the editor . . . A Green House Effect: Nebraska Embraces Eco-Friendly Construction A Crumbly Deal – Tires are piling up in landfills, so researchers are presenting new ways to recycle the rubber A River Runs Through It – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects on the Missouri River How Is Ethanol Made? – It takes more than a plant to whip up what fuels our cars and also fills our bellies How Do Cell Phones Work? – Cell phone networks work with towers, phone companies so you can chat as you go What Is Environmental Engineering? – Engineers protect humans through study of health, pollution, environment Marvelous Motors – A University of Nebraska–Lincoln electrical engineering professor and his colleagues have found a way to decrease American dependence on foreign oil, protect the environment, and save money for both families and industries . . . by increasing the efficiency of the millions of products that contain electric motors A Humbler Habitat: Tiger beetle finds unsafe home in Nebraska\u27s marshes Keeping Nebraska\u27s \u27Pheasants Forever\u27 Movie review: Go Further Goes Organic – Woody Harrelson\u27s documentary of his tour de organica Movie review: Climate Catastrophe in Film and the Environment – The Day after Tomorrow Farm Subsidies Need to Be Reformed – American farm subsidy policy must be seriously overhauled so that it operates as a safety net for family farms and not as a harmful and expensive payment to large companies Virtual Classroom Earns Students Master\u27s Degree