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A Redmond company’s cosmic gamble
Planetary Resources got an early start in asteroid mining. But this could be a long-term proposition — and with competition.
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There’s one thing state lawmakers agree on: the internet
The Legislature is delving deeply into internet issues this year, including those that affect urban and rural areas.
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Energy-hungry China is becoming a big player in the Mountain West
The West's oil, gas, and coal now are shipped more than ever through West Coast ports. China, and other growing countries, are becoming bigger and bigger owners of the energy and raw materials they want.
Culture
Learning to be an oyster farmer: first, there's eating the oyster
If you're going to talk with the restaurant people and meet their needs, you have to be familiar with their favored way of serving oysters: raw.
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The mysterious reappearance of the Western bumblebee
Sightings in the Seattle area and Colorado have raised hopes for a species that helps agriculture but seemed to have disappeared.