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Al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia Presents the Return of its Publication, Sawt al-Jihad [Voice of Jihad], the Thirtieth Issue, Calling for Strikes on all Oil Interests ************************************************ Al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia issued the thirtieth issue of its former biweekly electronic magazine, Sawt al-Jihad [Voice of Jihad], today, Thursday, February 8, 2006. The issuance of this publication comes nearly twenty months after its last, the group having distributed the 29th edition in April 2005, also following a several month absence. This issue, 56-pages in length, contains fifteen articles, not including sections with readers’ contributions and messages/responses, which cover subjects pertaining to jihad,...

Gov. Joe Manchin has a goal for West Virginia. By 2030, he wants West Virginia to become the first state in the nation to be completely energy independent. That means no foreign oil in cars, airplanes and trucks, and it means a greater emphasis on conservation by all state residents and businesses. It's a daunting goal, and he wants the first step toward the goal completed by January 2007. Last week, Manchin told members of the state's Public Energy Authority that by the new year he wants a blueprint for how the state might accomplish true energy independence. "No specific...

Firms are dabbling in a diverse range of projects, including one in which microbes eat grease to help produce electricity. Inside two half-million-gallon tanks built in the 1950s, a team of microorganisms is preparing to munch its way into the annals of energy innovation. Late this month, the microbes will start transforming truckloads of restaurant grease into electricity for a water pollution control plant in Millbrae, Calif. The one-of-a-kind setup relieves the city and area eateries of a fatty disposal headache while saving energy. And it has come with the help of a surprising backer: Chevron Corp. "You don't think...

President Bush said he would speed up his alternative-energy push during the remainder of his term with new spending focused on easing bottlenecks that are slowing the spread of ethanol in the market. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal on a swing through Alabama, Mr. Bush said he is seeking ways to overcome difficulties in transporting the fuel, and to increase the number of stations selling it.