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May 22, 2013
Textile World - Researchers at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, have found that unprocessed low-micronaire cotton surpasses other, higher grades of cotton in its ability to absorb oil, making it the most effective cotton-based solution for cleaning up crude oil spills.
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May 22, 2013
The Rachel Maddow Show
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May 22, 2013
Slate.com - While there are several recorded instances of powerful storms ripping open the doors to storm cellars and other shelters, no such instance has been documented with a shelter tested and approved by the National Wind Institute (NWI) at Texas Tech University. While other storm shelters may be old or poorly designed in the first place, the shelters approved by the NWI are designed to withstand winds up to 250 mph, which includes nearly all recorded tornadoes (including Monday’s) and most tornadoes rated as EF5s on the Enhanced Fujita scale.
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May 22, 2013
USA Today - Storm shelters certified by the National Storm Shelter Association are tested against 250-mph winds and debris traveling at that speed, says Ernst Kiesling, head of the NSSA and a research professor at Texas Tech University’s National Wind Institute in Lubbock. “They would have easily survived the 200-mph winds reported from Oklahoma,” Kiesling says. “We’re greatly chagrined that the message has been sent that the only safe place is underground. That’s simply not accurate. People can feel very safe in a modern storm shelter.”
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