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AmberWaves September 2009 > Features
by Carol Jones, Timothy Parker, and Mary Ahearn
New health information technologies hold promise for improving health care in remote areas.
Includes audio podcast
by John Cromartie and Peter Nelson
Baby boomers, poised to retire, are expected to increase rural and small-town populations, bringing both additional benefits and costs.
Broadband Internet Service Helping Create a Rural Digital Economy
by Peter Stenberg, Mitch Morehart, and John Cromartie
Rapid growth in broadband service is providing economic and societal benefits to rural areas.
Full Throttle U.S. Ethanol Expansion Faces Challenges Down the Road
by Paul C. Westcott
New technologies, supporting infrastructures, and greater demand will be needed to meet the country’s ambitious mandate to increase biofuel use.