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Increasing Driving Poses Environmental Challenge for America

Wednesday, May 07, 2008 1:35:00 PM

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Despite current legislative efforts, thwarting serious environmental damage and possible climate change from greenhouse gas emissions will become impossible if automobile use continue ...   Full Story

World Could Warm by Seven Degrees - Scientist

Wednesday, May 07, 2008 1:05:00 PM

CANBERRA—Climate change is happening faster than predicted and the world could be as much as seven degrees hotter by the end of the century, a CSIRO scientist says.   Full Story

Electric Sports Car Debuts in U.S.

Tuesday, May 06, 2008 6:06:00 PM

Tesla Motors is opening its first car store with the launch of the Tesla Roadster, the latest fully-electric vehicle available in the US.   Full Story

Microsoft Gives Up Yahoo Takeover Bid

Monday, May 05, 2008 5:05:00 AM

NEW YORK—Citing the inability to agree on a takeover price, Microsoft announced late Saturday evening that it was abandoning its bid to acquire Yahoo.In a letter to Yahoo's chief executive Jerr ...   Full Story

Farmers Face Climate Challenge in Quest for More Food

Sunday, May 04, 2008 9:20:00 PM

SINGAPORE—If farmers think they have a tough time producing enough rice, wheat and other grain crops, global warming is going to present a whole new world of challenges in the race to produce more foo ...   Full Story

Microsoft, Yahoo Could Reach Weekend Deal

Saturday, May 03, 2008 1:12:00 PM

BOSTON/NEW YORK—Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc are making last-minute efforts to seal a deal before Microsoft takes its Yahoo bid hostile or abandons it altogether, sources familiar with the matter said ...   Full Story

Plastic Bottle Chemical May Be Harmful, Says U.S. Agency

Wednesday, April 30, 2008 1:15:00 PM

A chemical in some plastic food and drink packaging including baby bottles may be tied to early puberty and prostate and breast cancer, the U.S. government said on Tuesday.   Full Story

Petrochemical Replacement Plants Closer, Scientists Say

Monday, April 28, 2008 1:05:00 PM

Australian researchers say they are a step closer to turning plants into "biofactories" capable of producing oils which can be used to replace petrochemicals.   Full Story

Urban Miners Look for Precious Metals in Cell Phones

Sunday, April 27, 2008 1:03:00 PM

HONJO, Japan—Thinking of throwing out your old cell phone? Think again. Maybe you should mine it first for gold, silver, copper and a host of other metals embedded in the electronics — many of which ...   Full Story

Canonical Releases Ubuntu Linux 'Hardy Heron'

Friday, April 25, 2008 1:30:00 PM

NEW YORK—Canonical Ltd. today announced the public release of its latest version of Ubuntu Linux, codenamed "Hardy Heron". The release, which was first announced late last year, was met with cheer by ...   Full Story

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