Anti-Gouging Gas Price Laws Gain Momentum   30 May 2007 15:27 GMT
Thirty-three states already have laws similar to bills moving through Congress. So why aren't more cases being brought to court? Price gouging is very difficult to prove. And opposition to this type of legislation is growing from business groups that...
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Porsche Spyder Takes Third America Le Mans Win   30 May 2007 15:06 GMT
No doubt it will renew complaints that the Penske Porsches are competing in the wrong class. And yet for the third time running—and only in its second full series—a Porsche Spyder has beat Audi’s much faster R10. The Audi is...
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LPP Combustion Claims Biodiesel Technology that Burns as Clean as Natural Gas   30 May 2007 15:00 GMT
The patented technology converts biodiesel and other liquid fuels into a synthetic natural gas, which can be burned in any gas-combustion system with no modifications. During testing, the technology created emissions of nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and particulate...
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GM Discovers the Benefits of Going Green   30 May 2007 14:59 GMT
The company that gave us the Hummer is now throwing hundreds of engineers and millions of dollars into electric cars, hybrid technologies and fuel-cell engines. GM has also become the first automaker to sign on to a cap-and-trade system for...
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Chevron Pumps Up Cellulosic Ethanol   30 May 2007 13:43 GMT
Chevron is like a blacksmith that foresees the decline of the horse and buggy and learns how to build cars. The energy company is teaming up with universities across the country to develop biofuels that will supplement the dwindling supplies...
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Fuming Auto 'Expert' Denies Global Warming   30 May 2007 13:21 GMT
Sometimes professional writers pen things that are so incredibly stupid that they take your breath away. Take this doozy from the Detroit News' John McCormick: If, like me, you believe that the man-made CO2 global warming theory is akin to...
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Cell Phones Can Disable Nissan Car Keys   29 May 2007 17:28 GMT
If you drive a Nissan, don’t carry your car keys in the same pocket as your cell phone. You may find yourself stranded. The company announced this week that if its I keys, which allow remote entry, are placed too...
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Will the $100 Fill-Up Finally Get Drivers to Switch?   29 May 2007 17:19 GMT
In this week’s “Time,” Nancy Gibbs points out that one century ago gasoline prices in Chicago were 18 cents a gallon—or about $4 in today’s currency. It was considered a bargain and an environmental improvement at the time, given that...
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Toyota Takes America   29 May 2007 17:19 GMT
It’s hard to believe that Toyota’s first offering in America was 50 years ago this month—and it bombed. The Toyopet Crown, sold out of a former Rambler dealership in Hollywood, was underpowered and overpriced. In fact, it was the cult...
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Soaring Oil Prices Become Blame Game Between OPEC, Refiners   29 May 2007 16:55 GMT
When prices at the pump spike, OPEC usually opens the spigot. This time around, however, the cartel claims that refiners are squeezing supplies. Not so, say refiners. This latest tiff is shaping up to be a battle over profits at...
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