It will take more than tougher fuel economy standards for U.S. transportation to significantly cut its oil use over the next half century. It will likely require a combination of measures that foster consumer and supplier ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 23, 2011
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Women who return to work after giving birth are more likely to stay on the job if they have greater control over their work schedules, according to a Baylor University study. Researchers also found that job security and the ...
Social Sciences
Jun 21, 2011
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A Chilean court ordered the suspension of a project to build a complex of giant hydroelectric dams in the Patagonian wilderness, bowing to appeals by lawmakers and environmental groups.
Environment
Jun 20, 2011
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(AP) -- Warner Bros. says it will become the first movie studio to launch a national video-on-demand service in China.
Telecom
Jun 15, 2011
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Sony said Tuesday it plans to restore by this weekend PlayStation Network services worldwide except in Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea, after being targeted in a massive online attack in April.
Business
May 31, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Thermal management is crucial in the development of new car batteries; NREL's Large-Volume Calorimeter helps prepare for a surge in electric vehicles.
Energy & Green Tech
May 16, 2011
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(AP) -- Demand Media Inc. fared better than analysts anticipated in the first quarter, easing investor worries that Google Inc.'s recent changes to how it culls search results may have damaged the online content generator's ...
Business
May 6, 2011
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The rapid decline of salmon and the steady increase in the number of endangered fish species show that a new approach is needed to manage California's aquatic ecosystems, according to the book "Managing California's Water: ...
Environment
Apr 28, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As China's economy continues to soar, its energy use and greenhouse gas emissions will keep on soaring as well --or so goes the conventional wisdom. A new analysis by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National ...
Environment
Apr 27, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Japanese officials increased the nuclear crisis level at the Fukushima plant on Monday to match that of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. But, unlike the Soviet disaster, most of the radiation from the Fukushima ...
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 15, 2011
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