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Hybrid Car Production Questions Abound for Toyota
Toyota will make enough Prius hybrid cars this year to catch up to customer demand, and it'll decide by mid-year which hybrid model it will produce in the United States. >> Read the Full Article
Kobe Steel to Halt Output of Steel Treated with Harmful Chemical
Kobe Steel Ltd. said Wednesday it will halt production of hot-dip galvanized steel sheets treated with hexavalent chromium, a chemical used to boost corrosion resistance but widely seen as harmful to the environment. >> Read the Full Article
Scientific Panel's Report on Water Pollutant at Odds with EPA Findings
A water pollutant also found in some produce and milk is not as dangerous as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency determined in a preliminary risk assessment two years ago, a panel of scientists announced Monday. >> Read the Full Article
Sierra Club Blasts University of Central Florida for Stadium Plans
UCF's sudden drive to build an on-campus stadium has opened the door for a wider challenge to the school's controversial growth plan. >> Read the Full Article
GM's Fuel-Cell Cars Still Face Obstacles
General Motors Corp. says one problem has been solved, but two remain in making hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered vehicles viable by the automaker's 2010 target. >> Read the Full Article
Silicon Valley Players Seek Breakthroughs in Alternative-Power Technology
Until recently, the energy business didn't hold much appeal for Silicon Valley entrepreneurs — too old-world, too regulated, too, well, unenergetic. >> Read the Full Article
Hull, Mass., Aims to Build High-Tech Water Desalination Plant
Hull officials are seeking proposals that would enable the town to draw its drinking water from the ocean and possibly build the nation's first wind-powered desalination plant. >> Read the Full Article
General Motors Develops Hybrid, Hydrogen Strategies
With the GMC Graphyte, General Motors announces it's serious about hybrids. With GM's Sequel, more performance and better range enter the nascent hydrogen fuel-cell market. >> Read the Full Article
Kimberly-Clark ups Ante in Tsunami Relief with Gift to UNICEF
Kimberly-Clark Corp.'s cash commitment to support South Asia tsunami disaster relief could hit $1.5 million, the firm has announced. >> Read the Full Article
Solo Drivers of Hybrids to Gain from California Bill
Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced Wednesday she will introduce legislation allowing solo motorists to drive hybrid cars in California's freeway car-pool lanes. >> Read the Full Article