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Gas Prices Up? There's a Shock!

Submitted by acampbell on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 20:00.

(Orig. 2004) Gas Prices Up? There's a Shock!

How high will gas prices go? The question percolates throughout America, often followed by complaints about the obscene amounts of money it takes to fill up the gas tank.

You drive to work with one eye on the road and the other eye on your fuel gauge. Hey, is that Mr. Smith riding his bicycle to work? And look, in the vacant lot on the corner, a brand new SUV 'For Sale by Owner'-a steal, though at 12 miles per gallon, maybe not.

Great Barrier Reef corals mostly dead by 2050

Submitted by acampbell on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 20:00.

Great Barrier Reef corals mostly dead by 2050
SYDNEY (AFP) - The brightly-coloured corals that make Australia's Great Barrier Reef one of the world's natural wonders will be largely dead by 2050 because of rising sea temperatures, according to a report released Saturday.

Instead of the rich environment depicted in the recent movie Finding Nemo, the coral reef will be bleached out and replaced by ordinary seaweed, costing the tourism industry billion of dollars, the report into the impact of global warming says.

Electric Cars on the Books in New Mexico

Submitted by acampbell on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 20:00.

Electric Cars on the Books in New Mexico

By Dan Shingler
Albequerque Tribune Reporter

The slow lane might be the clean lane in New Mexico: Electric cars are now legal on some streets.

Gov. Bill Richardson, back from the winter meeting of the National Governors Association in Washington, D.C., signed three bills Tuesday, including a measure that makes it OK to drive electric cars on streets with speed limits of 35 mph or less.

Environmentalists supported the bill and were pleased with the signing.

"We strongly supported the bill," said Benjamin Luce, state coordinator for the Coalition For Clean Affordable Energy. "It paves the way for the widespread emergence of electric vehicles."

Pentagon's Worst-Case Scenario for Global Warming

Submitted by acampbell on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 20:00.

Pentagon's Worst-Case Scenario for Global Warming


SOURCE: Various News

Reports Last year the Pentagon commissioned a report on the potential global impacts of an abrupt and severe change in the world's climate and the worst-case scenario doesn't look good, according to the authors.

Since it has surfaced, the 38-page report has sparked controversy within political circles on the timing of the leak during an election year along with accusations of cover-ups from the liberal media. Meanwhile, Pentagon officials are downplaying the findings as an extreme situation based on a worst-case scenario of global warming with some critics claiming the leak was politically motivated.

Metropolis team zaps around town!

Submitted by acampbell on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 20:00.

Metropolis team zaps around town!

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