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Gas Prices Hit $4, ZAP Electric Car Deliveries Top 700
Submitted by acampbell on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 10:32.
MIAMI, FL (April 16, 2008) – Electric car interest is picking up as gas prices push toward record highs, according to US electric car dealers.
AP reported that retail gasoline prices rose to a new average national record of $3.386, according to a survey by AAA and the Oil Price Information Service. Prices were highest in California, where mid-range and higher grades are now averaging more than $4 a gallon.
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 .jpg "Great Barrier Reef Corals Global Warming")
billion of dollars, the report into the impact of global warming says.
Cost of global warming: 1 million species
Submitted by acampbell on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 20:00.
Cost of global warming: 1 million species
Thu Jan 8, 6:39 AM ET - USATODAY.com
by Robert Davis, USA TODAY
More than one-third of all species in several regions of the world are at risk of extinction by 2050 if global warming isn't controlled, says an international study out today.
The Platte River Whooping Crane is on a list of endangered species from the National Wildlife Federation.
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The Platte River Whooping Crane is on a list of endangered species from the National Wildlife Federation.
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.jpg "Gas Prices High ZAP ZP")
new SUV 'For Sale by Owner'-a steal, though at 12 miles per gallon, maybe not.
