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11.04.2009 3:02 pm

Clunker pickups traded for new pickups

BY TED BRIDIS
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON  — The most common deals under the government’s $3
billion Cash for Clunkers program, aimed at putting more fuel-efficient
cars on the road, replaced old Ford or Chevrolet pickups with new ones
that got only marginally better gas…

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10.13.2009 10:09 pm

Saudis seek compensation for reduced oil consumption

BY JAD MOUAWAD AND ANDREW C. REVKIN
New York Times

Saudi Arabia is trying to enlist other oil-producing countries to support a provocative idea: If wealthy countries reduce their oil consumption to combat global warming, they should pay compensation to oil producers.

The…

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08.24.2009 10:22 pm

U.S. Chamber of Commerce pushes for hearing on global warming science

BY JIM TANKERSLEY
Tribune Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON — The nation’s largest business lobby wants to put the science of global warming on trial.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, trying to ward off potentially sweeping federal emissions regulations, is pushing the Environmental Protection Agency…

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08.04.2009 5:38 pm

‘Cash for clunkers’ effect on pollution? A blip

BY SETH BORENSTEIN
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — “Cash for clunkers” could have the same effect on global warming pollution as shutting down the entire country _ every automobile, every factory, every power plant _ for an hour per year. That could…

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