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...Automakers argue that the state's greenhouse-gas emission standards amount to new fuel-economy rules because about the only way to meet the California standard is to limit the use of fuel burned in the engine: Cars and trucks would have to get 43 miles per gallon on average by 2016, which is far higher than the 35 miles per gallon by 2020 target currently approved by Congress in the Energy Act of 2007. Such a leap would require sweeping changes in the vehicles American drive...
...However, Jim Kliesch, senior engineer with the Union of Concerned Scientists, argues that the industry can meet California standards with relatively modest improvements to the traditional internal combustion engines, especially if the automobile fleet continues to absorb more hybrid and electric vehicles. Bob Kruse, executive director of GM's Chevrolet Volt, said this week that the Volt hasn't gotten an EPA rating yet. But under current test procedures it could get a rating of better than 100 miles per gallon because it uses electricity rather than gasoline to propel the vehicle. The gasoline only would be used to power...
...there are so many hands to support him but so few to pull him out. And if I feel guilty for what I have done, I go to mosque. There I am invited to jihad, and I am given a license for paradise. That is where crime and terrorism meet." From the LeT stall, Qasab was directed to the group's offices, where after a brief interview, he was given the address of a training camp and money...
...Ukrainians have descended upon banks across Kiev, anxious to get hold of their cash. With a number of banks already under the administration of the National Bank, worried citizens have drained over 20% of hryvnia deposits since November. As banks struggle to come up with enough cash to meet demand, one has even proposed a scheme of exchanging deposits for homes that have been repossessed. "I have to come here every day to stand in line in the cold, with no food or toilet," Vesna says. "But what else can I do?" (See pictures of Ukraine's neighbors, Russia...
...know the staff, and they sought out our support,” said Medical School student Benjamin J. Oldfield. “As students we have the power to meet with administrators and impact change...