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Random act of greenness or a job well done?

Jul 25, 2008
KB Home has announced it will commit to a new set of environmental standards in its housing developments, including making all of its new...

Plugging electric cars

Jul 24, 2008
If you're interested in the development of electric-car technology, you might enjoy C-Net's video report from the Plug-In 2008 car conference in...

Google does Wikipedia one better -- $

Jul 23, 2008
Wikipedia, as we're sure you know, has become the encyclopedia of the Internet, with tons of information compiled by people who, for the most part,...

Hershey's not melting away yet

Jul 23, 2008
A few chocolate snobs in our office turn their noses up at Hershey bars, but -- at the risk of sounding like a pitch man -- there's still something...

Bad days for newspapers, democracy

Jul 23, 2008
It's almost not news anymore that newspapers' revenues are plummeting, they're cutting staffs of talented journalists, and the news -- locally,...

Global warming? Just pass the lime

Jul 22, 2008
This news item may very well end up in the "Too good to be true" bin, but it has a magic-bullet allure for alleviating global warming. . ....

Adapting to a bleak oil crunch scenario

Jul 22, 2008
If you haven't already, it may be time to start some long-term planning on lifestyle changes to accommodate the continuing escalation of gas prices...

Lots of barking over Verizon ad

Jul 22, 2008
Verizon has a new TV ad for the LG Dare phone that has set off a storm of complaints from animal rights groups, including the Humane Society of the...

Another reason not to drive

Jul 21, 2008
As if gas prices weren't enough to discourage us from getting behind the wheel. The AP gives us reasons to watch out for who might be driving that...

Is mystery meat on the menu?

Jul 21, 2008
It's hard not to take a pot shot at cafeteria food, but the folks cooking up meals for the Chandler Unified School District in Chandler, Ariz.,...