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    Delphi moves to new campus in B'lore  Jul 4, 2009
    This calls for huge investment on power electronics and hybrid technology, he added. These are key param 00004000 eters that have made Delphi to enhance space for research. (India Times)

    Printable Battery Could Give Bunny Run for Money  Jul 3, 2009
    0 As more and more people rely on cell phones, laptop computers, personal organizers, and even hybrid electric-gas vehicles, scientists are working to develop rechargeable batteries that are ever smaller, cheaper. Oct 08, 2008. (Newsmax)

    An Unexpected Solution to our Energy and Climate Crises  Jul 2, 2009
    President and CEO, Hybrid Power Technologies ... Similar in nature to the fundamentals behind the hybrid automobile, Hybrid-nuclear Energy is a unique 21st century technology that provides an environmentally sound and economical solution to our energy and greenhouse gas dilemmas ... Overview of Hybrid-nuclear Technology. (Energy Pulse, CO)

    Japan's business confidence rebound disappoints  Jul 1, 2009
    Toyota Motor Corp. booked 100,000 orders for its Prius in the month since the hybrid car's May 18 debut as government incentives encouraged consumers to buy fuel-efficient vehicles. The company will resume Saturday shifts this month at domestic plants that make the car, according to the Asahi newspaper. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Thirst For Blood Sparks Toxic Algal Blooms  Jul 1, 2009
    A horticulturist created a hybrid lily lookalike that expresses a lavender-lilac color, strong and upright stems, and winter hardiness. In gardens it. (Science Daily)

    Govt to check dumping of biotech products  Jun 30, 2009
    AS the debate on the use of biotechnology for better agricultural yields and the much-sought food security for Nigeria ranges on, the Federal Government says it would not allow the country to be made a dumping ground for hybrid products ... " Minister of Science and Technology, Alhassan Zaku, who was represented by Mr. Abayomi Oguntunde, however, assured on the safety of hybrid products and emphasised their benefits. He explained that the technology came out of the need to modify the natural... (Guardian News, Nigeria)

    Story tips from the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, July 2009  Jun 30, 2009
    PEEMRC is the Department of Energy's broad-based research center helping lead the nation's advancing shift from petroleum-powered to hybrid-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. The center's efforts directly support DOE's Vehicle Technologies Program and its goal to provide Americans with greater freedom of mobility and energy security while lowering costs and reducing impacts on the environment. (EurekAlert!)

    Chris MannixINSIDE THE NBA  Jun 30, 2009
    They also got a potential point guard in Florida State's Toney Douglas, a tough defender who could play a hybrid guard role in the Knicks' system. SIXERS -- Several NBA executives believed Jrue Holiday would be a top 10 pick, so you can imagine how surprised the point-guard-starved 76ers were when he slipped to No. 17. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)

    Nielsen rallies to win at En-Joie  Jun 29, 2009
    Nielsen birdied No. 4 and went for the green with a hybrid on his second shot at the 565-yard, par-5 fifth, statistically the easiest of the day. The ball landed in a greenside bunker and Nielsen blasted to 5 feet and made birdie for a two-shot lead. (MSNBC -- Sports)

    Plug-in hybrid or electric car is still a winner  Jun 29, 2009
    A 2007 study by the nonprofit Electric Power Research Institute calculated that powering a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle would cost the equivalent of roughly 75 cents per gallon of gasoline a price not seen at the pump for 30 years. The calculation was made using an average cost of electricity of 8. (Westerly Sun, RI)

    The new breed of Boston restaurant has nothing to do with status and everything to do with what's growing in our backyard  Jun 28, 2009
    And so a new kind of neighborhood restaurant is emerging, a hybrid of high quality and low-key comfort that may well be the future of Boston dining. It was more than a decade in the making. (Boston Globe)

    New HGTV show gives homeowners the cold truth  Jun 28, 2009
    Saturday, June 27, 2009. Forget about "Fear Factor" stunts like eating worms or escaping from underwater tanks. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)

    Gardening tips for this early summer weather  Jun 28, 2009
    I did notice the beginning of some black spot on one of my hybrid teas. This year I was planning on trying Remedy, a potassium bicarbonate (think baking soda) based spray that is supposed to control a number of fungus diseases including black spot and powdery mildew. (Westerly Sun, RI)

    Analysis: Climate bill may spur energy revolution  Jun 28, 2009
    Such a law would impact how much people pay to heat, cool and light their homes (it would cost more); what automobiles they buy and drive (smaller, fuel efficient and hybrid electric); and where they will work (more "green" jobs, meaning more environmentally friendly ones). Critics of the House bill brand it a "jobs killer." Yet it would seem more likely to shift jobs. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Hybrid buses to roll out in Melbourne  Jun 28, 2009
    Hybrid buses are set to hit Melbourne's roads in an Australia-first trial aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions by a fifth compared with conventional buses. Two hybrid-electric buses will go into service on two suburban routes in the $500,000 joint Victorian and federal government trial ... The trial will assess the viability of hybrid buses in reducing the carbon emissions of public transport. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Melon research sweetened with DNA sequence  Jun 27, 2009
    In addition to the complete map, the researchers located genetic markers linked to fruit sugars, ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and male sterility, which is useful for developing hybrid varieties. The trio said the genetic map will be helpful for future studies in identifying fruit sweetness, quality, size, shape and resistance to disease. (EurekAlert!)

    Reedley small farmer thinks big  Jun 27, 2009
    From May to November, Mizuno supplies his Bay Area farmers market customers with a steady supply of everything from old-time favorites such as the yellow flesh O'Henry peach to hybrid varieties including the pecotum, part peach, plum and apricot. MARK CROSSE / THE FRESNO BEE. (Fresno Bee -- Business)

    Suzuki soars on possible VW tie-up  Jun 26, 2009
    "It could help Suzuki pick up its pace in the hybrid and electric vehicle field as those segments look set to grow faster than expected now. Meanwhile, Volkswagen could gain a partner in Asia that it always wanted and develop smaller cars as consumers downshift more and more from bigger cars," he said. Suzuki is cooperating with former top shareholder General Motors in the field of hybrid and fuel-cell vehicles despite the US automaker's bankruptcy filing this month ... Still, Suzuki has... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Alpacas offer resident chance to give back  Jun 26, 2009
    The day long event will feature the alpacas from Bent Pine in one of its many presentations during the event, which runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Kells alpacas will also be on display near the vendors stations, which include other displays of hybrid cars and solar energy. This is the first Green Fest for New Cumberland and will include childrens activities, vendor stands, demonstrations, presentations and displays. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)

    Suffering from the invasion of celebrity  Jun 26, 2009
    God, I m so sick of celebrities, their vile, walkie-talkie wielding entourages, their smoked-window, black hybrid SUVs, and their desperate, paradoxical craving for privacy and publicity in downtown Boston. Plus I can t park. (Boston Globe)

    Toyota's New Boss Warns of Two More Tough Years  Jun 25, 2009
    Toyoda said European efforts would focus on hybrids. The company's remodeled Prius hybrid, launched last month, has been a rare bright spot, receiving more than 180,000 orders in Japan. (ABC News -- Wire)

    Japan auto production tumbles again in May  Jun 25, 2009
    AP Photo - In this photo taken on June 5, 2009, a worker assembles parts on a new Prius hybrid vehicle at Toyota Motor Corp.'s Tsutsumi Plant in Toyota, central Japan. Toyota shareholders approved the appointment of the company founder's grandson Akio Toyoda as new president Tuesday, June 23, 2009, hoping that reaching back to the automaker's family roots will help steer the manufacturer out of it 00003685 s worst ever crisis. (Fresno Bee -- Business)

    Toyota to review product ranges  Jun 25, 2009
    Mr Toyoda said its efforts at reviving its fortunes in Europe would focus on petrol-electric hybrids. The company launched the latest revamp of its Prius hybrid in Japan last month and has received over 180,000 orders in that country so far. (BBC News -- Business)

    Iowa State University researcher looks at the future of agriculture  Jun 25, 2009
    " Huffman thinks the future will be even better. "From 2010 to 2019, corn yields are going to increase quite substantially, maybe at four to six bushels, per acre, per year," he said. Much of the increase will be due to genetic improvements in hybrid corn varieties associated with new, multiple stacking of genes for insect protection and herbicide tolerance that will permit a major increase in plant populations. These improvements are the result of corn that has been genetically modified (GM) to... (EurekAlert!)

    Mom & Pop bemoan humankind messing with Mother Nature  Jun 24, 2009
    Leafcutter bees pollinate carrots and legumes (peas, beans), and studies have shown that crops that require cross-pollination between male and female plants (such as hybrid sunflowers) have dramatically improved yields from wild bees. Scientists know that native bees cannot replace honeybees because they do not exist in sufficient numbers, but feel they represent a kind of insurance policy, and agricultural systems should be diversified. (Weymouth News, MA)

    Ford, Nissan, Tesla to receive U.S. loans  Jun 24, 2009
    Ford has said it intends to bring several battery-electric vehicles to market starting next year, with a plug-in hybrid vehicle coming by 2012. We want to be in every market segment in the U.S., said Ford CEO Alan Mulally. (MSNBC -- Business)

    Ford, Nissan, Tesla to Get Govt. Loans  Jun 24, 2009
    Ford has said it intends to bring several battery-electric vehicles to market starting next year, with a plug-in hybrid vehicle coming by 2012. 1. (ABC News -- Business)

    Oregon Recreation Report (3)  Jun 24, 2009
    ANA RESERVOIR: hatchery rainbow trout, hybrid bass. Ana Reservoir is open all year long for rainbow trout and hybrid bass angling ... Fishing has been good for rainbow trout and hybrid bass. (Lebanon Express, OR)

    Baptisia is sublime plant for early summer garden  Jun 22, 2009
    Several years ago I planted "Carolina Moonlight," a newer hybrid baptisia, in the front bed. It produces yellow flower spikes above green foliage, and it has taken some time to really catch hold. (Waterloo Courier, IO)

    'Venus' & 'Hartlage Wine' Calycanth...  Jun 22, 2009
    Sweetshrub/Sweetbush/Allspice Hybrids Landscape Design Newcomers ... are new hybrid cultivars, large, shade-loving shrubs excellent as specimen plants in many landscape garden designs ... Hartlage Wine' & 'Venus' Calycanthus hybrids are relative newcomers to horticulture and landscape gardens. (Suite101.com)

    The new chief: What's in it for Newsom  Jun 22, 2009
    The new chief: What's in it for Newsom. Article:The new chief: What's in it for Newsom:/c/a/2009/06/20/BAD218AJ40. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)

    Design Showhome structure has green theme  Jun 22, 2009
    Sunday, June 21, 2009. This year's Metropolitan Home Modern by Design Showhome has a bit of a past - say about 105 years. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Record Score On Pushover US Open Course  Jun 21, 2009
    Even so, he showed his imagination on the tough 15th by blasting a 19-degree hybrid out of rough so deep he could barely see his ball, from 164 yards to a 40-foot elevated green. It climbed onto the green for a safe two-putt par. (KFOXTV.com, TX)

    Electric Car and North American Ene...  Jun 21, 2009
    President Barack Obama has targeted 2015 for the one-millionth plug in hybrid to hit the streets ... And accoring to the Electric Power Research Instititute the amount of energy needed to charge a hybrid is around the same as plugging in two plasma televisions ... Finally, most studies confirm that the majority of households would plug in and recharge their hybrids in the evening - precisely when the peak demand for energy is lowest across the power grid. (Suite101.com)

    Davis calls energy crisis over  Jun 20, 2009
    State of emergency, in effect since '01, revoked. Friday, November 14, 2003. (Yahoo News -- Utility Industry Deregulation)

    Marijuana plants seized in Palo Alto  Jun 20, 2009
    New British Hybrid Car A new lightweight hydrogen-powered car, capable of speeds up to 50mph, was launched in London on Tuesday. It happens to you. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    GEN reports on alternative feedstocks for ethanol production  Jun 20, 2009
    Officials at Coskata say the company relies on a hybrid approach based on its Flex Ethanol technology, which combines gasification and fermentation in a thermo-biological pathway to produce fuel-grade ethanol that it contends can be cost-competitive with gasoline. The process reportedly is able to yield more than 100 gallons of ethanol per ton of dry biomass. (EurekAlert!)

    From the Fields  Jun 20, 2009
    Degree of severity very hybrid sensitive. Looks kind of bad now but they tell me it really doesn t affect the yield. (Agri-View, WI)

    Charging ahead  Jun 20, 2009
    "The federal government likes the electric cars and hybrid cars these days," Keller said ... The grant request includes 212 electric vehicles, 607 compressed-natural-gas (CNG) vehicles, 74 hybrid vehicles, three CNG stations and three alternative-fuel stations and 1,200 charging stations for electric vehicles ... " But Holoyda is quick to point out that electric vehicles aren't the only ones his group is looking at. Hydrogen cars and hybrids that combine gas and electricity are also in the... (Palo Alto Online, CA)

    Still Needed: A Climate Plan--Looking Past Cap and Trade  Jun 19, 2009
    Cap and trade or higher gasoline taxes might help nudge consumers toward more fuel-efficient cars, but the advent of a national fleet of plug-in hybrid, fuel-cell-powered or all-electric vehicles will depend much more on a large-scale public-private development effort that links research with investments in a new power grid and in other critical infrastructure. The administration has started in a listen and learn mode in international climate negotiations, which is certainly fair enough after... (Scientific American)

    Senate Passes 'Cash For Clunkers' Program  Jun 19, 2009
    Since the 1998 Cherokee gets about 17 mpg, an owner could parlay it into a new Ford Escape Hybrid -- 2009 versions get 28-to-32 mpg -- and maximize their trade-in to $4,500. Dealers would apply the vouchers to the purchase or lease of a qualifying vehicle and ensure that the older vehicles are crushed or shredded. (KSBW 8, CA)

    Reservoir budget cut in half by Parks Dept.  Jun 19, 2009
    Friday June 19, 2009. Parks Department cuts more than half from Ridgewood Reservoir’s development funds. (Queens Chronicle, NY)

    Pesto in summer: Make it like the Italians  Jun 19, 2009
    Heirlooms are open-pollinated plants not hybrid. This means they are true to seed the fruit that grows from the seed planted will be just like its parents. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)

    Brookline blogger documents towns oldest roses  Jun 18, 2009
    A recent transplant from New Orleans, Weldon has spent her spring wandering the streets of her new Aspinwall Hill neighborhood in search of treasures like these: old roses that date back to a time before meddling horticulturists began trying to craft the perfect blossom through hybridization ... Weldon said there s nothing wrong with hybrid roses, which tend to have larger blooms, but can be less fragrant and more susceptible to cold New England winters ... She even admitted to having a favorite... (Brookline TAB, MA)

    How You Drive Can Make Your Car Greener  Jun 18, 2009
    You won't get any argument from Gil Portalatin, hybrid propulsion system applications manager for Ford ... Some newer hybrid models even come with modes that can help you obtain maximum fuel efficiency with minimum effort, according to AAA. ... In the Ford Fusion hybrid, a plant grows branches and leaves when the car is driven in a fuel efficient manner and withers as economy goes down. (Click2Houston, TX)

    The magic of pasta with eggplant  Jun 18, 2009
    Sunday, June 14, 2009. Last month, I wrote about how to combine pasta with seasonal vegetables - peas, mushrooms, zucchini, green beans and many, many more - for easy and nourishing bowls of deliciousness. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)

    Mad about mangoes  Jun 18, 2009
    Others recall people who discovered or developed the hybrid, or popularized it: Mapulehu (from Joe Welch Mapulehu, who bred the trees on Moloka'i from an Indian variety); Gouveia (named for Ruth Gouveia of St. Louis Heights); Rapoza (named for nurseryman Herbert Rapoza, who worked on the variety at a UH experimental station); Ah Ping (from Chun Ah Ping, who raised mangoes on Moloka'i), explained Mark Suiso who, with his wife, Candy, operates Makaha Mangoes on O'ahu. But the mango is not native... (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Announcement of atomic plant set  Jun 18, 2009
    By TERRY KINNEY, Associated Press Writer. Wednesday, June 17, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)

    Green thumbs up: Plant versatile vines for colorful flowers that attract hummingbirds  Jun 17, 2009
    The variety Heavenly Blue is widely grown for its deep, sky blue blossoms with white throats but there are equally lovely hybrids to be found in shades of pink, red, purple, and bicolors ... Their annual counterparts (L. odoratus) offer an even broader diversity of colorful cultivars with many deliciously fragrant hybrids ... The Gold Flame honeysuckle (L. heckrottii) is a hybrid of our native honeysuckle with lovely blue-green foliage, reddish-purple twining stems, and two-toned, open-lipped,... (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Transparent Solar Cells Made For Windows  Jun 17, 2009
    (May 14, 2009) Researchers have outlined a new method for producing a graphene -- carbon nanotube (G-CNT) hybrid, which is a high performance transparent conductor. Placing both graphite oxide and carbon nanotubes. (Science Daily)

    The Walk-Through: 155 Redland Road, Woodside  Jun 16, 2009
    Tuesday, June 16, 2009. Each week, The Chronicle features a local home on the market that caught our eye with its sky-high or bargain-basement price, architectural or historical significance, or one-of-a-kind location or character. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)

    Troubleshooting miscellaneous emergence problems in corn (24)  Jun 16, 2009
    At times they are associated with a particular row, spray width, hybrid, field or residue that may provide some additional clues to the cause. Often two or more stress factors interact to reduce emergence where the crop would have emerged well with just one present. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)

    Liven up the shade with color  Jun 16, 2009
    A relative of coralbells, and a villosa hybrid Heucherella Alabama Sunrise, also called foamy bells, has foliage that changes color with the seasons. In spring the leaves start out gold with red veins. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)

    Land of the Lost  Jun 16, 2009
    Chased by T. rex and stalked by painfully slow reptiles known as Sleestaks, Marshall, Will and Holly must rely on their only ally--a primate called Chaka--to navigate out of the hybrid dimension. Escape from this routine expedition gone awry and they're heroes. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)

    Honda Commemorates 50 Years of Innovation in America  Jun 16, 2009
    Starting in 1959, with the fuel-efficient Honda 50 motorcycle, to the newly launched 2010 Honda Insight gas-electric hybrid vehicle, Honda has introduced new technologies and business strategies that have shaped the industry and the growth of Honda, including. EFirst automaker to meet U.S. Clean Air Act without a catalytic converter - Civic CVCC (1974)EFirst vehicle to top U.S. EPA list of most fuel efficient cars - Civic (1977)EFirst Japanese automaker to build motorcycles (1979) and... (JCN Network, Japan)

    Calif. utility signs huge solar thermal deal  Jun 16, 2009
    Want to buy a hybrid, but concerned about the cost. Check out these models and comparisons. (MSNBC -- Environment)

    2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid  Jun 6, 2009
    When Ford introduced the 2010 Fusion Hybrid at the Los Angeles Auto Show last November, it was billed as "America's most fuel efficient midsize car. With an impressive EPA rating of 41 mpg city and 36 mpg highway, few people batted an eye at the claim. Unfortunately, the ones that did all worked for Toyota. Despite its compact dimensions and appearance, based on passenger volume the 50 mpg Toyota Prius is technically a midsize car. It was a detail that was missed by the marketing gurus working... (Fox News)

    Toyota plant on a roll with hit Prius  Jun 5, 2009
    (AP) TOYOTA, Japan - Toyota's Tsutsumi plant was abuzz with drills and other machinery Friday, with workers brought in from other, less busy plants to crank out the new Prius to keep up with bursting demand for the hybrid car. But the Toyota Motor Corp. executive in charge of production said plans to open a U.S. plant to build the third-generation model of the world's top-selling hybrid were still on hold ... A plant to make the gas-electric hybrid involves more investment than a standard plant... (OregonLive, OR -- Business)

    A Mexican Technology Park in Monterrey  Jun 5, 2009
    By clustering so many technologies, PIIT's managers hope the campus will help spawn hybrid companies and industries. "We want to create technology-based companies that will be pillars of the Mexican economy of the future," Gonz;lez says. (BusinessWeek)

    Groceries from the Backyard: A Harvest of Savings  Jun 5, 2009
    Choose the mild Japanese cucumber or the old favorite "Burpless Bush Hybrid.". Eggplant -- A much-loved favorite, eggplant thrives in hot weather. (South County Chronicle, VA)

    Fishing Report 06/05/09  Jun 5, 2009
    Releases from the dam midweek raised water levels in the river, where anglers were catching hybrid striped bass ... Anglers were catching hybrid stripers, typically 5 to 7 pounds, as they chased alewife along the shoreline. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)

    With new turf grass, UGA sees green - as in dollars  Jun 5, 2009
    The researchers began by planting 27,500 hybrid varieties in 1992, he said. In 1993, the researchers picked the best 448 candidates from those and have been weeding out the pretenders ever since, he said. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Win A $1000 Shopping Spree At TCBoutique.com  Jun 4, 2009
    Submit Your Entry To Win A Hybrid Car Or Anything $50,000 Will Buy. We carry the full line of Liquid Metal wheels for your car or truck. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)

    Princeton City Council 6-1  Jun 4, 2009
    Announced the city will go out for bids for a hybrid bucket truck for the electric department. Bids are to be returned no later than 1 p.m. June 17 to city hall. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)

    Report: GM Considering Closing More Factories  Jun 4, 2009
    Possible targets of a new round of temporary shutdowns would be factories that make vehicles with the highest inventory levels, such as the Chevrolet Silverado pickup with 98 and the hybrid version with 244, the Pontiac G5 with 317 days' supply, and the Saturn Aura with 139. The Silverado pickup, still GM's most popular vehicle, is made at factories in Pontiac and Flint, Mich. (Fox News)

    GM files bankruptcy  Jun 3, 2009
    After a firestorm of negative publicity, Wagoner rode in a hybrid Chevrolet Malibu from Detroit to Washington for a second set of withering questions before lawmakers. But that amounted to only a sideshow as the automaker's financial position worsened. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR -- Business)

    GM Sales Down 30 Percent In May  Jun 3, 2009
    4 percent as the company began selling new 2010 models of the midsize sedan along with a hybrid version. Ford said it sold a record number Fusions - 19,786 in May - which was surpassed only by sales of its F-series pickup trucks. (CBS News)

    General Motors files for bankruptcy  Jun 3, 2009
    After a firestorm of negative publicity, Wagoner rode in a hybrid Chevrolet Malibu from Detroit to Washington for a second set of withering questions before lawmakers. But that amounted to only a sideshow as the automaker s financial position worsened. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)

    Enjoy Chinese poetry, painting & Western music at 'The Crab Flower Club'  Jun 3, 2009
    com - Enjoy Chinese poetry, painting rn music at 'The Crab Flower Club. Entertainment Features. (Channelnewsasia.com)

    Cost-cutting in Asia: A snip at the price  Jun 2, 2009
    Earlier this year BYD s automotive subsidiary unveiled a plug-in electric-hybrid car at the Detroit motor show. Thanks to the firm s cheap batteries, it could sell for about half the $40,000 or so that the Chevy Volt, a plug-in hybrid under development at General Motors, is expected to cost. (The Economist)

    General Motors Claims Bankruptcy  Jun 2, 2009
    Those new products include a new hybrid gas-electric car, and new engine modules at the GM plant in St. Catharines. It is expected GM s plants, and supply chain will face little disruption as a result of the bankruptcy. (Suite101.com)

    * Critics overlook value of carbon offset schemes  Jun 2, 2009
    Consider the decision of whether to buy a hybrid car ... Yet many such people buy hybrids anyway, because they think they are helping the environment. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)

    Could GM Be Cool Again?  Jun 2, 2009
    A new badge for its plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles, now centered on the forthcoming Chevy Volt ... The has the significant advantage of extending the range of a hybrid without actually burning very much actual gas ... Due to battery costs, its not as cost-effective right now as a hybrid of the Prius/Insight-type. (Slate)

    EUGENE ROBINSON: Bankruptcy a temporary reprieve for General Motors  Jun 2, 2009
    Whenever GM officials start talking rhapsodically about the long-awaited Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in hybrid expected to be introduced next year, I get worried ... By contrast, the Toyota Prius -- which uses a different kind of gas-electric hybrid system, and consumes more gas than the Volt -- can be bought for less than $25,000 ... The present-day equivalent might be the comfortable, highway-cruising hybrid SUV -- but if it is, Ford got there first with the Escape. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    Bankrupt GM bullish on Asia  Jun 2, 2009
    Japanese small car maker Suzuki Motor Cor 00004000 p also stressed it would continue its relationship with GM, its former top shareholder which it relies on for help in developing hybrid, fuel-cell and other environmental technologies. "I was relieved," CEO Osamu Suzuki told reporters, saying he had received the request to retain those ties directly from GM CEO Fritz Henderson by telephone on Monday. (India Times)

    Michael Moore: Goodbye, GM...  Jun 2, 2009
    Monday, June 1st, 2009 Goodbye, GM. I write this on the morning of the end of the once-mighty General Motors. (The Drudge Report)

    Seven reasons GM is headed to bankruptcy  Jun 1, 2009
    GM abandoned a big lead in electric car technology and let Toyota take the green mantle for its hybrid Prius. Now, GM is scrambling to regain the lead, promising its plug-in electric Volt will be on sale at the end of next year. (USA Today -- Autos)

    Out of Africa  Jun 1, 2009
    But in fact what results is a curious hybrid, whose fundamental beliefs may be impervious to the education he has received. I had a striking example of this phenomenon recently, when I had a Congolese patient who had taken refuge in this country. (The American Conservative)

    Taxpayers Foot Lawmakers' Bills...  Jun 1, 2009
    Alcee Hastings spent $24,730 in taxpayer money last year to lease a 2008 luxury Lexus hybrid sedan ... Rodney Alexander of Louisiana paid $20,000 for a 2009 lease on a Toyota Highlander, a hybrid SUV. Mr. Alexander said in an interview that the vehicle was for his state director's official business. (The Drudge Report)

    Delta Hotels and Resorts Launches Cross-Canada Summer Tour to Promote Volunteering  Jun 1, 2009
    By choosing to partner with Toyota, Delta Ambassadors will be traveling in the most fuel-efficient vehicle using 100 fewer litres of fuel and generate 240kgs less CO2 than any other hybrid traveling the same cross country distance. "Toyota Canada Inc. is proud to be a part of the Delta Community Cruiser Tour", said Stephen Beatty, Managing Director of Toyota Canada Inc. "As a proud Canadian corporate citizen, Toyota is committed to environmental stewardship and seeks to partner with like-minded... (Canada Newswire)

    For climate change bill, hard part starts now  May 31, 2009
    Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Hearst Newspapers. Sunday, May 31, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)

    A Look At Public Policy, Small Scale Energy and Agriculture (2)  May 31, 2009
    To get around transportation costs, some have suggested a hybrid system where biomass is partially processed locally, but then shipped to centralized power plants. More research is needed on what may be the optimal fuel shed for distributed energy systems, as the tradeoff between transportation and processing costs will be particular to a given location and technology. (Agri-View, WI)

    Answering some FAQs about gardening (2)  May 30, 2009
    Hybrid roses that you get because the picture on the container showed a multi-colored, great-big, beautiful, rose dont usually do that well around here -Seattle or Portland, maybe, but not here. You have to get roses that do well here to start with. (Boerne Star, TX)

    Yard and Garden: The blub/flower industry in the Netherlands  May 30, 2009
    The development of a new hybrid takes approximately eight years from start until there are enough bulbs available for sale. We were amazed at the cost of such a hybrid if the bulb grower decides to sell to another producer ... This bulb grower said he just sold a hybrid in the third-year stage for 8,000 and probably would be another five years before it produced enough bulbs to sell. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Sierra Leone's president wraps up China tour  May 30, 2009
    He visited the Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center led by Father of Hybrid Rice Yuan Longping, who successfully altered the self-pollinating characteristic of rice and realized large-scale farming of hybrid rice. Editor: Deng Shasha. (Xinhuanet, China)

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