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Project aims to track big city carbon footprints

Project aims to track big city carbon footprints
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 13th
By ALICIA CHANGAP Science Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Every time Los Angeles exhales, odd-looking gadgets anchored in the mountains above the city trace the invisible puffs of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases that waft skyward. Halfway around the globe, similar contraptions atop the

Amtrak unveils locomotives to replace aging fleet

Amtrak unveils locomotives to replace aging fleet
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 13th
By DAVID PORTERAssociated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - When Amtrak unveils the first of 70 new locomotives Monday at a plant in California, it will mark what the national passenger railroad service hopes will be a new era of better reliability, streamlined maintenance and better energy efficiency. On

Project aims to track big city carbon footprints

Project aims to track big city carbon footprints
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 12th
By ALICIA CHANGAP Science Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Every time Los Angeles exhales, odd-looking gadgets anchored in the mountains above the city trace the invisible puffs of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases that waft skyward. Halfway around the globe, similar contraptions atop the

Project aims to track big city carbon footprints

Project aims to track big city carbon footprints
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 12th
By ALICIA CHANGAP Science Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Every time Los Angeles exhales, odd-looking gadgets anchored in the mountains above the city trace the invisible puffs of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases that waft skyward. Halfway around the globe, similar contraptions atop the

Experts: CO2 record illustrates 'scary' trend

Experts: CO2 record illustrates 'scary' trend
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 11th
By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The old saying that "what goes up must come down" doesn't apply to carbon dioxide pollution in the air, which just hit an unnerving milestone. The chief greenhouse gas was measured Thursday at 400 parts per million in Hawaii, a monitoring

Experts: CO2 record illustrates 'scary' trend

Experts: CO2 record illustrates 'scary' trend
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 11th
By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The old saying that "what goes up must come down" doesn't apply to carbon dioxide pollution in the air, which just hit an unnerving milestone. The chief greenhouse gas was measured Thursday at 400 parts per million in Hawaii, a monitoring

Greenhouse gas milestone; CO2 levels set record

Greenhouse gas milestone; CO2 levels set record
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 10th
By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Worldwide levels of the chief greenhouse gas that causes global warming have hit a milestone, reaching an amount never before encountered by humans, federal scientists said Friday. Carbon dioxide was measured at 400 parts per million at

ArcelorMittal affirms 2013 targets despite Q1 loss

ArcelorMittal affirms 2013 targets despite Q1 loss
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 10th
By TOBY STERLINGAssociated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) - ArcelorMittal SA, the world's largest steelmaker, slumped to a first-quarter loss, even as the company's chief executive said restructuring efforts are starting to pay off and the steel market is stabilizing after a big reverse in

Dollar rises above 100 yen for 1st time in 4 years

Dollar rises above 100 yen for 1st time in 4 years
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 10th
By MALCOLM FOSTER and ELAINE KURTENBACHAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - The dollar soared above 100 yen for the first time in more than four years Friday, driven by aggressive credit-easing aimed at reviving Japan's sluggish economy and improved U.S. economic figures. The U.S. dollar rose as high

For many Republicans, immigration is risky subject

For many Republicans, immigration is risky subject
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 9th
By THOMAS BEAUMONTAssociated Press FALLS CITY, Neb. (AP) - Rodney Vandenberg was the first to greet Republican Sen. Deb Fischer when she dropped by the Falls City's Chamber of Commerce office last week. He wasted no time bracing her about immigration, an issue that a Senate committee takes up