Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Dept. of News Clusters Today: A Change In The Climate? Britain Drafts Laws to Slash Carbon Emissions. Some of the measures in the plan could be unpopular with voters even as they inspire politicians’ acclaim. By ALAN COWELL. [NYT > Science] Renewing a Call to Act Against Climate Change. Bill McKibben, who was one of the first laymen to warn of global warming, is now the philosopher-impresario of the program of climate-change rallies called Step It Up. By FELICITY BARRINGER. [NYT > Science] A U.S. Alliance to Update the Light Bulb. A coalition of industrialists, environmentalists and energy specialists is banding together to try to eliminate the incandescent light bulb in about 10 years. By MATTHEW L. WALD. [NYT > Science] Mercedes Shifts, Diesel to Hybrid. Bowing to customer demand, Mercedes is going with the hybrid flow, vowing no future Mercedes without a hybrid option, according to DaimlerChrysler's chairman. In Autopia. [Wired News: Top Stories] Start-Up Fervor Shifts to Energy in Silicon Valley. Former dot-com entrepreneurs have found a new purpose in transforming the $1 trillion domestic energy market. By MATT RICHTEL. [NYT > Science] Asian Stocks Plunge on Fears Over U.S. Economy. Most markets in Asia fell by between 2 and 3 percent today as Wall Street was steady after yesterday’s losses. By HEATHER TIMMONS and JULIA WERDIGIER. [NYT > Home Page] Are seperate bedrooms for couples such a bad thing, asks Zoe Williams. Separate bedrooms are all the rage in America. Would they be a bad thing in Britain, asks Zoe Williams. [Guardian Unlimited] Civil servants responsible for cleaning up Britain's streets have today been named as some of the worst polluters.. Fag complaints prompt sweeping promise from civil servants. [Guardian Unlimited] 12:29:54 PM     leave/read comments []