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Fuel economy higher, thanks to Cash for Clunkers

Other Sciences / Economics

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Cash for Clunkers may have run out of money, but certainly not gas.


Good News About $4 Gas? Fewer Traffic Deaths

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 10, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

As unwelcome as they are, higher gasoline prices do come with a plus side – fewer deaths from car accidents, says a researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.


GPS cell phone apps challenge standalone devices

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 28, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 3

(AP) -- The growth of cell phones with global-positioning technology is making life uncertain for the makers of personal navigational devices that help drivers figure out where they are and where to go.


Fertilizer industry finds its alternative energy: corncobs

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 18, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

American agriculture has become increasingly dependent on foreign sources of natural gas, a key ingredient in the nitrogen fertilizer that farmers use to get high yields of crops such as corn and wheat.


Florida's consumer confidence rises as economic fears ease

Other Sciences / Economics

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Belief that a national economic recovery is under way boosted Florida’s consumer confidence three points to 74 in September, according to a new University of Florida survey.