Honda Launches Compact Hybrid
Honda threw down the gauntlet in its battle with Toyota by becoming the first Japanese auto maker to roll out a compact hybrid model. online.wsj.com |
Cadet's ROTC honor bittersweet
Shaina Cales, the sixth-highest ranked ROTC cadet in the nation this year, sees the honor as a bittersweet experience. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Bondholders Pick a Fight With Banks
As banks restart foreclosures they had suspended, bondholders are stepping up efforts to recoup losses on soured mortgage portfolios. online.wsj.com |
Secret Iraq war files offer grim new details
A massive cache of secret U.S. field reports from the Iraq war provides grim new details about the toll of that conflict, indicating that more than 100,000 Iraqis were killed during a six-year stretch and that American forces often failed to intervene as the U.S.-backed government brutalized deta... feeds.washingtonpost.com |
Are American homes more energy efficient? Not exactly.
The amount of energy that the average American requires at home has changed little since the early 1970s -- despite advances in technology that have made many home appliances far more energy efficient. Energy - Technology - Conservation - Organizations - Efficient energy use feeds.washingtonpost.com |