Obama administration tries to address climate change and ethanol’s greenhouse emissions

Administration addressing ethanol, climate change

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration renewed its commitment Tuesday to speed up investments in ethanol and other biofuels while seeking to deflect some environmentalists’ claims that huge increases in corn ethanol use will hinder the fight against global warming.

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AP Executive Morning Briefing

AP Executive Morning Briefing

The top business news from The Associated Press for the morning of Monday, May 11, 2009:

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Barack Obama has yet to get his spy-proof BlackBerry

WASHINGTON - Contrary to previous rumors, President Barack Obama hasn’t gotten his super-secure BlackBerry.

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Calif. approves nation’s first low-carbon fuel, a significant step towards green environment

Governor Schwarzenegger CalifCalif. approves nation’s 1st low-carbon fuel rule

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California air regulators on Thursday adopted a first-in-the-nation mandate requiring low-carbon fuels, part of the state’s wider effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The California Air Resources Board voted 9-1 to approve the standards, which are expected to create a new market for alternative fuels and could serve as a template for a national policy that has been advocated by President Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress.

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Now, read your favourite book on an MP3, mobile or laptop

JAIPUR - As life hurtles on the fast lane, the publishing industry is opening up new, cost-effective and easier reading formats for literature buffs.

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Google CEO Eric Schmidt to be The First CTO of US? Obama will Decide

Nothing succeeds like Eric Schmidt. Yes, you can very well change the proverb. Because this man, apart from being Google’s CEO and a member of Apple’s board of directors, can very well be the first Chief Technology Officer of USA. Trust Obama to take the decision if he becomes the next US president. Eric has been an informal adviser to Barack Obama’s presidential campaign.

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