After a yearlong field test in five regions, United Parcel Service has ordered the production of 150 delivery trucks with bodies built of composite plastic panels.
Articles from 6.24.2012
Senate passes farm bill with bipartisan support
WASHINGTON — The Senate approved a sweeping new farm bill on Thursday that would cost nearly $1 trillion over the next 10 years, financing dozens of price support and crop...
T. Boone Pickens hints at Romney support, knocks Koch Industries
Billionaire oil-and-gas magnate T. Boone Pickens suggested Sunday that he will support Mitt Romney over President Obama in the 2012 election.
Rio+20 ends with $513 billion in pledges
RIO DE JANEIRO — After days of quiet backroom dealing and soaring public rhetoric, global leaders on Friday approved a plan to bring clean water, sanitation and energy to...
Under pressure from industry, Interior allows more time public comment on 'fracking' rule
The Interior Department is extending the public comment period on draft rules to regulate oil-and-gas "fracking" by 60 days after being pressured by energy...
Problematic NC bill on sea level rise gets a do-over
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A rewrite of a bill that controls how North Carolina prepares for climate change along the coast is headed to the general assembly next week.
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