A recent online poll shows most Americans support hybrid technology in cars but won't buy one until costs come down or fuel savings are even better. ...more

May 19, 2009

The poll says Americans like the idea of hybrids but think they're still too expensive. ...more

May 18, 2009

WASHINGTON - At least Route 31 is a road to somewhere. President Barack Obama had it both ways when he promoted his stimulus plan in Indiana and later at a prime-time news conference. He bragged in Indiana about getting Congress to produce a package with no pork, yet boasted it will do good things for a Hoosier highway and a downtown overpass, just the kind of local projects lawmakers lard into big spending bills. ...more

February 10, 2009

WASHINGTON - A top Chrysler executive warned Wednesday that a carmaker collapse could send the economy spiraling into a depression, while the United Auto Workers agreed to new concessions for their companies. ...more

December 3, 2008

When Honora Wolfe and her husband moved to the outskirts of Boulder, Colo., she wanted an environmentally friendly way to commute to her job as a bookshop owner in the city. ...more

August 16, 2008

Sick of filling up the tank for 60 bucks? Considering a place near work downtown and tossing the car keys? ...more

July 29, 2008

When gas pushed past $3 a gallon, we all raised our eyebrows, sweated a little bit but went about our business. When it crossed $3.50 a gallon, we cursed the oil companies, blamed the Iraq War and waited for prices to drop. Now, at $4 a gallon and above, conserving gas has become serious business for most Americans. Adjusting to high gas prices is no longer an inconvenience; it's a reality that motorists now realize may never change, only get worse. Americans, it appears, are no longer waiting for gas prices to drop. This is well exemplified in some research studies, the Associated Press reports. ...more

June 15, 2008

Kim Fenske drives a bus in Colorado by day, but when he's not working, he zooms around the mountains in a 2007 Toyota Prius. ...more

April 21, 2008

Owners of hybrid cars will get a break on parking fees in Miami Beach, but Tampa isn't sold on trying the idea here. ...more

December 17, 2007

All due respect to Kermit the Frog, it's easier to be green these days. Whether they're saving the earth from global warming, or trying to shave a few bucks off their Progress Energy bill, people are buying energy-saving appliances, solar panels, hybrid cars, even water-free urinals in the men's room. ...more

November 14, 2007