Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/science/environment science Environment News en-us Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:24:08 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/science/environment http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100210/sc_afp/unclimatewarminguschinaindia afp/20100210/unclimatewarminguschinaindia AFP science Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:24:08 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100210/sc_afp/unclimatewarminguschinaindia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100210/capt.photo_1265768405685-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=fPkXhwCbOsaqyhnVaHHi0w--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A shroud of haze is seen over the city of Zengzhou in central China's Henan province in November 2009. The United States pressed China, India and other emerging powers to make clearer commitments to fighting climate change, warning that last year's Copenhagen accord risked being "stillborn."(AFP/File/Peter Parks)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The United States pressed China, India and other emerging powers to make clearer commitments to fighting climate change, warning that last year's Copenhagen accord risked being "stillborn."</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100210/sc_afp/unclimatewarminguschinaindia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100210/capt.photo_1265768405685-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=fPkXhwCbOsaqyhnVaHHi0w--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="A shroud of haze is seen over the city of Zengzhou in central China's Henan province in November 2009. The United States pressed China, India and other emerging powers to make clearer commitments to fighting climate change, warning that last year's Copenhagen accord risked being "stillborn."(AFP/File/Peter Parks)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_re_us/us_toxic_town ap/20100210/us_toxic_town AP science Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:17:22 GMT AP - State health officials said Tuesday they found nothing unusual about the rate of infant birth defects in an impoverished San Joaquin Valley farm town located next to the West's largest toxic waste dump. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100210/sc_afp/environmentspeciespenguinssafrica afp/20100210/environmentspeciespenguinssafrica AFP science Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:14:10 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100210/sc_afp/environmentspeciespenguinssafrica"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100210/capt.photo_1265760738256-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=DQJSexygR2kLdrrng9CZjg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Penguins swim into the ocean after being released on a beach on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa, in 2009. A ban on fishing around a colony of threatened penguins in South Africa has brought swift benefits to the beleaguered birds, marine biologists reported on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Gianluigi Guercia)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A ban on fishing around a colony of threatened penguins in South Africa has brought swift benefits to the beleaguered birds, marine biologists reported on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100210/sc_afp/environmentspeciespenguinssafrica"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100210/capt.photo_1265760738256-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=DQJSexygR2kLdrrng9CZjg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Penguins swim into the ocean after being released on a beach on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa, in 2009. A ban on fishing around a colony of threatened penguins in South Africa has brought swift benefits to the beleaguered birds, marine biologists reported on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Gianluigi Guercia)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/us_zipcar_toyota ap/20100209/us_zipcar_toyota AP science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:36:46 GMT AP - Car sharing service Zipcar Inc. says it has pulled from its fleet the 2010 Toyota Prius hybrids affected by Tuesday's recall. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/bs_nm/us_toyota nm/20100209/us_toyota Reuters science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:17:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/bs_nm/us_toyota"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100210/capt.3b3f2918691844d9984d28fe9d6d9ec6.japan_toyota_recall_ksx105.jpg?x=130&y=64&q=85&sig=OJb8Nkuox4WQ9mNiC2PeQA--" align="left" height="64" width="130" alt="A technician drives a recalled Prius at a dealership of Toyota Motor Corp., to fix the program of the antilock brake system in Tokyo, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Toyota is recalling 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems &mdash; the latest embarrassing safety lapse at the world's largest automaker. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The spiraling crisis at Toyota Motor Corp deepened on Tuesday as the automaker said it would recall thousands of Camry sedans as well as nearly half a million new Prius and other hybrid cars to fix steering and braking problems.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/bs_nm/us_toyota"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100210/capt.3b3f2918691844d9984d28fe9d6d9ec6.japan_toyota_recall_ksx105.jpg?x=130&y=64&q=85&sig=OJb8Nkuox4WQ9mNiC2PeQA--" align="left" height="64" width="130" alt="photo" title="A technician drives a recalled Prius at a dealership of Toyota Motor Corp., to fix the program of the antilock brake system in Tokyo, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Toyota is recalling 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems &mdash; the latest embarrassing safety lapse at the world's largest automaker. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_energy ap/20100209/us_obama_energy AP science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:14:31 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_energy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.3ee32324a9354a47b1ef19d0a7c8760d.obama_dcpm134.jpg?x=130&y=120&q=85&sig=q93xyFiCXXjwRQapitNOog--" align="left" height="120" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama approaches the podium to begin the daily press briefing at the White House, in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama says the country must develop cleaner energy technologies while at the same time still relying upon traditional power sources like nuclear and coal.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_energy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.3ee32324a9354a47b1ef19d0a7c8760d.obama_dcpm134.jpg?x=130&y=120&q=85&sig=q93xyFiCXXjwRQapitNOog--" align="left" height="120" width="130" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama approaches the podium to begin the daily press briefing at the White House, in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/bs_afp/japanusautorecallcompanytoyota afp/20100209/japanusautorecallcompanytoyota AFP science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:58:25 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/bs_afp/japanusautorecallcompanytoyota"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265739124578-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=nzUPN46TkS2.H_lwK7vu4w--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Interactive graphic on the troubled Japanese car manufacturer Toyota as the company recalls hundreds of thousands of hybrid vehicles around the world, including its best-selling Prius, to repair a flaw in the braking system.(AFP iactiv)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Toyota said Tuesday it was recalling hundreds of thousands of hybrid vehicles globally, including the best-selling Prius, plunging it deeper into crisis as lawsuits in the United States piled up.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/bs_afp/japanusautorecallcompanytoyota"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265739124578-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=nzUPN46TkS2.H_lwK7vu4w--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="photo" title="Interactive graphic on the troubled Japanese car manufacturer Toyota as the company recalls hundreds of thousands of hybrid vehicles around the world, including its best-selling Prius, to repair a flaw in the braking system.(AFP iactiv)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_toyota_europe_recall ap/20100209/eu_toyota_europe_recall AP science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:20:56 GMT AP - Toyota in Europe is no where near the hot-selling carmaker it is in the United States. But the troubled auto maker's miseries have hit home there with the recall of the Prius, which has become something of an icon in environment-conscious Europe. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnews/20100209/ts_usnews/howtoyotagetsbackontrack usnews/20100209/howtoyotagetsbackontrack U.S. News & World Report science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:08:12 GMT U.S. News & World Report - By now, the irony is obvious: The automaker that trounced rivals with top-tier quality and reliability is embroiled in a series of massive recalls to fix problems other vehicles don't have. All told, Toyota has recalled about 4.5 million vehicles in the United States since last fall--and nearly twice that number worldwide--for at least three distinct problems involving gas pedals and braking systems. The recalls affect top models like the Camry, Corolla, RAV4, and Prius, and there's no guarantee that the worst is over. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/us_travelers_lobbying ap/20100209/us_travelers_lobbying AP science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:55:47 GMT AP - Insurer Travelers Cos. spent $1.66 million in the fourth quarter to lobby the federal government on global warming issues, workers compensation, consumer protection rights and other issues, according to a recent disclosure report. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100209/sc_livescience/emergingtechcouldmaketomorrowscarssafer livescience/20100209/emergingtechcouldmaketomorrowscarssafer LiveScience.com science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:55:23 GMT LiveScience.com - Toyota's recent troubles with sticking accelerators in many of its vehicles and braking issues in its flagship Prius gas-electric hybrid could leave you wondering how safe your next new car will be, whether Toyota-made or otherwise. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/toyota_recall ap/20100209/toyota_recall AP business Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:41:15 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/toyota_recall"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.a34a8a8911f445c09479da1f4f232350.japan_toyota_recall_tok104.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=11OK7RB3B9R8O_WVDUbk3A--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="In this June 5, 2009 photo, workers give the final check on newly assembled new 2010 Prius hybrid vehicles at Toyota Tsutsumi Plant in Toyota, central Japan. Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling nearly 200,000 of its signature Prius green cars in Japan for braking problems, the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world's largest automaker. Toyota president Akio Toyoda will hold a news conference at the automaker's Tokyo office later Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 to outline details of the braking problem, including plans for a possible recall in the U.S., a company official told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)" border="0" /></a>AP - In public, Toyota is running apologetic TV ads and vowing to win back customers' trust. Behind the scenes, the besieged carmaker is trying to learn all it can about congressional investigations, maybe even steer them if it can.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/toyota_recall"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.a34a8a8911f445c09479da1f4f232350.japan_toyota_recall_tok104.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=11OK7RB3B9R8O_WVDUbk3A--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this June 5, 2009 photo, workers give the final check on newly assembled new 2010 Prius hybrid vehicles at Toyota Tsutsumi Plant in Toyota, central Japan. Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling nearly 200,000 of its signature Prius green cars in Japan for braking problems, the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world's largest automaker. Toyota president Akio Toyoda will hold a news conference at the automaker's Tokyo office later Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 to outline details of the braking problem, including plans for a possible recall in the U.S., a company official told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20100209/us_time/08599196210800 time/20100209/08599196210800 Time.com science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:50:00 GMT Time.com - Invasive species of Asian carp may be infiltrating the Great Lakes. If they establish themselves in Midwestern waterways, scientists say they will destroy the existing ecosystem http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_uk_afp/britainjapanautorecalltoyota afp/20100209/britainjapanautorecalltoyota AFP science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:57:19 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_uk_afp/britainjapanautorecalltoyota"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265726436020-1-0.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=gWplSiSCL6Nd2vcsnhu9aw--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="Toyota said it will begin repairs to more than 180,000 cars in Britain on Wednesday as the Japanese automaker struggled to pull its reputation from the scrapheap amid a growing recall crisis.(AFP/File/Kazuhiro Nogi)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Toyota said on Tuesday it would recall around 8,500 Prius hybrid cars in Britain over a braking failure as the Japanese carmaker scrambles to cope with the latest technical problems affecting its vehicles.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_uk_afp/britainjapanautorecalltoyota"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265726436020-1-0.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=gWplSiSCL6Nd2vcsnhu9aw--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="photo" title="Toyota said it will begin repairs to more than 180,000 cars in Britain on Wednesday as the Japanese automaker struggled to pull its reputation from the scrapheap amid a growing recall crisis.(AFP/File/Kazuhiro Nogi)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/sc_afp/chinaanimaltiger afp/20100209/chinaanimaltiger AFP science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:40:41 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/sc_afp/chinaanimaltiger"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265623634556-1-0.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=DbI1ZrhIMyIBJooWewlsog--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="A tiger cools off from summer heat in a pool at a zoo in Hefei, east China's Anhui province. China said it had nearly 6,000 tigers in captivity and could breed 1,000 more every year, amid international controversy over the benefits of farming the endangered species.(AFP/File/Str)" border="0" /></a>AFP - China said Tuesday it had nearly 6,000 tigers in captivity and could breed 1,000 more every year, amid international controversy over the benefits of farming the endangered species.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/sc_afp/chinaanimaltiger"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265623634556-1-0.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=DbI1ZrhIMyIBJooWewlsog--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="photo" title="A tiger cools off from summer heat in a pool at a zoo in Hefei, east China's Anhui province. China said it had nearly 6,000 tigers in captivity and could breed 1,000 more every year, amid international controversy over the benefits of farming the endangered species.(AFP/File/Str)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_re_as/as_china_pollution_census ap/20100209/as_china_pollution_census AP science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:18:56 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_re_as/as_china_pollution_census"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265705563505-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=UiOOtttNnIh.LA4ALxSUJw--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Farmers work their field near a reservoir in the outskirts of Beijing. China on has named pollution from farms as a major cause for concern, as the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases released its first nationwide survey on sources of environmental degradation.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)" border="0" /></a>AP - China has revealed its most ambitious measure of what explosive development has done to its environment, saying Tuesday its first national pollution census has mapped nearly 6 million sources of industrial, residential and agricultural waste.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_re_as/as_china_pollution_census"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265705563505-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=UiOOtttNnIh.LA4ALxSUJw--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="Farmers work their field near a reservoir in the outskirts of Beijing. China on has named pollution from farms as a major cause for concern, as the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases released its first nationwide survey on sources of environmental degradation.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/sc_afp/chinaenvironmentpollutionfarm afp/20100209/chinaenvironmentpollutionfarm AFP science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:54:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/sc_afp/chinaenvironmentpollutionfarm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265705563505-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=UiOOtttNnIh.LA4ALxSUJw--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Farmers work their field near a reservoir in the outskirts of Beijing. China on has named pollution from farms as a major cause for concern, as the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases released its first nationwide survey on sources of environmental degradation.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)" border="0" /></a>AFP - China on Tuesday named pollution from farms as a major cause for concern, as the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases released its first nationwide survey on sources of environmental degradation.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/sc_afp/chinaenvironmentpollutionfarm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265705563505-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=UiOOtttNnIh.LA4ALxSUJw--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="Farmers work their field near a reservoir in the outskirts of Beijing. China on has named pollution from farms as a major cause for concern, as the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases released its first nationwide survey on sources of environmental degradation.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/bs_afp/japanautocompanyrecalltoyotahybrids afp/20100209/japanautocompanyrecalltoyotahybrids AFP science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:54:08 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/bs_afp/japanautocompanyrecalltoyotahybrids"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265698432822-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=119&q=85&sig=EuVNPiHReYuvxCCzY5t8LQ--" align="left" height="119" width="130" alt="Toyota Motor has said it will recall about 400,000 hybrid vehicles around the world, including its latest Prius model, to fix faulty brakes.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Toyota Motor said Tuesday that it would recall about 400,000 hybrid vehicles around the world, including its latest Prius model, to fix faulty brakes.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/bs_afp/japanautocompanyrecalltoyotahybrids"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265698432822-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=119&q=85&sig=EuVNPiHReYuvxCCzY5t8LQ--" align="left" height="119" width="130" alt="photo" title="Toyota Motor has said it will recall about 400,000 hybrid vehicles around the world, including its latest Prius model, to fix faulty brakes.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_re_us/us_the_old_man_and_tree ap/20100209/us_the_old_man_and_tree AP science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:37:25 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_re_us/us_the_old_man_and_tree"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100204/capt.a3241fef3ab8488793c8dc523352aa48.old_man_and_the_tree_mepw401.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=CM_SEQTSiDvawQA0.t72Og--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010, file photo, a worker removes saw dust from Herbie, the tallest American elm in New England, after it was cut down in Yarmouth, Maine. On Thursday Jan.4, 2010 the Maine Forest Service says the giant tree was 217 years old when he was cut down last month in Yarmouth. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Maine officials say two cross-sections cut from a 217-year-old giant elm named Herbie will be displayed by the town of Yarmouth and the state Forest Service.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_re_us/us_the_old_man_and_tree"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100204/capt.a3241fef3ab8488793c8dc523352aa48.old_man_and_the_tree_mepw401.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=CM_SEQTSiDvawQA0.t72Og--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010, file photo, a worker removes saw dust from Herbie, the tallest American elm in New England, after it was cut down in Yarmouth, Maine. On Thursday Jan.4, 2010 the Maine Forest Service says the giant tree was 217 years old when he was cut down last month in Yarmouth. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/ts_afp/japanusautorecallcompanytoyotapriusbrakes afp/20100209/japanusautorecallcompanytoyotapriusbrakes AFP science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:00:07 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/ts_afp/japanusautorecallcompanytoyotapriusbrakes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265687914467-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=Bt5JnDsT.jRu_ps6MJG2hQ--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="Toyota Motor said Tuesday it would recall its newest Prius model, and two other hybrids, in Japan owing to brake problems as part of the latest in a string of safety issues to hit the auto giant.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Toyota Motor said Tuesday it would recall its newest Prius model and two other hybrids in Japan owing to brake problems, the latest in a string of safety issues to hit the auto giant.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/ts_afp/japanusautorecallcompanytoyotapriusbrakes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265687914467-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=Bt5JnDsT.jRu_ps6MJG2hQ--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="photo" title="Toyota Motor said Tuesday it would recall its newest Prius model, and two other hybrids, in Japan owing to brake problems as part of the latest in a string of safety issues to hit the auto giant.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP)