Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2366 science Science - Energy en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:17:42 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2366 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/ts_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/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/ts_nm/us_toyota"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r3136313318.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=gRxTr4jx7S1lIoKKFLMrVg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Toyota Motor Corp's managing director Yuji Yokoyama (C) bows after submitting a document of a recall to an official of the Transport Ministry, Ryuji Masuno (L), at the Transport Ministry in Tokyo February 9, 2010. Toyota Motor Corp is recalling nearly half a million of its flagship Prius and other hybrid cars for braking problems, a third major recall since September and a further blow to the reputation of the world's largest automaker. REUTERS/Toru Hanai" 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/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/ts_nm/us_toyota"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r3136313318.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=gRxTr4jx7S1lIoKKFLMrVg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Toyota Motor Corp's managing director Yuji Yokoyama (C) bows after submitting a document of a recall to an official of the Transport Ministry, Ryuji Masuno (L), at the Transport Ministry in Tokyo February 9, 2010. Toyota Motor Corp is recalling nearly half a million of its flagship Prius and other hybrid cars for braking problems, a third major recall since September and a further blow to the reputation of the world's largest automaker. REUTERS/Toru Hanai" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_re_us/us_power_plant_explosion_witness ap/20100209/us_power_plant_explosion_witness AP us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:48:10 GMT AP - A worker who was in a Connecticut power plant when it exploded on Sunday tells The Associated Press there was a smell of natural gas in the plant less than an hour before the blast. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_mideast_afp/kuwaiteconomybudgetoil afp/20100209/kuwaiteconomybudgetoil AFP world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:29:53 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_mideast_afp/kuwaiteconomybudgetoil"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265740142487-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=5M2afGrSySvOOvqmi.facQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Kuwait City's banking complex is decorated with lights and the national flag in 2009. OPEC member Kuwait is projecting a 22.4 billion dollar budget deficit for the 2010-2011 fiscal year after raising spending by more than 33 percent, according to a draft budget seen on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Yasser al-Zayyat)" border="0" /></a>AFP - OPEC member Kuwait is projecting a 22.4 billion dollar budget deficit for the 2010-2011 fiscal year after raising spending by more than 33 percent, according to a draft budget seen on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_mideast_afp/kuwaiteconomybudgetoil"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265740142487-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=5M2afGrSySvOOvqmi.facQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Kuwait City's banking complex is decorated with lights and the national flag in 2009. OPEC member Kuwait is projecting a 22.4 billion dollar budget deficit for the 2010-2011 fiscal year after raising spending by more than 33 percent, according to a draft budget seen on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Yasser al-Zayyat)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/india_nm/india459808 nm/20100209/india459808 Reuters world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:59:02 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/india_nm/india459808"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/ra1869542932.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=OKIQVYYrHMjbzwmPgRxJRQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Toyota Motor Corp's "Prius Plug-in Hybrid" is displayed at its showroom in Tokyo December 14, 2009. Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor Corp said it was preparing a global recall of its new Prius model, risking a fresh dent to its battered reputation for quality and reliability. REUTERS/Issei Kato/Files" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp said it would call in nearly half a million new Prius and other hybrid cars for braking problems, the third recall in a spiralling safety crisis at the world's biggest carmaker.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/india_nm/india459808"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/ra1869542932.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=OKIQVYYrHMjbzwmPgRxJRQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="Toyota Motor Corp's "Prius Plug-in Hybrid" is displayed at its showroom in Tokyo December 14, 2009. Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor Corp said it was preparing a global recall of its new Prius model, risking a fresh dent to its battered reputation for quality and reliability. REUTERS/Issei Kato/Files" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*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/scienceenergy/*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/scienceenergy/*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/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_re_as/toyota_recall ap/20100209/toyota_recall AP science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:38:46 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_re_as/toyota_recall"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.8fe72c08cf804d51887de988d151e435.toyota_recall_codz201.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=BIGh5Spp43YUm5.7zvaHrg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Light snow falls on a row of unsold 2010 Prius sedans at a Toyota dealership in Lakewood, Colo., on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Toyota plans to recall about 300,000 Prius hybrids worldwide over a brake problem and will notify the U.S. and Japanese governments Tuesday, Feb. 9, a news report said, as a top executive is scheduled to testify before U.S. lawmakers over recall woes that have tarnished its reputation for quality and safety. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)" border="0" /></a>AP - Toyota said Tuesday it is recalling 170,000 Prius hybrid cars in Japan for braking problems and will soon disclose details of its global plans for a fix.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_re_as/toyota_recall"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.8fe72c08cf804d51887de988d151e435.toyota_recall_codz201.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=BIGh5Spp43YUm5.7zvaHrg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Light snow falls on a row of unsold 2010 Prius sedans at a Toyota dealership in Lakewood, Colo., on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Toyota plans to recall about 300,000 Prius hybrids worldwide over a brake problem and will notify the U.S. and Japanese governments Tuesday, Feb. 9, a news report said, as a top executive is scheduled to testify before U.S. lawmakers over recall woes that have tarnished its reputation for quality and safety. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/us_nm/us_toyota_lawsuit nm/20100209/us_toyota_lawsuit Reuters science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:03:11 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/us_nm/us_toyota_lawsuit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265517569455-3-0.jpg?x=106&y=130&q=85&sig=QoSIbJXTCsIg.LTdw.gCmg--" align="left" height="130" width="106" alt="Facts on the anti-locking braking system for cars, the focus of concern in the Toyota Prius safety complaints.(AFP/Graphic)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Toyota faced its first U.S. class-action lawsuits stemming from complaints of faulty brakes in its top-selling Prius hybrid car and from investors claiming they were misled about problems with unintended acceleration in a wide range of models.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/us_nm/us_toyota_lawsuit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265517569455-3-0.jpg?x=106&y=130&q=85&sig=QoSIbJXTCsIg.LTdw.gCmg--" align="left" height="130" width="106" alt="photo" title="Facts on the anti-locking braking system for cars, the focus of concern in the Toyota Prius safety complaints.(AFP/Graphic)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20100208/ts_csm/279087 csm/20100208/279087 The Christian Science Monitor topstories Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:49:13 GMT The Christian Science Monitor - The purging of natural-gas lines is likely to be an early point of inquiry for federal investigators looking into Sunday's fatal explosion at a power plant in Middletown, Conn., given that the process is linked to at least seven major explosions since 1997 that caused numerous injuries and deaths, federal documents suggest. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20100208/ts_csm/279083 csm/20100208/279083 The Christian Science Monitor topstories Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:00:00 GMT The Christian Science Monitor - Only three days before the massive explosion that killed at least five workers at a newly constructed natural gas plant in Middletown, Conn., the US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) issued urgent new recommendations on how to prevent explosions when handling or purging natural gas pipelines. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20100207/ts_csm/278825 csm/20100207/278825 The Christian Science Monitor topstories Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:18:00 GMT The Christian Science Monitor - A powerful explosion heard and felt miles away from the natural-gas power plant in Middletown, Conn., where it occurred Sunday morning may have killed at least two people and injured several more. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100207/ap_on_re_af/af_nigeria_oil_unrest ap/20100207/af_nigeria_oil_unrest AP world Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:11:53 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100207/ap_on_re_af/af_nigeria_oil_unrest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.522628ef730a4d8a97bd5ca883a5ce13.nigeria_president_nin101.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=zL.PMN_sUXwZAuZNUoSnvA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="FILE - In this May 29, 2007 file photo, Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua, right, stands with Nigeria's former President Olusegun Obasanjo, left, and Nigeria's vice President Goodluck Jonathan, center, after they were sworn in at Abuja, Nigeria. Parliament empowered Vice President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday Feb. 9, 2010 to take over for the ill president of oil-rich Nigeria, whose absence has stoked unrest in Africa's most populous country. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate passed measures calling on Jonathan to act as president and commander in chief until President Umaru Yar'Adua returns from Saudi Arabia, where he has been receiving medical treatment for a heart condition since November. (AP Photo/George Osodi, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - A Nigerian militant group claims to have attacked an oil pipeline operated by Royal Dutch Shell PLC in the Niger Delta but oil company officials could not confirm the attack.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100207/ap_on_re_af/af_nigeria_oil_unrest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.522628ef730a4d8a97bd5ca883a5ce13.nigeria_president_nin101.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=zL.PMN_sUXwZAuZNUoSnvA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this May 29, 2007 file photo, Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua, right, stands with Nigeria's former President Olusegun Obasanjo, left, and Nigeria's vice President Goodluck Jonathan, center, after they were sworn in at Abuja, Nigeria. Parliament empowered Vice President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday Feb. 9, 2010 to take over for the ill president of oil-rich Nigeria, whose absence has stoked unrest in Africa's most populous country. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate passed measures calling on Jonathan to act as president and commander in chief until President Umaru Yar'Adua returns from Saudi Arabia, where he has been receiving medical treatment for a heart condition since November. (AP Photo/George Osodi, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/ts_nm/us_weather_usa nm/20100205/us_weather_usa Reuters topstories Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:32:04 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/ts_nm/us_weather_usa"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100210/i/r4251933463.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=Q5B8XvKbHcVz6u5f3EqrnA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="A Secret Service officer walks down a snowy path from the White House February 9, 2010. The second major snowstorm in less than a week hit the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday, with predictions of 12 inches (30.5 cm) or more stretching from Washington, D.C., to New York City, forcing schools to close and the U.S. Congress to sharply curtail legislative action. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A powerful storm slammed the U.S. mid-Atlantic on Friday, threatening record snowfall in a region heavily dependent on home heating oil and natural gas supplies.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/ts_nm/us_weather_usa"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100210/i/r4251933463.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=Q5B8XvKbHcVz6u5f3EqrnA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="A Secret Service officer walks down a snowy path from the White House February 9, 2010. The second major snowstorm in less than a week hit the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday, with predictions of 12 inches (30.5 cm) or more stretching from Washington, D.C., to New York City, forcing schools to close and the U.S. Congress to sharply curtail legislative action. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/india_nm/india459414 nm/20100205/india459414 Reuters world Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:27:30 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/india_nm/india459414"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100205/i/ra909192991.jpg?x=130&y=122&q=85&sig=e.0HZpnEUpw52_YPj3xaZA--" align="left" height="122" width="130" alt="Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda attends a news conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/Files" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp's president apologized on Friday for safety problems and said the company would bring in outside experts to review quality controls, an unusual action for a company that has enjoyed a reputation for high standards.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/india_nm/india459414"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100205/i/ra909192991.jpg?x=130&y=122&q=85&sig=e.0HZpnEUpw52_YPj3xaZA--" align="left" height="122" width="130" alt="photo" title="Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda attends a news conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/Files" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/wl_sthasia_afp/australiaindiaeconomybank afp/20100205/australiaindiaeconomybank AFP world Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:57:44 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/wl_sthasia_afp/australiaindiaeconomybank"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100205/capt.photo_1265352830187-1-0.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=S7RhYmuwAsK06.4YgJWFqA--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Conveyor belts carry coal from the mine to the Loy Yang B power station in the Latrobe Valley, 150km east of Melbourne, in August 2009. Australia's coal and liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to India are set to climb as the South Asian nation's economy undergoes rapid growth, Australia's central bank said Friday.(AFP/File/Paul Crock)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Australia's coal and liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to India are set to climb as the South Asian nation's economy undergoes rapid growth, Australia's central bank said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/wl_sthasia_afp/australiaindiaeconomybank"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100205/capt.photo_1265352830187-1-0.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=S7RhYmuwAsK06.4YgJWFqA--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="photo" title="Conveyor belts carry coal from the mine to the Loy Yang B power station in the Latrobe Valley, 150km east of Melbourne, in August 2009. Australia's coal and liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to India are set to climb as the South Asian nation's economy undergoes rapid growth, Australia's central bank said Friday.(AFP/File/Paul Crock)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/india_nm/india459314 nm/20100205/india459314 Reuters world Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:29:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/india_nm/india459314"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100205/i/ra3729783029.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=ltKIbDSHK_kc2s_0RCExIw--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="A yellow light of a municipal car flashes in front of a dealership of Japanese car manufacturer Toyota Motor Corp in the town of Zollikon near Zurich February 3, 2010. Toyota is preparing to recall its iconic Prius hybrid car to address more than 100 complaints about delayed braking. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda will face the media on Friday for the first time over a string of safety issues rocking the company as it prepared to recall its iconic Prius hybrid over braking problems.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/india_nm/india459314"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100205/i/ra3729783029.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=ltKIbDSHK_kc2s_0RCExIw--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="A yellow light of a municipal car flashes in front of a dealership of Japanese car manufacturer Toyota Motor Corp in the town of Zollikon near Zurich February 3, 2010. Toyota is preparing to recall its iconic Prius hybrid car to address more than 100 complaints about delayed braking. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/ts_afp/britainenergyoilcompanycutsearningsshell afp/20100204/britainenergyoilcompanycutsearningsshell AFP topstories Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:17:15 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/ts_afp/britainenergyoilcompanycutsearningsshell"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100204/capt.photo_1265269219937-2-0.jpg?x=85&y=130&q=85&sig=oJVqjpmOm7I1cx9cpPjiwA--" align="left" height="130" width="85" alt="Royal Dutch Shell plans to axe 1,000 more jobs and sell some of its assets owing to an "uncertain" outlook and after annual profits plunged, the British energy giant said.(AFP/File/Boris Horvat)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Royal Dutch Shell plans to axe 1,000 more jobs and sell some of its assets owing to an "uncertain" outlook and after annual profits plunged, the British energy giant said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/ts_afp/britainenergyoilcompanycutsearningsshell"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100204/capt.photo_1265269219937-2-0.jpg?x=85&y=130&q=85&sig=oJVqjpmOm7I1cx9cpPjiwA--" align="left" height="130" width="85" alt="photo" title="Royal Dutch Shell plans to axe 1,000 more jobs and sell some of its assets owing to an "uncertain" outlook and after annual profits plunged, the British energy giant said.(AFP/File/Boris Horvat)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/ts_afp/britainenergyoilcompanyearningsshell afp/20100204/britainenergyoilcompanyearningsshell AFP topstories Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:36:26 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/ts_afp/britainenergyoilcompanyearningsshell"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100204/capt.photo_1265269219937-2-0.jpg?x=85&y=130&q=85&sig=oJVqjpmOm7I1cx9cpPjiwA--" align="left" height="130" width="85" alt="Royal Dutch Shell plans to axe 1,000 more jobs and sell some of its assets owing to an "uncertain" outlook and after annual profits plunged, the British energy giant said.(AFP/File/Boris Horvat)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Energy giant Royal Dutch Shell said on Thursday that fourth-quarter adjusted net profit slumped 75 percent due to weak demand in the downturn, adding it would axe 1,000 jobs amid an uncertain outlook.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/ts_afp/britainenergyoilcompanyearningsshell"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100204/capt.photo_1265269219937-2-0.jpg?x=85&y=130&q=85&sig=oJVqjpmOm7I1cx9cpPjiwA--" align="left" height="130" width="85" alt="photo" title="Royal Dutch Shell plans to axe 1,000 more jobs and sell some of its assets owing to an "uncertain" outlook and after annual profits plunged, the British energy giant said.(AFP/File/Boris Horvat)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/ts_afp/japanusautorecallcompanytoyota afp/20100204/japanusautorecallcompanytoyota AFP science Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:20:33 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/ts_afp/japanusautorecallcompanytoyota"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100204/capt.photo_1265297817916-6-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=V_QUoY6DNUXNfh90jU6cDg--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="A Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle. US authorities have ordered a formal investigation into reported braking problems in the 2010 Toyota Prius, in a fresh expansion of safety issues plaguing the Japanese auto giant worldwide.(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Toyota said Thursday there was a brake design flaw with its Prius hybrid, in a major new blow to the world's top automaker, already facing a two-billion-dollar bill from massive safety recalls.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/ts_afp/japanusautorecallcompanytoyota"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100204/capt.photo_1265297817916-6-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=V_QUoY6DNUXNfh90jU6cDg--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="photo" title="A Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle. US authorities have ordered a formal investigation into reported braking problems in the 2010 Toyota Prius, in a fresh expansion of safety issues plaguing the Japanese auto giant worldwide.(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100203/ap_on_re_af/af_nigeria_unending_woes ap/20100203/af_nigeria_unending_woes AP world Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:46:17 GMT AP - Nigeria's president has been away ill for more than two months. A militant group vows to renew its war against the oil industry. And Muslim-Christian violence has drawn a threat of jihad from an al-Qaida-linked group. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100203/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_energy ap/20100203/us_obama_energy AP politics Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:58:31 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100203/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_energy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100203/i/ra2693055410.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=kQZYsxK3LKgMgQKVpuL9Lg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="U.S. President Barack Obama is seen in the East Room of the White House in Washington in this January 8, 2010 file photo. China warned Obama on Wednesday that a meeting between him and the Dalai Lama would further erode ties between the two powers, already troubled by Washington's arms sales to Taiwan. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Files" border="0" /></a>AP - Looking for a political and policy victory, President Barack Obama on Thursday pushed energy proposals designed to attract allies and opponents alike, calling for increased ethanol production and new technology to limit pollution from the use of coal.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/scienceenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100203/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_energy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100203/i/ra2693055410.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=kQZYsxK3LKgMgQKVpuL9Lg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="U.S. President Barack Obama is seen in the East Room of the White House in Washington in this January 8, 2010 file photo. China warned Obama on Wednesday that a meeting between him and the Dalai Lama would further erode ties between the two powers, already troubled by Washington's arms sales to Taiwan. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Files" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)