Economic downturn won't stop investments that benefit the environment in California

Despite the Miracle of the Sacred Bailout, the world economy is shattering & sinking. Now the Federal Reserve has a new brainstorm: "Hey kids, let's buy vast amounts of unsecured short-term debt that companies use to finance their day-to-day activities!"

What voters should know about the joint shenanigans of Wall Street and the current administration in creating the Wall Street mess. Excellent analysis.

State clears hurdles, hopes to have construction completed by 2012

The rich of Mumbai want to turn the prime real estate into high-rises and parks. The poor but industrious residents won't go without a fight.

A former (yeah right) colleague of V. P. Dick Cheney, has pleaded guilty to funneling millions of dollars in bribes to win lucrative contracts in the 90's. Appointed by Cheney as CEO of KBR (I know you are shocked). . . . Oh, and it gets better, read on.

Nearly 40 years after the Santa Barbara spill, public opinion has shifted. Drilling technology is less accident-prone, and the United States is desperately searching for domestic oil sources to combat rising energy prices.

Investor ignorance, unskilled local labor and a lack of cash are contributing to a huge shortfall in clean energy investment in Sub-Saharan Africa, a World Bank report said

In the latest "beige report" issued by the Federal Reserve, businesses report that rising prices and and a greatly diminished job market are affecting orders, sales and the shopping habits of US consumers. Read all about it.

India's Tata Group has officially suspended construction of a plant to build the world's cheapest car in the face of unrelenting protests, and says it is looking at new sites.The group, which had hoped to market the four-door Nano for 100,000 rupees ($US