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Running on Empty
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterHow far can we stretch a gallon of gasoline? OK, maybe it isn't a question for the ages. But with oil setting new records at more than $60 per barrel, it seems like a good time to ask. And considering that the U.S. economy is hooked on oil imported from...Tags: Fuel-efficient Cars, Prius, Consumer Electronics Industry, Central Intelligence Agency, Ford
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To avoid Olympic smog, Beijing limits traffic
Associated PressWith the Olympics less than three weeks away, Beijing began restricting car use and limiting factory emissions on Sunday in a final drastic effort to clear its smog-choked skies. Under the two-month plan, half the capital's 3.3 million cars will be...Tags: Vehicles, Multi-Sport Events, Marathon, Environmental Pollution, International Olympic Committee
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Heavy breathing
Of The Morning CallCyclist Bobby Lea of Topton is looking forward to competing in the Beijing Olympics in three weeks, but not to breathing in the city's heavy smog. ''I think it's going to be a concern for everyone,'' said Lea, who along with fellow Olympian Giddeon...Tags: Marty Nothstein, Pollution, Health and Safety at School, George Bush, Multi-Sport Events
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Olympic city cuts traffic to clean up the air
The Associated PressHalf of Beijing's drivers left their cars at home today and took public transportation instead on the first workday under new restrictions meant to clear this city's notoriously polluted skies before next month's Olympics. Under a two-month plan that...Tags: Subway Transportation, Plant Closings, Vehicles, Transportation, Pollution
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Beijing moves to clear the air and the roads
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWith the Games due to start in less than three weeks, Beijing on Sunday cranked up antipollution measures by yanking cars off the roads, expanding mass transit and staggering work hours in a bid to meet its pledge of a "green" Olympics. Under rules to...Tags: Commuting, Subway Transportation, Vehicles, Transportation, Space Programs
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Beijing begins traffic limits as final effort to curb smog for Olympics
The Associated PressWith the Olympics less than three weeks away, Beijing began restricting car use and limiting factory emissions on Sunday in a final drastic effort to clear its smog-choked skies. Under the two-month plan, half of the capital's 3.3 million cars will be...Tags: Vehicles, Environmental Pollution, International Olympic Committee
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Beijing Limits Traffic To Avoid Olympic Smog
Associated PressBEIJING, China -- With the Olympics less than three weeks away, Beijing began restricting car use and limiting factory emissions on Sunday in a final drastic effort to clear its smog-choked skies. Under the two-month plan, half of the capital's 3.3...Tags: Transportation, Vehicles, Pollution, Multi-Sport Events, Environmental Pollution
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Air quality health advisory in effect
lidesk@newsday.comAn air quality health advisory has been issued for the metropolitan area for Wednesday, state officials announced. The advisory, in effect until 10 p.m., concerns the surface pollutant ozone. Summer heat can lead to the formation of ozone, which is a...Tags: Physical Fitness, Environmental Pollution
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Connecticut facing weekend of bad air days
State officials are warning that the weekend will be filled with unhealthy air across Connecticut. The state Department of Environmental Protection has issued a warning that high concentrations of ground-level ozone and particle pollution have made...Tags: Physical Fitness, Environmental Pollution
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Poor air quality means free bus rides
All Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority Metro bus trips will be free all day in an effort to reduce personal driving and to minimize the effects of ground-level pollution forecast for today. The Web site for the state Department of...Tags: Lehigh Valley Weather, Weather Reports, Pollution, Environmental Pollution
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