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- Ford C-Max Hybrid gas mileage revised. EPA to update rules industrywide.
Ford is the latest in a string of auto companies that have scaled back mileage claims, after customers complained that the 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid did not live up to its fuel economy label.
- Mexico aims to open oil industry to private investment
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto unveiled plans this week to break the monopoly on oil production in Mexico, in order to attract private investors. The goal is to fund a much-needed modernization of the country's oil pipeline system.
- Zoo dog: Lion in den turns out to be ... a dog
Zoo dog: Lion at a zoo in central China was revealed to be a Tibetan mastiff dog. The zoo dog lion was discovered when it began to bark. Lyin' den?
- With US-made panels, White House goes solar ... again
Jimmy Carter put up solar panels in 1979, then Ronald Reagan took them down in 1986. Now the Obama administration is fulfilling a long-delayed promise to put solar panels back on the White House.
- Think you know nature? Name that animal!
So you fancy yourself a zoologist? The animal kingdom is a rich and diverse place. Can you name that animal?
- Energy braces for Atlantic hurricane season
The Atlantic hurricane season is moving into its most active phase and the risk of powerful storms could threaten oil and gas activity in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Marcellus Shale natural gas output rising fast
Marcellus Shale natural gas production levels are beating expectations so far this year. The natural gas boom from the Marcellus Shale across Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and other states is changing the country's energy landscape.
- Egypt unrest pushes up oil prices for fifth day straight
Clashes in Egypt have added to growing anxiety over supply disruptions in the Middle East, driving oil prices upward for five days straight. A stronger supply of North American oil should help protect from long-term effects of Egypt unrest, analysts said.