The UK is looking at a personal carbon trading scheme that will give everyone a free equal allowance of carbon units, which can be exchanged for carbon use, say for petrol or electricity, or traded in a market that aims to drive carbon use down. With carbon trading by governments and corporations proving successful, there could one day be schemes for individuals too. The idea is that citizens Rest of story…

Saturn’s Green Line is one of the most practical of this new type of SUV. Rest of story…

TOKYO Toyota Motor Corp.s global production rose 3.8 percent in September, putting the company on track to overtake General Motors as the worlds largest automaker. It was the companys 23rd consecutive monthly advance. Rest of story…

Richard Chema is a political novice, and hopes that’s to his advantage: The former federal prosecutor has been campaigning with the hopes that an anti-incumbent sentiment and distaste with Republican policies will help him unseat two-term U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Centerville, in November. Rest of story…

PEWAUKEE, Wis. - The average speed Justin Fons drove in a marathon last month in Oklahoma wouldn’t surpass any land speed record, at least not one set since the Paleolithic Era. Rest of story…

Lately, China\’s economy has been hungry for nickel and zinc, metals used in steel-making. The country is now the world\’s largest steel producer and exporter. Rest of story…