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U.S. Emissions to Jump 19 Percent

By 2020, the United States will emit almost one-fifth more greenhouse gases than it did in 2000, according to a government report. By the Associated Press.

E-waste Mounts, Tech Firms Green

HP and Dell, which together sell more than half the country's PCs, get kudos for using more eco-friendly components and recycling their products when consumers discard them. By the Associated Press.

Computer Archive Finds Stolen Art

The Art Loss Register, a London database of 180,000 missing art works, is on the trail of two Picassos stolen in Paris last week. By the Associated Press.

The Advent of BeebTube

So the BBC will provide three new channels on YouTube, but with media companies pulling and contributing content, will the name have to change to ThemTube? In Epicenter.

Accessorize With Serotonin

Nothing says I love you -- and your crippling mood disorder -- better than a bio-geeky necklace made of the molecules of key neurotransmitters and hormones. In Bodyhack.

U.S. Honcho Shake Out

Does the taking of scalps over the Walter Reed Hospital scandal by Defense Secretary Gates signal a new era of accountability in the Pentagon? In Danger Room.

UCS Recipe to Fix Auto Industry

Bench the lawyers and bean-counters and bring in the engineers, says the UCS clean-vehicles research director on how Detroit could revamp the car industry. Plus: Renault's French Connection in Iran. In Autopia.

U.S., Brazil Launch Biofuel Forum

The two top ethanol producers announce an international effort to draft biofuel-production standards and expand global markets. By the Associated Press.

March 3, 2005: All in One Go

Adventurer Steve Fossett becomes the first solo pilot to fly an airplane nonstop completely around the world. Compiled by Tony Long.

Sirius, XM: Radios Not Obsolete

Sirius and XM issued statements that their existing radios would work with the new service they would create by merging, but will the number of channels available increase? In Listening Post.

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