Jan 23rd, 2006 · Ford Motor Company CEO Bill Ford says the automaker will cut up to 30,000 North American jobs by 2012. The moves are part of a restructuring plan that will see a number of manufacturing plants close, as well.
Jan 23rd, 2006 · Job cuts and plant closings are in the cards for Ford Motor Company, which announces a major restructuring plan Monday. The automaker is attempting to regain its footing in a highly competitive market.
Jan 23rd, 2006 · The Ford Motor Company will close 14 auto assembly plants in North America by 2012. Madeleine Brand talks to Automobile Magazine editor Jean Jennings about the economic and cultural implications of the plant closings.
Jan 12th, 2006 · Scientists in Germany have made a startling discovery: Plants produce methane, one of the greenhouse gases that warm the earth. The finding could change the way scientists view global climate.
Dec 22nd, 2005 · Some scientists advocate growing trees to absorb carbon -- the biggest contributor to climate warming -- out of the air. But scientists have discovered that large-scale tree growing brings its own problems and worry that the solution may substitute one environmental disaster for another.
Dec 21st, 2005 · Scientists advising the Environmental Protection Agency have recommended that the agency impose stricter limits on fine particles borne by burning fuel in vehicles, power plants and factories. However, the EPA's actual revision of the rules disappointed scientists and public health advocates.
Dec 20th, 2005 · General Motors and Ford are preparing to slash jobs and close plants, while foreign car makers like Toyota are continuing to build new ones in the South. Toyota's Georgetown, Ky., plant is booming -- and still non-union.
Dec 20th, 2005 · The Pentagon is investigating the military's secret practice of planting friendly news stories in the Iraqi media. Many military scholars, journalism watchdogs and Pentagon officials agree that the program is unique in the history of propaganda.