Gore: U.S. to blame for blocking effort to cut emissions
Al Gore said today the United States is “principally responsible” for blocking progress at the U.N. climate conference, and European nations threatened to boycott U.S.-led climate talks next month unless Washington compromises on emissions reductions.
Coupon plan is clearer for digital TV switch
Wal-Mart Stores, Best Buy Co. and more than 100 retailers will accept government-funded $40 coupons on converter boxes that will let viewers keep using older sets after a switch to digital TV in 2009.
BlackBerry maker to put U.S. headquarters in Dallas area
Research in Motion, maker of the BlackBerry smart phone, will put its U.S. headquarters in a Dallas suburb where it plans to employ more than 1,000 people within next several years.
FTC leader won’t leave Google case
The head of the Federal Trade Commission said Friday she won’t remove herself from an antitrust review of Google’s purchase of online advertising company DoubleClick, rebuffing requests from privacy groups opposed to the transaction.
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