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GMC delivers hybrid pickup
GMC's giant hybrid pickup truck doesn't gain much mileage, but a Newsweek columnist says the new Sierra is still an improvement over its gas-guzzling predecessors • FULL STORY

MORE GREEN MACHINES NEWS & FEATURES

• Hybrid interest grows when gas price rises
Surveys show buyers looking at options

• Hybrid cars challenge mechanics
Carmakers train dealerships; independents on own

• Hydrogen cars ready to roll — for a price
Companies offer internal combustion engine, fuel cell versions

• Port plugs in ships to cut diesel pollution
System marks first time container ship uses technology

• Students try their hands at greener SUVs
Winning team increased mileage by 25 percent and halved pollution

• GM enters fuel-cell market via U.S. mail
Its first commercial application in U.S. leased to Postal Service

AUTOMOTIVE NEWS

• RED-HOT PUMP PRICES COOL DRIVING DEMAND
High U.S. gasoline prices at may be leading some motorists to drive less and use more efficient cars, energy experts said on Wednesday.

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• Toyota tops J.D. Power quality survey• Survey: U.S. gas prices continue to fall• Auto sales seen weaker in June — GM official• Ariz. dealer to sell cheap Chinese cars in U.S.

TECH & SCIENCE

• CASSINI PROBE ENTERS ORBIT AROUND SATURN
The Cassini spacecraft successfully entered orbit around Saturn, becoming the first man-made satellite of the ringed planet.

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• Court: E-mail providers can read mail• Spacewalkers successfully finish repairs• Microsoft rolls out revamped search• Ancient Indian villages revealed in Utah

ENVIRONMENT

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• WP: SNAKEHEAD MAY BE AT HOME IN POTOMAC
One fish was a worry. Two fish were a troubling trend. Now that the total is up to nine, some scientists say they're close to conceding: The northern snakehead is in the Potomac River, and likely to stay.