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  • Texas company, Kroger in legal fight (AP)

    A gasoline pump screen at a Kroger Co. gas station asks if the customer participates in the company's fuel program, Thursday, March 11, 2010, in Cincinnati. Texas-based Excentus Corp. has filed federal suit in Texas against Cincinnati-based Kroger saying it's patents are being violated in the grocery store chain's popular gasoline discount rewards program. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)AP - A Dallas area company charges that Kroger Co. is ripping off its technology and methods in the grocery chain's popular gasoline discount rewards program.


  • Kroger rewards in litigation (AP)

    AP - WANTS A CUT: Irving, Texas-based Excentus Corp. has sued Kroger Co., saying Kroger failed to work out a licensing agreement concerning its gasoline discount rewards. Cincinnati-based Kroger has filed suit asking another federal court to declare it has done nothing wrong.

  • Kenya thanks Japan prince for climate support (AFP)

    Japan's crown prince Naruhito (L) receives flowers from a pupil at a Japanese school on the outskirts of Nairobi. Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has thanked the prince for his country's support in programmes to combat climate change, the government said.(AFP/Simon Maina)AFP - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki thanked Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito Thursday for his country's support in programmes to combat climate change, the government said.


  • Sarkozy: more funds needed to fight deforestation (AP)

    French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers his speech during the opening session of the international conference on major forest areas, in Paris, Thursday March 11, 2010. Sarkozy opened daylong conference of some 40 nations to start turning plans into action to save the world's forests and help rein in the noxious gases blamed for climate change. (AP Photo/Philippe Wojazer, Pool)AP - Rich nations must contribute more to a climate change fund and help fight deforestation, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said at a conference Thursday on saving the world's forests — a key defense against global warming.


  • Sarkozy calls for UN reform, blasts Copenhagen summit (AFP)

    A view of a deforested area on the border of Xingu river in the Amazon rainforest, northern Brazil. French President Nicolas Sarkozy demanded reforms of the United Nations and urged negotiations under a small group of countries to accelerate efforts to fight climate change.(AFP/File/Antonio Scorza)AFP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday demanded reforms of the United Nations and urged negotiations under a small group of countries to accelerate efforts to fight climate change.


  • Independent body to review climate panel (AFP)

    The Khumbu Glacier, one of the longest glaciers in the world, in the Everest-Khumbu region of Nepal. A respected international scientific body will review the UN's Nobel prize-winning climate panel, under fire for errors in a key report on global warming, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said.(AFP/File/Prakash Mathema)AFP - A respected international scientific body will review the UN's Nobel prize-winning climate panel, under fire for errors in a key report on global warming, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said.


  • Druid Peak Pack Down To Lone Wolf

    The Druid Peak Pack, the most closely watched and photographed wolf pack in the world, is down to its last wolf. For 14 years, the Druids were the dominant pack in Yellowstone's Lamar Valley. Biologist Doug Smith, leader of the Yellowstone Wolf Project, offers his insight.

  • Red Carpet Awaits The Star In The 'Eco-Dress'

    At the Oscars this year, one star will grace the red carpet with an "eco-dress."