Posts Tagged ‘Saudi Arabia’

Amid all the hoopla about hybrid electric cars and plug-in hybrids, what sometimes gets short-shrift is the battery, which, like gasoline, is made from a resource extracted from the earth. The WSJ Environmental Capital blog points out that questions are being raised about whether there is enough lithium to go around, especially as car makers ramp up production. It quotesLux Research which ... Full story

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message to Muslims in the West. They translate writings and sermons once largely out of reach of English readers and often feature charismatic clerics like Anwar al-Awlaki, who exchanged dozens of e-mails with the Army psychiatrist ... Full story