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For those feeling lost in the haze of soaring gas prices and global warming, the city's second annual Clean-Air Car Show and Film Festival is here to clear things up.

This morning, some are wondering whether Wall Street can keep up its climb this week.

Jul 19 - The Indian Ocean island of Reunion has been hard hit by both rising global oil prices and global warming.

Dallas billionaire T. Boone Pickens has mounted a $50 million ad drive aimed at reducing oil imports by building wind farms and using natural gas to fuel cars.

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This is a challenging time for families across our nation.

WASHINGTON, DC (MARKET WIRE) Venture capitalists invested $7.4 billion in 990 deals in the second quarter of 2008, according to the MoneyTree(TM) Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) based on data provided by Thomson Reuters. Quarterly investment activity was essentially flat compared to the first quarter of 2008 when $7.5 billion was invested in 977 deals. Growth in the clean technology and Internet-Specific sectors contributed to the solid level of investing seen in the quarter.