Jul 5, 2011

Marketplace Morning Report for Tuesday, July 5, 2011

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Carmageddon in L.A.!

by Jennifer Collins

Jul 5, 2011

405 freeway shut down expected to snarl roadways and business in the L.A. metro area.

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Solar power tax breaks set to expire

by Eve Troeh

Jul 5, 2011

As Congress tightens up the federal budget, some federal subsidies for solar power are likely to disappear. That would hamper exponential growth in the industry.

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Verizon to unveil capped mobile data plans

by Steve Henn

Jul 5, 2011

The company is getting its heaviest data users to help pay the bills. Soon, though, capped plans could apply to everyone.

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Tour buses work to protect China's national parks

by Rob Schmitz

Jul 5, 2011

As China prospers, more and more people get to visit the country's national parks. Tour buses may be a factor in protecting the environment.

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Carmakers, White House haggle over tailpipe emission standards

by Marketplace Staff

Jul 5, 2011

Newly proposed regulations could require American cars and trucks to reach 56.2 miles per gallon by 2025

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Airlines take on EU over carbon emissions

by Stephen Beard

Jul 5, 2011

United and American airlines challenge a plan that would limit the amount of carbon planes can emit on flights to and from Europe

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BBC World Service

Rare earth minerals may not be so rare

by Phil Mercer

Jul 5, 2011

Researchers from Japan uncover vast underwater deposits of the key materials used to make gadgets from smart phones to laptops, threatening China's dominance as a supplier

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British journalists, officials denounce phone hacking by tabloid

by Marketplace Staff

Jul 5, 2011

Britain's News of the World tabloid comes under intense pressure after it hacked into the phone messages of a missing girl interfering with a police investigation