 Democrats gather for CNN-YouTube debate
It looks like seven against one: seven Democratic contenders will try to challenge frontrunner Sen. Hillary Clinton at the CNN-YouTube debate in Charleston, South Carolina, tonight. |
 (CNN) -- Irritated by the highest gas prices in U.S. history, John Thorner has a message for his 70 employees:Stay home.Rising gas prices have topped the $4 per gallon mark in some U.S. cities.Thorner is requiring all staff at the National Recreation and Park Association to avoid commuting at least one day a week -- either by working four long days and taking the fifth one off, or by working from home on the fifth day."The 70 people in our office drive an average of 30 miles a day. We did the math and figured that by having the employees not commute one day a week, we would be saving 100 gallons a week," says Thorner, executive director of the nonprofit, which is based in the suburbs of Washington.
"This is not a huge amount of gasoline, but it could serve as a model for other operations." |
 PASADENA, California (AP)
Mission scientists worry that nearly a month's worth of storms could permanently damage or disable the Mars rovers exploring the Red Planet.The rovers rely on solar panels to charge their batteries, and dust storms are blocking needed sunlight.
A series of severe Martian summer dust storms has blocked 99 percent of direct sunlight to the rover Opportunity. Its companion, Spirit, has been affected to a lesser extent. Both rely on solar panels to charge their batteries.Scientists believe the storms could continue for several days, or even weeks. |
