Daily News For March 30, 2010

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Today's Daily News

UPS Introduces 'Green' Pickup Option
UPS Smart Pickup is expected to eliminate 8 million miles from the total amount driven by UPS each year in the United States and will save an estimated 793,000 gallons of fuel and 7,800 metric tons of CO2 emissions. Click to continue

Toyota Opens Up Management to Non-Japanese
New safety measures include a "brake override" safety system and in North America the company will expand use of event data recorders Click to continue

Europe to Expand List of Harmful Chemicals
Will expand its list of potentially highly dangerous chemicals to 135 from 29. Click to continue

Cooper and Danaher Will Merge Tools Businesses
Scaling potential to global market, diversifying product offerings, cutting costs Click to continue

Equipment Distributor to Supply Balqon Electric Trucks in Columbia
Material handling equipment distributor Industrias IVOR has agreed to distribute heavy-duty electric vehicles from Balqon Corp. to ports, warehouses and distribution companies in Columbia. Click to continue

Nissan to Sell Leaf Electric Car in Japan in December
Company plans to sell 6,000 cars in Japan in 2011 and will begin selling in North American and Europe in early 2011 Click to continue

Osteoarthritis Carries High Costs in Missed Work Days
Work absences due to osteoarthritis cost U.S. employers more than $10 billion per year, according a study in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Click to continue

Toyota to Provide Hybrid Technology to Mazda
Mazda plans to roll out hybrids in Japan by 2013. Click to continue

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