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May 28, 2009 09:21 AM EDT
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What will power your next car? Will it be gasoline, diesel, perhaps mixed with biofuel? Or will it be electricity? In case electricity will power your next car, how will it be produced? From coal, natural . . .
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May 21, 2009 08:32 AM EDT
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Will America be a desert by 2100? Or Africa, India or China, for that matter?
Chances are, according to MIT projections , that global median surface temperature will rise by 9.4 o F (5.2 o C) by 2100, . . .
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April 30, 2009 02:09 AM EDT
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NASA scientists are proposing algae bags as a way to produce renewable energy that does not compete with agriculture for land or fresh water. It uses algae to produce biofuel from sewage, using nutrients . . .
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April 20, 2009 01:01 AM EDT
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On 28 March, President Obama announced the launch of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF). A preparatory session will be held at the US Department of State on April 27-28 in Washington, . . .
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April 07, 2009 10:25 AM EDT
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The Segway Personal Transporter (pictured right) has been around for years. It was first unveiled in 2001, and produced in 2002. It is self-balancing and users lean forward or backward to go forwards, . . .
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March 24, 2009 09:04 PM EDT
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China recently called for a World Currency, or global reserve currency , to be operated by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) via its Special Drawing Rights (SDR).
The governor of the People’s . . .
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March 20, 2009 04:49 AM EDT
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U.S. Department of energy Announcement
President Obama Announces $2.4 Billion in Funding to Support Next Generation Electric Vehicles
DOE Support for Advanced Battery Manufacturing and . . .
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March 10, 2009 09:30 PM EDT
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Climate Congress, Copenhagen, 10-12 March, 2009
Open letter to Dr Rajendra K. Pachauri, IPCC chair
Dear Dr Pachauri,
The Climate Congress presents an important opportunity to present all facets . . .
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February 15, 2009 10:31 PM EST
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has in many respects underestimated the severity of global warming and the speed at which it strikes. "From 2000 to 2007, greenhouse gas emissions . . .
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February 03, 2009 01:10 AM EST
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President Obama, please read this!
The energy and environmental policy that you have proposed for the U.S. is a patchwork of policies, ranging from higher fuel efficiency standards and subsidies for . . .
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January 28, 2009 02:26 AM EST
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In Greek mythology, Ceto was a sea goddess. Ceto was a daughter of Gaia and Pontus, and she personified the power of the sea.
In a current incarnation, CETO is the name of a wave power technology . . .
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January 04, 2009 05:10 AM EST
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In Beijing, measures have been introduced to phase out vehicles that cause heavy pollution, combined with financial incentives to facilitate the shift to cleaner vehicles.
Yellow-label vehicles will . . .
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December 26, 2008 02:52 AM EST
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In Oregon, the Portland City Council has developed a feebate policy to improve the environmental performance of buildings.
The proposed policy seeks to cut carbon emissions from buildings, reduce . . .
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December 20, 2008 06:54 AM EST
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When it's hot, should you turn on the car's air-conditioner?
As many will have experienced, driving with the air-conditioner on can increase fuel consumption by 10% or more. Yet, especially . . .
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November 25, 2008 12:49 AM EST
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As California recovers from wildfires , a study by researchers at University of California-Berkeley finds that global warming will have a broad and devastating impact on California's economy over . . .
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November 21, 2008 05:08 AM EST
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A $1 billion plan proposed by Better Place for the San Francisco Bay Area has been endorsed by the Bay Area's big-city mayors, including San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums . . .
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November 19, 2008 07:41 AM EST
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Extract: As we shift away from fossil fuel and as the number of wind turbines increases, more and more people are calling for a Supergrid - high capacity links carrying electricity between the major . . .
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July 17, 2008 10:50 AM EDT
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The Solar Taxi
Swiss adventurer Louis Palmer drives a custom made solar-powered vehicle coined the 'Solar Taxi'. It is equipped with a ZEBRA battery and pulls a trailer with 6 square . . .
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January 15, 2008 02:35 AM EST
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Electric vehicles can cut greenhouse gas emissions in two ways. They are clean and efficient. By acting as storage capacity, they can also make the electric grid more efficient.
Electric cars are . . .
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January 16, 2008 05:22 AM EST
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The Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Masdar, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, on 13 January 2008 launched a 'Sustainability Action Plan' to deliver a carbon-neutral, waste-free, car-free . . .
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