www.autobloggreen.com — Fisker Karma - Click above for high-res image gallery Considering the two fledgling automaker's past history, it's not terribly surprising that Henrik Fisker would want to distance his company from Tesla Motors. Recall that Fisker had originally been tasked with penning the design for ...
Henrik Fisker distances his company from Tesla, GM

www.hybridcars.com — Henrick Fisker wants you to know that his car company is different from other start-ups. It’s not surprising that Fisker Automotive and Tesla Motors—two California-based makers of high-end electric-drive sports cars—are ...
Fisker Tries To Create Distance from Tesla

www.treehugger.com — Photo: Flickr , CC Obligatory Post About Green Fireworks for the 4th of July Fireworks are fun - who doesn't like explosions? - and a good excuse to get together with family and friends, but they're also not very clean. In Beijing, China, the ...
Oh No Mommy! Will the Greenies Take Fireworks Away From Us?

news.bbc.co.uk — On the outskirts of Lusaka, Zambia, next year's crop of bicycles is being watered by Benjamin Banda."We planted this bamboo last year," he says, "and now the stems are taller than me. When it's ready we'll cut it, cure it and then turn it into ...
BBC NEWS | Africa | From bush to bike - a bamboo revolution

www.autobloggreen.com — MINI E - click above for high-res image gallery The popularity of BMW's MINI E test program in the United States has evidently prompted the company to expand production beyond the original 500 cars and add a smaller test fleet in Europe. The original plan, as announced last fall, was ...
BMW building more MINI Es for European testing

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blogs.wsj.com — After reviewing the business plans of more than 1,000 unknown start-up companies, venture firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson – joined this year by tech giant Cisco Systems – has awarded a seed round of $250,000 to Husk Power Systems Inc., a company that ...
Rice Husks Co. Seeded By DFJ, Cisco In Business Plan Contest

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www.nextbillion.net — Authored by: Rob Katz Husk Power Systems , a company we profiled here on NextBillion back in October, was announced today as the winner of the Global Business Plan competition sponsored by Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Cisco Systems.  As the ...
Breaking News: Husk Power Systems Wins $250K Venture ...

www.autobloggreen.com — Yokohama debuted its new ADVAN ENV-R1 orange oil-infused racing tire at the Porsche GT3 Challenge at Sebring a few months back. At the time, the company promised to have new tires using the eco-friendly technology on the market for consumer use in short order. Apparently, that time is now . ...
Yokohama dB Super E-spec orange oil-infused tires now on ...

marketnewslive.blogspot.com — Hitachi is deep in the eco-battery push, spending up to $310 million with a huge boost in capacity of lithium-ion batteries for hybrid cars.
Video: Hitachi joins eco-battery boom

www.autobloggreen.com — The British Department of Transport has announced a new £30 million fund to help bus operators purchase low-carbon vehicles, like the new GM-Allison Two-mode hybrid system (pictured). A Low Carbon Emission Bus (LCEB) is defined as one that reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent ...
UK funds Low-Carbon Buses with £30 million