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Clean energy, better homes cut pollution, save lives

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:07:06 +0000

Reuters Indian female labourers carry small pieces of coal deposit from liquid ash generated from a thermal power

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Melbourne 2030 will be "transport chaos": Professor

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:07:06 +0000

The state government will need to rethink its policy on meeting urban demand as the city reaches five million people, urban management expert, Professor Nicholas Low, warns.

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The Copenhagen Attendance Question

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:05:16 +0000

To go or not to go? That is the question that some businesses, and even President Obama, are still asking now that a climate treaty is less likely than ever to result from next month's meetings.

Triple Pundit: People, Planet, Profit found this 13 hours ago on greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com

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Report: Revived Toyota MR2 hybrid could challenge Honda CR-Z

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:36:00 +0000

Honda may not have the hybrid sports coupe market to itself for long if a report out of Japan has any merit. One of Japan's top car magazines, Best Car, is reporting that Toyota is planning to bring forth a hybrid sports car in the near future as a direct challenger to the new Honda. ...

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Carbon T.A.P. // Tunnel Algae Park

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:37:08 +0000

P1014 Carbon T.A.P. // Tunnel Algae Park Mining Existing Infrastructure for Lost Efficiencies Proposal location: applicable nationwide to tollbooths, coal-fired power plants, automobile tunnels and other locations of CO2 production; main sample project is a Brooklyn to Manhattan pier/bridge ...

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Mazda2 to be basis of electric vehicle test fleet

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:13:00 +0000

2010 Mazda2 (Thailand-spec) - Click above for high-res image gallery Until now, Mazda's most notable alternative fuel programs have been the hydrogen-powered Wankel rotaries currently being used in an RX-8 test fleet. The "Zoom-Zoom" automaker has acknowledged plans to build new ...

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FIM launching the E-Power electric motorcycle racing series, without TTXGP

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:56:16 +0000

Agni Motors' TTXGP 2009 winning bike, photo courtesy TTXGP Until now the story regarding the development of zero carbon footprint motorcycle racing was simple. The TTXGP organization, led by Azhar Hussain, was developing the race series, colla...

reikiman posted 10 hours ago from examiner.com

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FIM launching the E-Power electric motorcycle racing series, without TTXGP

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:56:16 +0000

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Report Offers Plan for Reducing China's Carbon Intensity

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:31:41 +0000

A new report suggests that China could reduce its carbon intensity by as much as 23 percent.

Ramsay Home found this 10 hours ago on greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com

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VIDEO: Watch live as ABG goes for a first drive in the Chevy Volt this Sunday!

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:12:00 +0000

Chevy Volts on 1,200 mile drive - Click above for high-res image gallery Here at ABG, we've been tracking the progress of the Chevrolet Volt since before the concept debuted in January 2007. Along the way we've spent plenty of time with various members of the Volt team and last spring ...

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VIDEO: Wet Liberal rants about Top Gear, electric cars and hydrogen

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:07:00 +0000

Wet Liberal rants - Click above to watch the video after the break Most of the time, Robert Llewellyn is a seemingly well-adjusted comedic actor with a concern for environmental issues who currently hosts a web-based show called Carpool, where he drives about in a hybrid or electric car ...

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New Buick Excelle debuts in China, sedan coming to America soon

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:33:00 +0000

2011 Buick Excelle XT - click above for high-res image gallery Back in August, when General Motors gave the media a tour of its design studios to show off most of its upcoming lineup, one of the cars we saw was a compact four-door Buick sedan. That sedan was essentially a re-grilled and ...

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In Greenland, warming fuels dream of hidden wealth

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:07:06 +0000

TASIILAQ, Greenland Gert Ignatiussen returns to this fjord-front Inuit town with the spoils of his hunting trip. Six seals, all killed with a single shot to the head. With nimble handwork, his wife Bartholine cuts them up on the porch of their wood-frame home, saving the best meat for dinner. ...

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IEA Chief Presents Sobering View of Our Energy Future

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:01:22 +0000

Monday night at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Fatih Birol, Chief Economist at the International Energy Agency (IEA) presented the highlights of the recently released 2009 World Energy Outlook, which was recently completed. Yours truly was in attendance, and got the scoop just for ...

Peak Oil News found this 16 hours ago on heatingoil.com

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Peak oil panic? Dubai or not Dubai?

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:28:01 +0000

Dubai's oil reserve are dwindling and now their rampant investment program has hit a rock.

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Nissan hatches plan to boost battery cars

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:21:17 +0000

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn is among those who believe the public may get charged up by the switch to electric power, if the new battery cars are affordable and fun to drive.

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Allianz fund sees opportunities in energy squeeze

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:14:50 +0000

Christopher Johnson LONDON (Reuters) - The world faces a potential energy supply squeeze as economic growth rebounds, offering huge investment opportunities in the oil and gas industry and in other energy companies, a fund manager said on Thursday. Christopher Wheaton, who runs two energy ...

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Spy shots: Higher performance MINI diesels spotted testing

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:50:00 +0000

MINI is apparently not satisfied with the performance levels of its high mileage MINI D so it's working on something a bit more spritely. The current MINI D is not especially quick right off the line, with a 0-60 time of around 10 seconds from its 108 hp 1.6-liter engine but it does accelerate ...

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Rebecca Solnit: Remembering People Power In Seattle In 1999 And Berlin In 1989

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:33:08 +0000

Next month, at the climate change summit in Copenhagen, the wealthy nations that produce most of the excess carbon in our atmosphere will almost certainly fail to embrace measures adequate to ward off the devastation of our planet by heat and chaotic weather. Their leaders will probably promise us teaspoons with which to put out the firestorm and insist that springing for fire hoses would be far too onerous a burden for business to bear. They have already backed off from any binding deals at ...

It's Getting Hot In Here found this 20 hours ago on huffingtonpost.com

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New Smart Electric Drive Caught in Spy Photos

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:05:00 +0000

Images: author Daimler Gears Up New Smart Electric Car With production of the second generation electric Smart just starting at the new Smart Electric Drive production line in Hambach, France, it looks like Daimler is ramping up its marketing s... Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Rethinking Clean Energy Innovation

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:00:04 +0000

With energy demand growing quickly, development of clean energy technologies cannot afford to be undertaken in silos, a new report says.

EcoTech Daily found this 20 hours ago on greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com

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Peak oil panic? Dubai or not Dubai?

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:28:01 +0000

Could the mushrooming Dubai debt crisis be a preview of what peak oil will produce among the oil-selling nations? Dubaimeaning the few poweful men in controllaunched itself on a campaign to become the combo Las Vegas, Miami and Wall Street of the Mideast. That meant huge construction ...

Rover found this 27 hours ago on peakoil.com

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Liquid battery big enough for the electric grid?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +0000

There’s one major drawback to most proposed renewable-energy sources: their variability. The sun doesn’t shine at night, the wind doesn’t always blow, and tides, waves and currents fluctuate. That’s why many researchers have been pursuing ways of storing the power generated by these sources so ...

Green Car Congress found this 7 days ago on web.mit.edu

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Toyota Link Concept

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:06:46 +0000

Created by Toyota's Calty Design Research and submitterd to the LA Design Challenge 2009 , the link concept is a futuristic low-cost vehicle tatgeted to young customers and focused on social networking and personalization. Two Links can be connected to create a two-seater vehicle, while the ...

Environment found this 11 days ago on carbodydesign.com

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Happy Thanksgiving! Autoblog is grateful for...

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:58:00 +0000

Click above to find out what the Autoblog team is thankful for [Photo: Road Fun | CC 2.0] Happy Thanksgiving! Autoblog is grateful for... originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email ...

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France’s Bionersis wins biogas recovery contract in Vietnam

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:39:43 +0000

On the heals of a Latin America deal, the biogas firm is looking to help reduce three million tons of greenhouse gas emissions at a landfill site near Hanoi.

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Mainland Chinese automakers look to Taiwan for EV expertise

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:24:00 +0000

More electric car news from Taiwan . Two Chinese automakers are ready to develop and sell electric cars there. Chery, for instance, has announced the creation of an R&D center in the upcoming "Green Energy Intelligent Vehicle Innovation Park (EV Park)" in central Taiwan. This would give ...

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Inside cleantech Europe: That was the week that was!

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:52:08 +0000

Gimv and Agri Investment Fund launch a €60M agricultural fund, while Norwegian electricity company Statkraft unveils the world’s first osmotic power plant.

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Chinese government sets ambitious battery production goals

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:02:00 +0000

2009 BYD F3DM - Click above for high-res image gallery New regulations for the production of batteries, both nickel-hydrogen and lithium-ion, have been submitted to China's State Council, according to Wang Shulin, a National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)'s expert. China's ...

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Renault-Nissan creates partnership for deploying EVs in China

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:46:00 +0000

2010 Nissan Leaf - Click above for high-res image gallery The latest city to join the long list of more than 30 cities and governments that have signed an agreement with Renault-Nissan is Guangzhou, a large city formerly known as Canton. Nissan's partner in China, Dongfeng, will work ...

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Thanks, Gratitude and Hope

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:01:35 +0000

I have been on the road for a good portion of my life, always learning and growing, and ever wanting to do more and be more than I am. This is something that makes me who I am, and I don’t know what I would do if I weren’t striving to making a bigger [...]

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Germany to post record rise in solar capacity

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:36:43 +0000

By Erik Kirschbaum BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will add a record of up to 3 gigawatt (GW) of photovoltaic capacity this year due to unexpectedly strong demand in the final months of 2009, the head of Germany's BSW solar industry association said on Monday. Carsten Koernig told Reuters the late ...

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Objeti * Modern Furniture | Made in USA

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:46:32 +0000

Welcome! We are a Cleveland based furniture design and manufacturing company. Objeti focuses on functionality, ingenuity, craftsmanship, imagination, and above all, good design. MADE IN USA Part of being socially conscious is designing responsibly. Objeti is committed to build sustainable, ...

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Something to be thankful for: getting off of gas might reduce road rage

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:58:00 +0000

Turns out, getting off of gasoline might save more than parts of the environment. According to a study published in BMC Physiology , rats exposed to unleaded gasoline fumes for 30 minutes a day for six weeks "exhibited an increase in lipid peroxidation and a decrease in AChE and superoxide ...

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S. Africa’s Sasol eyes potential of CO2 tech project in Norway

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:51:47 +0000

New center at Mongstad expects to test clean technologies suitable for large scale carbon capture facilities in 2011.

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Fossil fuel ruling could improve efficiency of CHP plant

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:51:09 +0000

How does DONG Energy expect increased use of fossil fuels to decrease the carbon footprint of its 810-MW Avedøre Power Plant?

cleantechgroup posted 2 days ago from cleantech.com

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How cigarette butts can save energy in homes

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:47:50 +0000

Reader views (3) Add your view Katherine That's very naughty. You are not supposed to say "Global Warming" anymore. You have to call it "Climate Change" just in case things get cooler instead of warmer. Please go to the back of the class and face the wall. - Aninal Magic, UK And heating these ...

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Video: Toyota Recalls 3.8 Million Vehicles

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:19:15 +0000

Toyota Motor Corporation (TM) said Wednesday needs to recall 3.8 million vehicles to replace faulty floor pedals. Drivers reported sudden acceleration and the possibility of the gas pedal getting stuck in the down position.

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Video: Haliburton Profits Will Be Nicked by Pemex Production Cuts

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:13:06 +0000

Haliburton (HAL) shares are getting pinched today after the Number 2 oilfield services company said production cuts from Petroleos Mexicanos will shave two cents off of fourth quarter earnings.

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The unintended consequences of COP-15

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:24:47 +0000

No matter the outcome, next month’s international summit on climate change legislation is already changing the playing field for investors and businesses.

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Ricardo and Williams team on KinerStor flywheel hybrid demonstration

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:57:00 +0000

In the run up to the 2009 Formula One season, most of the teams developed hybrid kinetic energy recovery systems (KERS) as an optional way to get a power boost. While most of the systems ultimately were not raced because the extra power was not enough to overcome the weight penalty, there ...

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VIDEO: Chevrolet Volt tests driver controlled audio warning system with the blind

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:59:00 +0000

As the popularity of hybrids has grown over the last few years, advocates for the blind have been raising a red flag about noise, or - more to the point - the lack of it. Because electric-drive vehicles emit much lower levels of sound on the street, blind pedestrians who've relied on the ...

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Singapore consortium spearheads eco-park in China

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:02:02 +0000

New $1.5 billion to $2 billion cleantech center is expected to derive energy from renewables and use environmentally friendly water management practices.

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The oil-economy connection

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:16:35 +0000

Pages:Page 1 2All Continued over the page... Pages:Page 1 2All About the Author Michael Lardelli is Senior Lecturer in Genetics at The University of Adelaide. Since 2004 he has been an activist for spreading awareness on the impact of energy decline resulting from oil depletion. He has ...

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Auto engineers/designers looking for a gig? Tesla is hiring

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:06:00 +0000

Tesla Model S - Click above for high-res image gallery Building a one-off or even very low volume car can be pulled off by a fairly small team if necessary. However, designing, developing and building a modern mass produced vehicle is a very different matter. With low interest loans from ...

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NRDC List of Energy-Efficient TVs

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:27:34 +0000

Annual energy use values are based on TV use of 5 hours per day. The screen sizes shown are the TV’s reported diagonal measurement. To find the screen size you are looking for click on one of the dimensions below: Less the 20 inches 20 to 29 inches 30 to 39 inches 40 to 49 inches 50 to 59 inches ...

Switchboard, from NRDC found this 3 days ago on simplesteps.org

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Report: Renault and Mercedes to team up on small car platform

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:04:00 +0000

Renault Twizzy ZE concept - click above for high-res image gallery According to a report in UK magazine AutoCar, Mercedes-Benz and Renault are planning to collaborate on a new modular micro-car platform. The new architecture would form the basis of the next generation of Smart cars as ...

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PE firm acquires two Egyptian solid waste management companies

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:36:54 +0000

MENA-focused Citadel Capital looks to grow the combined new cleantech business as a majority shareholder through a series of cash injections.

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Agribusiness Chief Slams Organics

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:26:19 +0000

When Michael Mack, the chief executive of Syngenta, a Swiss agribusiness giant that makes pesticides and seeds, hears people say that organic food is better for the planet, he has one response: "Au contraire."

Yale Environment 360 found this 2 days ago on greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com

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HAUSER introduces revolutionary energy saving technology to the UK market

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:31 +0000

The Eco ES System© uses waste heat from refrigeration systems to heat buildings HAUSER, the producers of chiller and freezer cabinets for the food and retail industries, has announced that it is introducing its Eco ES (

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