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BPA in Canned and Packaged Foods

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:00:15 +0000

We have covered the BPA controversy in the past and recommended people avoid certain canned and packaged foods to help limit exposure. Consumerreports.org has an article that finds BPA in soups, juice, and more. The upshot is to eat more fresh food, use alternatives to canned items, and to use ...

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REPORT: Electric Infiniti will be a performance-oriented ZEV

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:03:00 +0000

Infiniti Essence concept - click above for high-res image gallery At the Tokyo Motor Show , Nissan CEO announced that Infiniti would be getting one of the four battery electric vehicles planned by the company over the next several years. While Ghosn didn't give any details at the time, ...

AutoblogGreen posted 19 hours ago from green.autoblog.com

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REPORT: CARB hid information about scientist in diesel emission rules fight

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:58:00 +0000

Strict regulations on diesel emissions that the California Air Resources Board approved in December 2008 are coming under renewed fire. At the time, members of the trucking industry and others complained that CARB was acting all Chicken Little and exaggerating how bad the diesel emissions were ...

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Report: Downey, CA mayor claims Tesla Model S plant deal 99.9% done

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:01:00 +0000

Tesla Model S - Click above for high-res image gallery When Tesla Motors does get around to building its second product, the Model S , it intends to build the body and chassis in-house unlike the Roadster that is largely assembled by Lotus. To do that, the company has been looking for ...

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REPORT: Tesla Motors planning IPO "soon"

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:49:00 +0000

Tesla Roadster - Click above for high-res image gallery Rumors about Tesla's plan to go public have been circulating since 2008, but a down stock market seemed to put a damper on the start-up's IPO. Now, the word on the street from Reuters is that Tesla is planning to go public "soon." ...

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REPORT: New Lexus small car headed for U.S. by 2012 - perhaps sooner

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:02:00 +0000

Lexus LF-Ch concept - click above for high res image gallery Lexus introduced its LF-Ch concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September and it's believed to be a shoo-in for production for the European market. However, The Detroit Bureau is reporting that Lexus is considering bringing ...

AutoblogGreen posted 4 days ago from green.autoblog.com

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REPORT: Toshiba's SCiB battery will find a home with five automakers

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:04:00 +0000

Last month, when Toshiba announced it would build a second plant to produce its lithium titanate Super Charge Batteries (SCiB), no automakers had publicly declared they would use those particular packs. This is still the case. Now, though, if you were to just throw darts at a list of ...

AutoblogGreen posted 8 days ago from green.autoblog.com

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REPORT: SAIC stole hybrid technology, says Ssangyong

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:19:00 +0000

Even though Ssangyong Motor, a Korean company, claims it does not have any plans to sue the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC), Korean prosecutors said yesterday that SAIC illegally took information about gasoline-electric hybrid technology from Ssangyong in 2006. The Seoul ...

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REPORT: IAE hiding truth about dwindling oil reserves

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:02:00 +0000

How much oil is left in the ground? No one knows precisely, but groups like the International Energy Agency are supposed to offer us a good estimate. Knowing how much oil is left helps set the price of the fuel and also determines how much public and political pressure there is for gasoline ...

AutoblogGreen posted 13 days ago from green.autoblog.com

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REPORT: Toyota U.S. president Lentz believes Prius could supplant Camry as brand's best seller

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:11:00 +0000

2010 Toyota Prius - Click above for high-res image gallery The Toyota Camry has been the best selling car in the U.S. for 11 of the past 12 years, and only a total industry meltdown has managed to slow the Japanese automaker's bread-and-butter sedan. Even with that impediment, the ...

AutoblogGreen posted 6 days ago from green.autoblog.com

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REPORT: Think will build U.S. plant in Indiana, appoints two new execs

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:59:00 +0000

Th!nk City - Click above for high-res image gallery Think Global is deepening its roots in Indiana. The City electric car already uses batteries made by local company Ener1, which also owns 31 percent of Think Global. When the Think starts up production again (it was shut down ...

AutoblogGreen posted 6 days ago from green.autoblog.com

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The Green Building Market and Impact Report 2009

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:18:32 +0000

Download Website: GreenerBuildings.com This second annual report, researched and written by Rob Watson, the "Founding Father of LEED," explores the impacts that LEED-certified buildings have already had on energy, water, waste and employee productivity -- and projects those impacts for the next ...

Joel Makower: Two Steps Forward found this 9 days ago on greenerbuildings.com

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EVENT: Rising Tigers, Sleeping Giant: Major New Report on US vs. Asian Competitiveness in Clean Energy Technology

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:43:00 +0000

A new report by the Breakthrough Institute and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation , "Rising Tigers, Sleeping Giant," is the first to thoroughly benchmark clean energy competitiveness in four nations: China, Japan, South Korea and the United States. Developing better and ...

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Biotech crops cause big jump in pesticide use-report

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:06:21 +0000

By Carey Gillam KANSAS CITY, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The rapid adoption by U.S. farmers of genetically engineered corn, soybeans and cotton has promoted increased use of pesticides, an epidemic of herbicide-resistant weeds and more chemical residues in foods, according to a report issued Tuesday by ...

Sustainablog found this 5 days ago on reuters.com

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Asia Beats U.S. 3-1: Major New Report on US vs. Asian Competitiveness in Clean Energy Technology

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:15:53 +0000

Asia is poised to dominate the fast-growing clean energy industry by outspending the United States by at least three-to-one on infrastructure and technology, according to a new report, Rising Tigers, Sleeping Giant, which was released today by the Breakthrough Institute and Information ...

Grist - the Latest from Grist found this 6 days ago on thebreakthrough.org

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Report: Toyota plans bigger Prius with new battery

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:30:11 +0000

Associated Press: Toyota is planning a larger version of its popular Prius hybrid, which will be powered by a new kind of battery, a Japanese newspaper reported Friday. The new Prius, either a station wagon or SUV, is set to go on sale by the end of next year. It will be the first from Toyota ...

GreenMonk: the blog found this 10 days ago on news.yahoo.com

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Opportunity Green Swag Report: Bamboo Utensils, Billboard Bags & Kor Water

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:46:40 +0000

Opportunity Green is off to a roaring start with some of the most thoughtful and engaging speakers in green business today. We’ll have an interview with Proctor & Gamble’s Len Sauers, thoughts on Hopenhagen, the LED revolution, a host of other reports soon. But first things ...

green LA girl found this 13 days ago on triplepundit.com

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REPORT: Toyota Prius wagon, SUV in the works

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:53:00 +0000

Toyota Hybrid X Concept - click above for high-res image gallery Exactly how the Prius name navigates the shift from defining the world's most famous hybrid to it's own sub-brand - " Not! " - or moniker for other Toyota hybirds - " Yes !" - has been a source of interest for quite some ...

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REPORT: Sagging SUV sales, weak dollar could bring Mercedes C-class production to U.S.

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:01:00 +0000

Over the past two years, sales of SUVs from virtually all automakers have sagged deeply as fuel prices have risen and the economy has gone into the dumper. Mercedes-Benz is no exception as sales of its ML, GL and R-class have dropped from a combined 152,500 in 2008 to just over 83,000 so far ...

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Oil running out far faster than predicted: report

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:15:53 +0000

• Swedish academics slate IEA's report as "political document" for countries with vested interest in low prices • Oil production 'likely to be 75m barrels a day rather than 105m' A leading academic institute has urged European governments to review global oil supplies for themselves because ...

Peak Oil News found this 12 days ago on guardian.co.uk

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