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0The changing politics of climate change, and how they could hurt green cars 1278961200
Newsweek writer Stefan Theil makes a convincing argument that the political world has become blasé about the issue of climate change, and that has far-reaching effects. In 2007, you couldn't throw a rock without hitting a politician who made reducing CO2 levels or another green issue a top ...
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Study: Cutting global CO2 emissions in half by 2050 will cost $46 trillion 1278597900
Cutting CO2 emissions is a driving force behind the development of more fuel-efficient vehicles and cleaner-burning engines. Reduced CO2 is also a prime reason that vehicles such as hybrids and electrics have begun to capture sales across the globe. The global reduction of CO2 has been a focus of ...
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Siry: Why electric cars are cool even if global warming isn't 1261957500
Coda EV Sedan - click above for high-res image galleryDuring the past several years, this blogger has frequently made the case that regardless of what you might think of the concept of human caused global warming, it still makes sense to move to more efficient technologies. Aside from climate ... -
Danish crown prince to drive Fisker Karma prototype to climate conference 1260827760
With the UN Climate change conference currently under way in Copenhagen Denmark, it's not at all surprising that a member of the Danish royal family would make an appearance at some of the events. Of course it wouldn't do to show up at such a conference in a Rolls-Royce or Bentley. However, a ...
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COP15: Brazil says ethanol is "the only real alternative" to fossil fuels 1260374700
Pretty much anyone with an eco-agenda is making their voice heard at the COP 15 United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen. Delegates from 192 countries are attending and throwing their two cents into the communal pot, including Brazil, which is in Denmark to defend ethanol. In ...
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Toyota out of the Chamber of Commerce? Plug in America calls out the troops 1256309940
The Yes Men were in the news recently for a hoax that put the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's lame position on climate change under the spotlight. This week, Move On and Plug In America are pushing an online campaign to get Toyota to stop funding the Chamber's anti-climate lobbying. The campaign ...
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Perhaps now they'll listen: Pentagon adds climate change to national security debate 1249948200
The Pentagon is taking a serious look at how global climate change will dramatically affect the national security of the United States in the coming decades. The Pentagon's reasoning is as follows: climate change is going to be about the biggest SNAFU imaginable and could "topple governments, ...
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Cash-For-Clunkers reportedly tacked on to climate bill 1242854160
It seems that calls from House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to fast track the Cash-For-Clunkers bill through the legislative process may have fallen on deaf ears. According to the Detroit Free Press, the somewhat controversial bill will be tacked ...
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Mars Institute to drive HUMMER-based rover through Northwest Passage 1237564380
It might seem a bit paradoxical to drive a HUMMER for 1,200 miles across the thin ice of the Northwest Passage with the goal of investigating climate change in the arctic circle, but that's exactly what a crew from the Mars Institute is planning to do. The team will be charting the thickness of ... -
Green vehicles transport stars to The Age of Stupid
redgreen carpet 1237320960The Age of Stupid had its premiere last night in the UK and, as was befitting a movie about global warming, attendees of the event arrived by green means including solar-powered car, bicycles, rickshaw and Tesla Roadster. Such was the concern for the modes of transportation used that guests were ...

