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Carbon Footprints: Ditch the dog, get a Hummer H2, save the planet?

If you don't like dogs, there's now a new reason to continue avoiding canis domesticus. New Zealanders Robert and Brenda Vale have put forth the hypothesis that the care and feeding of a pooch is more environmentally harmful than rolling in a Toyota Land Cruiser. Those shifty, antisocial felines aren't much better, so don't get any more smug than you already are, cat people. One ten-pound feline's care is the same to the environment as a 3300-pound Volkswagen Golf, the theory goes. The Vales present this work in their book "Time to Eat ... Read more →

REPORT: GM gets out from under its polluted sites scot-free Jonathon Ramsey

Next in the line of those clamoring for attention and payouts from Motors Liquidation Co., the company that was given all of GM's unwanted assets, are the environmental and economic redevelopment ...

Toyota's push to build green cars may destroy 17th century Japanese rice paddies Chris Shunk

Toyota has worked hard to cultivate its image as the "green" automaker. And, with so many hybrids on the road, it can back its claim up. Still, some critics have cited the fact that mining for ...

Green cars - and green jobs - have potential to turn economy around Sebastian Blanco

I assume most of us can agree that green cars do their part to save the environment (although declaring which technologies are best is opening a can of worms I don't want to open up right now). ...

Can car guys be environmentalists? Jeremy Korzeniewski

Nobody likes to be labeled, unless they truly embody everything that a specific group stands for. For instance, many people who try and live their lives in an eco-friendly manner would not label ...

DuPont and SAE say that environmental issues are the biggest challenge facing automakers 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Seems like AutoblogGreen's been on to something these last couple of years as it relates to the greening of the automotive industry. For the first time in fourteen years, the annual DuPont Automotive/SAE survey of OEM and supplier designers and engineers, conducted by Consumer Insights, Inc, found ...

France goes green with Sarkozy's announcement 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

France's flag is no longer red, white and blue, it's green. President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced a set of measures to make the country advance towards sustainable development. The initiatives were announced after the conclusion of the Grenelle de l'environment negotiations. The Grenelle (a word ...

India to get one million hydrogen driven vehicles by 2020 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

As yet another country clamoring for the lofty goal of being the alternative/renewable fuel leader, India is making some advances. And the goal seems achievable: one million plus hydrogen-powered vehicles on their roads in the next thirteen years. The hardest part is obviously getting a hydrogen ...

ZAP! vehicles on display at International Environmental Conference in China 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Zap! is currently parading its current models up and down the runway in China. This is somewhat convenient, as all of them (cars, trucks, ATVs, scooters, etc.) are built there. The China International Environmental Protection Exhibition and Conference (CEIPEC) is organized and sponsored by the ...

Frost & Sullivan predicts the future of green cars on a global scale 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We all know the auto industry is changing to a greener shade of exhaust, but how much and how fast is the big unknown. Frost & Sullivan, a 46-year-old global analysis and consulting company, has attempted to calculate these rates of change, and today released some of that information. The ...

Transport holds EU back from meeting Kyoto climate change targets 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

A new European Environment Agency (EEA) report has been published that identifies transport as a major stumbling block for the European Union in trying to reach its Kyoto climate change targets. The report, 'Transport and Environment: on the way to a new common transport policy', calls for policy ...

The top 70 "in" products, services and trends that will help to define 2007 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Trendspotters around the world, take note of the 70 "in" products, services and trends that will define 2007 according to JWT, the largest advertising agency in the U.S. and fourth largest in the world. Says Marian Salsman, ececutive vice president and chielf maketing officer for JWT, "Trends are ...

AutoBlogGreen interviews Amanda Congdon 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Currently Amanda Congdon and her compatriots Mario Librandi, Rob Librandi and Emily Golub are nearing the end of their second week of a five-week journey across America in a Ford Escape Hybrid. AutoBlogGreen had a chance to talk to Amanda as they meandered from Greensboro, North Carolina into ...

Honda develops bio-fabric 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Honda Motor Company, ever the environmental trailblazer, has developed an earth-friendly fabric made from plants for its vehicle interiors. The fabric accomplishes two things that previously made such technologies flawed -- it's both durable and resistant to sunlight. The material is appropriate ...

Lack of environment, labor rights could stifle Brazil's ethanol export plans 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Brazil is one of the poster children for the alternative fuel movement and the country has more than once stated its desire to be the major supplier of sugarcane-based ethanol. But the country's environmental and human rights policies may hinder its goal. Norbert Kreuger, manager of Corporate ...

Welcome to AutoblogGreen 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Thanks for visiting AutoblogGreen on our opening day, which happens to be the 36th anniversary of the very first Earth Day. Twenty million Americans came together on this day back in 1970 to celebrate the possibility of a healthier planet, and while we, the citizens of Earth, still have a long way ...

Green, green grass of America's national parks 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The National Parks System is protecting the environment in some farsighted ways. Turns out almost 700 pieces of equipment being used by our National Parks employ alternative fuels. The Green Energy Parks Program was started at Yellowstone in 1995 and currently is in effect at 23 parks, including ...


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