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Sara Barz is a writer based in Seattle.
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Fleet of hydrogen concept vehicles crosses U.S. as part of Hydrogen Road Tour
The BMW Hydrogen 7 “stores its hydrogen as a super-cold liquid and burns it in a V-12 piston engine; BMW claims that the exhaust from the Hydrogen 7 is actually cleaner than the ambient air,” says The New York Times’ Wheels blog. Dan Riehl. A parade of hydrogen concept vehicles is undertaking a two-week sweep […]
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Yao Ming to serve as UNEP ‘environmental champion’
Yao Ming, Chinese basketball player extraordinaire and eco-activist green Olympian, recently agreed to be the United Nations Environmental Program’s first-ever “Environmental Champion.” Yao accepted the UNEP’s invitation the day after the Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing. Said Yao, “In my role as ‘Environmental Champion,’ I will work with governments, the private sector, and the public […]
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Smog settles on Beijing for opening ceremony
Friday: On the day of the Olympic opening ceremonies, the Air Pollution Index reading was a moderate 94 (see the “Beijing Air Quality” box on the right side of this page): View of Beijing’s third ring road and CCTV building. Photo taken Aug. 8. And here’s the same view one week earlier, when the API […]
