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Is the second time the charm for Norway's electric car?
The Norwegian Think may be the little guy in the electric car market, but they're hoping city-dwellers will find smaller EVs to be a perfect fit.
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Rejecting free savings out of sheer dumbness: common!
A famous social science experiment shows how hotels could save 20% of their laundry costs for free. Apparently they haven't bothered to read it.
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Which has a bigger footprint, a coal plant or a solar farm?
It's a common assumption about energy that fossil fuels like coal are "concentrated"� and renewable sources are "diffuse." But it's not true.
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Another report, another BP bashing
Sure, we've heard it before, but the latest conclusion that BP dropped the ball big time comes from a group that knows how to run a big oil rig.
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GE names first winners of $200 million Ecomagination Challenge
Windows that darken to keep out summer heat are among the innovations from green-tech entrepreneurs scoring big bucks from GE.
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Climate action plan: Innovate first, regulate later
Technology policy -- not carbon caps -- is our best hope for fighting climate change.
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Yellow Page publishers sue Seattle
As promised, Yellow Page publishers have sued to overturn a law in Seattle that lets people opt out of receiving paper phone books.
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Can professional sports do more than politics to save the planet?
Pro sports teams are greening stadiums, forging corporate partnerships with green themes, and encouraging sustainable practices among fans.
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Young greens, old greens, and cities
San Francisco Chronicle columnist John King has a smart piece on the "generation gap" between old-school environmentalists suspicious of urban development and younger greens who see density as essential.
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Ford's first all-electric car to be sold in 20 cities in 2011
Bummed you don't live in a city that will get the Nissan Leaf or the Chevrolet Volt next month? Wait another year and the electric Ford Focus will roll into town.
