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BP collecting millions in government stimulus funds for California power plant
The oil spill bad guys are raking in taxpayer bucks to build a new Carbon Capture and Sequestration power plant in California.
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The climate clock ticks faster, a solar campus, butter as biofuel, and 7 more green tales
Ten stories you might have missed from the greenosphere.
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China to breed humongous bus-subway hybrid that swallows traffic
There may be 9 million bicycles in Beijing, but there's also a heck of a lot of traffic. To deal with all those wheels, Chinese innovators have come up with a Futurama-esque solution: a new breed of mass transit that lets cars drive through it. Take a look.
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California's Bay Area ponies up for electric-car charging stations
The Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt will hit dealer showrooms in just a few months. To make sure Bay Area buyers have places to charge their new EVs, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District just agreed to subsidize installation of more than 5,000 public and private charging stations.
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Introducing ULE 880 — Sustainability for Manufacturing Organizations
A new sustainability standard for companies is being released for public comment: ULE 880 -- Sustainability for Manufacturing Organizations.
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Thieves hate fuel-efficient cars
Yet another reason not to buy a gas-gulping, big-honkin' SUV: They're more likely to get stolen!
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Farmers markets growing like weeds around country
The USDA announced that there are now 6,132 farmers markets in the country, up a stunning 214 percent since 2000. But direct sales still represent just a tiny drop in the U.S. food bucket.
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Report: Energy efficiency can save oil, avoid dangerous drilling
Retrofitting houses to run on cleaner fuel and make them more energy efficient could save as much oil as would be spilled in two Deepwater Horizon disasters a month. So says a report from the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Institute for Market Transformation.
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Green tech investment surges even as economy lags
In the midst of an otherwise anemic economic recovery, investment in renewable energy continues to surge.
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Chamber of Commerce goes after climate dissenters in its ranks
A split over climate policy is brewing within the US Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber is already working behind the scenes to discredit the new group
