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  COP15 not so green?

  There's a lot of exhaust blowing about COP15's super-sized transportation footprint. Why? Climate change conference-goers arrived in Copenhagen in C02-emitting style--in at least… | Read the full article ›

  By Kim Lachance Shandrow (100 days ago) 1 comment

  Web News

  telegraph.co.uk (100 comments) 

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  Cleaner M-Pee-G with urea system

  It's hard to think of a more dramatic illustration of the "reduce, reuse, recycle" principle than using your own urine to power your car. Ok, we'll admit it: this isn't quite that… | Read the full article ›

  By Lisa Poisso (149 days ago) 0 comments

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  Fossil fuel, Emissions, Transport emissions, Sustainable

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  Feature Disneyland: The Greenest Place on Earth?

  Not quite, but it's getting there. Enough to earn some decent EPA cred, and my reluctant one and a half green thumbs mostly up. So yesterday I descended upon The Happiest Place on… | Read the full article ›

  By Kim Lachance Shandrow (259 days ago) 1 comment

  Definitions

  Sustainable, Biofuel, Post-consumer recycled, Waste Stream

  Web News

  msnbc.msn.com , disney.go.com , guardian.co.uk: Environment 

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  Does Prius pose battery hazards?

  Say it isn't so. The newer, greener Prius might be a bit of a brown dud. It's shaping up to be an environmental faux pas in the battery department, not quite the "eco-icon" we… | Read the full article ›

  By Kim Lachance Shandrow (270 days ago) 0 comments

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  Emissions, Fuel cell, Green Vehicle Guide, Greenwashing, Hybrid fuel technology, Pollutants, Toxicity, Fossil fuel

  Web News

  washingtonpost.com 

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  Clean energy trumps fossil fuel spending worldwide

  Check mate, fossil fuels. Green energy investments have finally one-upped fossil fuel investments on a global scale. The official score: Solar, wind and other clean power… | Read the full article ›

  By Kim Lachance Shandrow (283 days ago) 0 comments

  People

  Barack Obama, Steven Chu

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  Wind power, Solar-thermal power, Hydroelectric, Renewable energy

  Web News

  news.xinhuanet.com 

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  Green-collar jobs pink-slip proof?

  Out of work? Who isn't? Not green-collar workers. No, they're highly-job satisfied, highly-paid and even score bonuses. Bonuses! Anyone remember those? It's true. Green jobs are… | Read the full article ›

  By Kim Lachance Shandrow (287 days ago) 0 comments

  People

  Barack Obama

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  Carbon offset, Green-collar jobs, Wind power, Renewable, Solar power

  Web News

  reuters.com 

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  Obama's tough new car pollution rules

  President Obama today delivered an uppercut to the auto industry when he went public with a set of stringent federal fuel economy and car pollution rules. The standards, which go… | Read the full article ›

  By Kim Lachance Shandrow (303 days ago) 0 comments

  People

  Barack Obama

  Definitions

  Emissions, Greenhouse gas, Hybrid fuel technology, Carbon footprint, Fossil fuel

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  No pooh-pooing biomass at L'Oreal

  We realize that beauty and hair care products can smell a little poopy sometimes (ahh, the sacrifices we make for beauty). But cosmetics giant L'Oreal is about to take the… | Read the full article ›

  By Lisa Poisso (314 days ago) 0 comments

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  Biomass, Methane, Emissions, Energy usage, Alternative energy, Renewable energy, Solar-thermal power, Toxicity

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  Corn vs soy: biofuel production has unexpected impact on pest control

  When it comes to filling up our cars, biofuels have been touted as the savior for our energy problems. They don't require great holes in the ground, are said to mitigate the price… | Read the full article ›

  By Alex Fayle (325 days ago) 0 comments

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  Pesticides, Biofuel, Monoculture

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  California to ethanol: You're not helping

  The California Air Resources Board (CARB), a governmental agency and part of the California EPA, is about to announce that the corn ethanol math just doesn't make sense. Months… | Read the full article ›

  By Sarah Gilbert (331 days ago) 0 comments

  Definitions

  Climate change, Emissions, Biomass, Biofuel, Ecosystem, Ethanol, Rainforest