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Failure Rising: Stories We Learn From

Anya Cherneff | Posted 04.17.2013 | Impact
Anya Cherneff

Like most difficult undertakings, the field of International Development is rife with failure. Sites like Admitting Failure and events like FailFaireDC 2012 have attempted to bring together stories of projects gone wrong.

Nissan To Produce Electric Vehicle In America

Posted 11.08.2012 | Green

From Earth Techling's Nino Marchetti: Been waiting for an American made Nissan Leaf? Turns out you may not have to wait much longer, as we are very...

How He Built This Awesome, Electric Convertible

Posted 09.17.2012 | Teen

A few years ago, Juan, a high school senior, bought himself a sleek, bright yellow Honda S2000 convertible. But he didn't buy it to cruise around and ...

Ford Takes On Toyota In Hybrid Battle

AP | DEE-ANN DURBIN | Posted 05.17.2012 | Business

DETROIT -- Ford is taking on Toyota in the hybrid market. Ford Motor Co. said Thursday that its new C-Max hybrid small minivan will have a base price...

Historic Progress on the Environment Under President Obama

Frances Beinecke | Posted 04.17.2012 | Green
Frances Beinecke

Even in the face of a year of unprecedented and unrelenting congressional assault on the environment, President Obama has proven that prosperity fits hand-in-hand with clean air and clean water, and strong public health protections.

Gas-Sipping Cars Drive Away With Top Safety Ratings

Wendy Gordon | Posted 03.19.2012 | Green
Wendy Gordon

When my husband and I go to buy a car, our money is on the one with the best safety record. Which, as it turns out, could very well be the more fuel efficient car.

More Than a Desperate Housewife, Eva Longoria Talks Activism

Avital Andrews | Posted 02.20.2012 | Green
Avital Andrews

Eva Longoria, who plays the self-involved Gabrielle Solis on ABC's Desperate Housewives, takes on extracurricular projects that set her far apart from her shallow onscreen persona.

Exxon Mobil Predicts Surge In Hybrid Vehicles

AP | CHRIS KAHN | Posted 02.07.2012 | Green

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For Detroit, Size Matters: Will Automakers Latch on to Loopholes and Undercut New Emissions Rules?

Dan Becker | Posted 01.28.2012 | Detroit
Dan Becker

The Obama administration has proposed rules that would determine how far 2025 cars go on a gallon of gas. Surprisingly, though, auto companies can dictate how successful the program will be. This presents Detroit with an unusual challenge.

Do You Want to Live in Sustainia?

Erik Rasmussen | Posted 12.27.2011 | Green
Erik Rasmussen

Sustainia is the new sustainable world where applied green technology and sustainable solutions are well established and actually are making a better life for its habitants.

Car Dealers Want to Block Standards that Will Save Drivers Money and Cut Oil Use

Peter Lehner | Posted 11.20.2011 | Green
Peter Lehner

The lobbying group for car dealers wants to block new fuel efficiency standards that will save drivers $80 billion a year at the pump, saying clean car standards are a sign of "over regulation."

New Hybrid SUVs And Luxury Cars For 2012

The Daily Green | Posted 11.16.2011 | Green

There are both positive and negative signs for sales of hybrid cars in the fall of 2011, but it seems clear that they are a permanent and growing nich...

Japan's People Come Together to Ration Energy While We Continue to Pump Tankerful of Profits Into Big Oil

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 10.02.2011 | Green
Raymond J. Learsy

Given the market distortions at hand, it is time to set limits on the use of gasoline throughout the nation by mandating consumption ceilings that would apply to gasoline only, while alternative fuels would be unencumbered

Hybrid Drivers Lose Special Privileges In California

AP | By DAISY NGUYEN | Posted 08.29.2011 | Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES -- For six years, California gave owners of hybrid cars the keys to the fast lane: permission to drive alone among carpoolers. Now hybrid...

Automakers Extend Factory Shutdowns In Japan

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

WASHINGTON — Japanese auto companies on Wednesday extended shutdowns of car-assembly plants affected by the country's devastating earthquake and...

Hybrid Cars Need To Be Louder, Congress Rules

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

WASHINGTON — Silent hybrid vehicles may soon be a thing of the past. Auto safety regulators would be required to set minimum sound levels for hyb...

Mileage: This Isn't Rocket Science. It's Auto Mechanics

Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang

The next big thing from Detroit may not just be a new car, but a new car industry: Transformed, modern and competitive. This month, with traditional ...

Hey Hollywood, Who Needs a Car in LA?

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Joel Epstein

Living in LA, I am a grumpy commuter like most everyone else I know. For now, it's not a particularly bad slog, but it could still be better.

Future Cars, Now: The Next Steps To Fight Global Warming

Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang

Getting the next generation of cars right isn't just good for the planet. It's good for American jobs. It's good for the economy. It's even good for the carmakers.

Girlfriends' Guide: To Life In The Fast Lane: Why Does My Toyota Want To Kill Me?

Vicki Iovine | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Vicki Iovine

My car and I have such little chemistry that I don't recognize it in a parking lot, or when it's presented to me by a valet. "Madame, your car," they call out, and I look around to see the nerd they must be talking to.

Seeds of Life: Hybrids and the Emergence of Seed Monopolies

Rebecca Gerendasy | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Rebecca Gerendasy

Hybrid crops can only be grown from seeds purchased from the commercial seed companies who control the proprietary parent lines. These plants cannot reproduce; Nature's inherent generosity is circumvented.

A Hybrid for Everyone

Scott Burgess | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Scott Burgess

Hybrids may not hit high volume numbers for years, but in terms of quality there has never been a better time to be a green car consumer.

Debating Hybrids' Fast-Lane Privileges

nytimes.com | Kate Galbraith | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

States are beginning to address the question of whether hybrid and electric cars should be allowed in remain in carpool lanes as the number of such ve...

Gore-Backed Car Firm Gets Large U.S. Loan To Help Build A Hybrid Sports Car

Wall Street Journal | JOSH MITCHELL and STEPHEN POWER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

A tiny car company backed by former Vice President Al Gore has just gotten a $529 million U.S. government loan to help build a hybrid sports car in Fi...

Priority Parking For Hybrids: Good Idea Or Gimmick?

nytimes.com | Kate Galbraith | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

In a post today on The New York Times's new "You're the Boss" small-business blog, Jay Goltz discusses how the Whole Foods grocery store near his home...