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Creators of the Hydrogen 'Urban Car' Attempt to Crush Hydrogen Car Challenges

Mairi Beautyman | Posted 09.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Hydrogen, Cars, Green Living, Hydrogen Car, Green Cars, Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Auto, Green News
Mairi Beautyman

At first glance, a car powered by super plentiful hydrogen sounds pretty good. The newly unveiled Urban Car emits less than 30 grams per kilometer of carbon dioxide.

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Chu Says "No" To Hydrogen Fuel Cell Research

CNET News | AOL News | Posted 06.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Steven Chu, Energy, Fuel Cell Cars, Fuel Cells, Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Cars, Department of Energy, Green Energy, Green News

"We asked ourselves, 'Is it likely in the next 10 or 15, 20 years that we will convert to a hydrogen car economy?' The answer, we felt, was 'no,'" Chu...

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ExxonMobil -- Their "Hydrogen Plan" for Us

Steve Parker | Posted 04.09.2009 | Green

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Steve Parker

Between Wall Street and the banks and the oil companies, and saving Detroit, which has been going out of business on a daily basis for 35 years, is there some way we aren't getting screwed?

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Detroit Drives to DC and Dr. Deming Invents Japan

Steve Parker | Posted 01.06.2009 | Business

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Steve Parker

We've had enough threats from our sworn enemies -- we don't need them from Detroit executives. These CEOs and their boards of directors must go, whether by car or jet or skateboard, they must go.

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Los Angeles Auto Show -- Clean Diesels Clean Up

Steve Parker | Posted 12.28.2008 | Business

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Steve Parker

At this year's Los Angeles Auto Show, the 205-mile per hour, $100,000, 2009 Corvette ZR1 is relegated to the very rear of the Chevrolet exhibit, like the "adults only" section in video stores.

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The Rise of Environmental Superpowers

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 11.09.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Green Technology, Domestic Cars, Hydrogen Car, FCX Clarity, Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Detroit Auto Industry, Foreign Cars, Bailout, 2008 Presidential Election, Socialists, Green News
Jeff Schweitzer

The 21st century belongs to the country that masters green technologies and renewable energy.

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Playing with a Fuel Cell Remote Control Car

Dave Burdick | Posted 11.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Hydrogen, Cars, Green Living, Green Cars, Solar Power, Green Technology, Solar Panel, Green Toys, Green News
Dave Burdick

I really wanted this thing to be awesome, but it's way cooler on paper than on the floor. I ended up trying it out at home with my friend and we were sorely disappointed.

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THE LATEST: $25 BILLION FOR DETROIT; PRODUCTION CHEVY VOLT PLUG-IN HYBRID UNVEILED

Steve Parker | Posted 10.18.2008 | Green

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Steve Parker

Today's Detroit News newspaper reports that, because big investment banks such as Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase own huge amounts of GM and Ford cor...

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What Are The Odds?

Jamie Lee Curtis | Posted 09.09.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Hydrogen Car, Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Electric Cars, Green News
Jamie Lee Curtis

What are the odds that the only two hydrogen fuel cell cars in the city would be parked directly necxt to each other? And why is this so rare?

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Hydrogen Is The Answer ... Uh, Isn't It?

Steve Parker | Posted 08.05.2008 | Green

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Steve Parker

If Obama is sworn in, how can he best get us on the road to using hydrogen, along with wind and sea power, as a critical element in producing electricity for this country ... and for our cars?

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Global Heating: Why We Must Shift to Carbon-Free Fuel: The Doers (Part II)

Peter Hoffmann | Posted 07.30.2008 | Green

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Peter Hoffmann

Fuel and fuel-cell costs -- and a lack of fueling infrastructure -- are still problematic but, with strong political will and close industry-government cooperation, are all solvable.

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Street Racing Kills -- Help Me Stop It

Steve Parker | Posted 07.29.2008 | Living

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Steve Parker

San Diego counts so many bodies and seriously injured people from street racing they say it is at "epidemic" levels and is a public health problem.

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Shell Opens Hydrogen Station In Los Angeles

NPR | Celeste Headlee | Posted 07.15.2008 | Green

Read More: Equinox, Shell, Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Alternative Fuels, Chevrolet Equinox, Shell Oil, Green News

Click to listen. There's a Shell gas station in West Los Angeles where you can fill up with hydrogen instead of gasoline. Shell began the pilot proje...

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Gas-Free Cars On Their Way

Los Angeles Times | Ken Bensinger | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Alternative Fuel, Gas-Free Cras, Hybrids, Los Angeles Auto Show, Los Angeles Auto Show Green, Alternative Fuel Technology, LA Auto Show, Hydrogen Cell-Powered Cars, Business News

American Honda Motor Co., Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. announced plans at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Wednesday to put alternative fuel te...

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