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No Impact Week: A Few Thoughts on Getting from Here to There

Molly Greenwood | Posted 10.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Traffic, Mpg, Emissions, Carpool, Transportation, Mass Transit, No Impact Week, Car Culture, Public Transportation, Cars, Vespa, Los Angeles, Green News
Molly Greenwood

Instead of buying a new car, I bought a Vespa. And you know what? It has turned out to be the perfect complement to my alternative transportation lifestyle.

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Fisker Automotive Gets $529 Million Government Loan To Build Electric Cars

Wall Street Journal | JOSH MITCHELL and STEPHEN POWER | Posted 09.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Doe, Cars, Subsidies, Emissions, Mpg, Roadster, Nina, Loans, Karma, Electric Cars, Detroit, Environment, Fuel Standards, Finland, Al Gore, Department of Energy, Fisker Automotive, Global Warming, Tesla, Business News

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...

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Green News Report - August 27, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 09.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Fracking, Dairy, Green News, Salmonella, Green News Report, Hydraulic-Fracturing, Mpg, Atrazine, Water, Africa, Electric Cars, Oil, Cash for Clunkers, Sen. Edward Kennedy, Hurricane Katrina, Climate Change, Industrial Agriculture, Global Warming, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Happy Anniversaries -- sort of; The Politics of "Fracking"; How about some weed-killer in your drinking water?... PLUS: Another sad loss for the environment... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

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New Cars Leave MPG Standard Behind

wsj.com | CARL BIALIK | Posted 09.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Cars, Chevy Volt, Mpg, Hybrid Cars, Business News

General Motors promises its forthcoming Volt hybrid electric car will push fuel-economy levels to new heights. It also could spark an overhaul of the ...

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Green Your Driving Habits: 4 Tips

Avital Binshtock | Posted 09.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Road Rage, Mpg, Gas, Driving, Vehicles, Idling, Fuel Efficiency, Green, Oil, Green Driving, Cars, Air Pollution, Pollution, Miles Per Gallon, Green News
Avital Binshtock

I know, I know: It's better to take public transit, or walk or bike, than drive. But for those times when motoring can't be avoided, recall these tips to minimize your vehicle's impact on the planet.

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Clunker Law: What You Need to Know

Steve Parker | Posted 08.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Congress, Toyota, Cash for Clunkers Website, Chrysler, Epa, Cash for Clunkers 2009, Washington DC, Cars, Ford, Mpg, Honda Civic, Clunkers, Clunker Bill, Cash for Clunkers, Cadillac Escalade, Nhtsa, Business News
Steve Parker

Check the (current) status of your car, and if you're interested in the program and your vehicle is now eligible, get down to a new car dealer fast, before DC steps in again to "help" or "clarify."

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A Clunky Way to Spend Billions

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 07.24.2009 | Green

Read More: 111th Congress, Long Beach, Krxa, Charles Karel Bouley, Billboard, Kfi, Kgo, Green, Motorcycles, Huffingtonpost, Honda, Politics, Scooters, Alternative Transportation, Kngy, Gas Mileage, Tata, Piaggio, Vespa, Entertainment, Mana, Karel, Tim Buche, Yamaha, Aprilia, Advocate, Gay, Motorcycle Industry Council, Mpg, Hybrid, Radio, Cash for Clunkers, Environment, War Funding, Knx, Green News
Charles Karel Bouley

The recent Cash for Clunker legislation passed by Congress as part of the $106 billion war funding bill is a complete and total waste of a billion dollars short term, four billion long term.

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Cash For Clunkers - Coming to a Dealer Near You

Jack Hidary | Posted 07.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Detroit, Automakers, Cash for Clunkers, Mpg, Congress, CAFE Standards, Mileage, Green News
Jack Hidary

The Senate passed a bill yesterday containing the Cash for Clunker (CFC) program allocating $1 billion for the program as the House did last week.

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Sarah Palin's Empty Promise

Simran Sethi | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green

Read More: George Bush, Powering the Planet, Gas Prices, Energy Information Administration, Congress, Offshore, Sarah Palin, Fuel Economy Standards, Cnbc, Mpg, Union of Concerned Scientists, Rnc, Drill, Nancy Pelosi, Environment, Drilling, Oil, Republicans, Offshore Drilling, Green News
Simran Sethi

Encouraging the auto industry to adhere to higher standards and pursue hybrid technology will reduce our dependence on all oil. Drill, baby, drill? No. Think, baby, think.

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