Archive for January, 2009

Earth Talk: Car Rental Companies and Hybrid Cars-Are They Going Green? - CarJunky.com

Earth Talk: Car Rental Companies and Hybrid Cars-Are They Going Green?CarJunky.com -14 hours agoAre Car rental companies going green with hybrid cars? Let's read the question and the answer from Earth Talk. Dear EarthTalk: I’ve heard that most of the …

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Audubon joins fight against global warming - Arizona Daily Star

Audubon joins fight against global warmingArizona Daily Star, AZ -2 hours agoIf you have as many hybrid cars as regular cars, you'll be using as many resources to manufacture them as you do to make regular cars. …

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Hybrid owner gets invite to N. American car show - Leelanau Enterprise

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Hybrid owner gets invite to N. American car showLeelanau Enterprise, MI -21 hours agoThe couple had heard about hybrid cars being put out by Honda and Toyota. After doing some research, decided to buy a Prius. …Ready to go before?Business Standardall 4 news articles

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Sun Power: Kickstarting Solar-Hybrid Power Plants - Wall Street Journal Blogs

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Sun Power: Kickstarting Solar-Hybrid Power PlantsWall Street Journal Blogs, NY -15 hours agoNot hybrid cars—but hybrid power plants that tack on renewable enery like solar power to existing fossil-fuel power plants. The “hybrid solar” idea got …Solar Powered Coal Plant?Sustainablogall 34 news articles

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The rise of a self-defeating auto-industry policy - Salt Lake Tribune

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The rise of a self-defeating auto-industry policySalt Lake Tribune, United States -7 hours agoIts executives have to drive to Capitol Hill in hybrid cars to do their begging and pretend that GM's plug-in Volt — prospectively priced at an outlandish …Video: Obama Orders Review of Emissions StandardsAssociatedPress

Auto emissions: California dreamin' its car standards will helpNJ.comComment by Bill […]

China offers incentives to stimulate hybrid cars - Xinhua

China offers incentives to stimulate hybrid carsXinhua, China -4 hours agoThis is considered the boldest measure the central government has ever taken to stimulate promotion of hybrid cars although the subsidies have yet to extend …China offers subsidy for hybrid car usersHinduall 25 news articles

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Nicor hopes to cut its fuel costs with hybrid vehicles - Joliet Herald News

Nicor hopes to cut its fuel costs with hybrid vehiclesJoliet Herald News, IL -22 hours agoWith the uncertainty surrounding future fuel costs and the experience to be gained from having hybrid cars in the fleet, we believe this pilot program will …

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Averitt introduces new clean-air bill - Waco Tribune Herald

Averitt introduces new clean-air billWaco Tribune Herald, TX -2 hours agoA $4000 incentive for consumers to buy plug-in electric hybrid cars. Such cars are not yet widely available, but Averitt expects that to change in the next …

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Clean Energy Race Could Leave Korea Behind - ????(???)

Clean Energy Race Could Leave Korea Behind????(???), South Korea -Jan 28, 2009Since the 1990s, countries around the world have been racing to develop environmentally-friendly vehicles, like hybrid cars, hydrogen-powered vehicles and …

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Minis: Fast and Green - New Haven Advocate

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Minis: Fast and GreenNew Haven Advocate, CT -12 hours agoObama wants to put a million plug-in hybrid cars on the road by 2015. I applaud the idea, but engineering and manufacturing that many dependable lithium-ion …

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