Today's electric cars are handicapped by batteries that are heavy, expensive and a waste of space. Two-thirds of the volume of the battery in Nissan's Leaf...
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NRC staff backs new design for reactor
ATLANTA - Staffers at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission say they believe that Westinghouse Electric Co.'s new AP1000 nuclear reactor design meets federal safety...
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After watching a two-week shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration, transportation advocates and congressional staffers are concerned that the federal gas tax could...
Administration sets fuel efficiency rules for heavy-duty trucks and buses
The Obama administration set the first-ever fuel efficiency rules for heavy-duty trucks and buses Tuesday, a move that will cut greenhouse gas emissions and fuel use by...
Oil industry, under pressure, vows pipeline safety boost
U.S. and Canadian trade groups said Tuesday that they’re conducting a “comprehensive” joint study to improve pipeline safety.The effort follows several notable accidents...
Khosla loses two cleantech experts as partners
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Partners Jim Kim and Alex Kinnier will depart Khosla Ventures August 15, leaving the firm short of two partners just months after it...
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