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Articles from 5.22.2012
New study suggests human water use accounts for 42% of sea-level rise since 1961
Climate change, with its associated melting ice caps and shrinking glaciers, is the usual suspect when it comes to explaining rising sea levels. But a recent study now...
Indonesia peatland back on protected list in test case
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's government said on Monday it would protect a strip of peatland in Aceh province at the centre of an international storm over palm oil...
Nuclear agency chief Jaczko to step down
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Gregory Jaczko announced his resignation on Monday after three tumultuous years as head of the agency.
Oil industry uses White House regs order to seek Dodd-Frank exemption
Oil companies are seizing on the recent White House executive order that promotes international regulatory harmony to seek a big exemption from upcoming federal rules that...
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EPA rates Tesla Model S 60-kWh version: 208 mile range, 95 MPGe efficiency
Without any fanfare, the EPA has released its range rating for the second version of the Tesla Model S to come to market.
Report: Senator calling for answers from Hyundai and Kia over MPG debacle
Hyundai and Kia have already gone public with plans to make good on the inflated fuel economy claims scandal that has rocked both companies in recent weeks. But one US...
Toyota drops plan for widespread sales of electric car
(Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp has scrapped plans for widespread sales of a new all-electric minicar, saying it had misread the market and the ability of still-emerging...
Mitt Romney: Chevy Volt an "idea whose time has not come"
If you want to know exactly what Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney thinks about the Chevrolet Volt, listen to his laugh before he answers a question about the...
Exxon Mobil predicts surge in hybrid vehicles
NEW YORK (AP) — One out of every two cars will be either hybrids or some other alternative-fuel vehicle by 2040, Exxon Mobil predicted Thursday.
General Motors and LG Group to jointly develop future electric vehicles
General Motors and LG Group (the massive South Korean conglomerate that owns LG Chem) will expand the batteries-for-vehicles relationship they've had for the past...
Nissan Leaf sales crack 5,000 in U.S.
10,000 worldwide and, as of Wednesday August 10, 5,000 in the U.S. Those are two of the sales-related milestones that the Nissan Leaf has already surpasse
Ford to bring start-stop 'microhybrids' to U.S.
Ford today said it plans to bring start-stop technology to the U.S. in 2012 in order to improve fuel economy by a modest amount at a relatively low cost.Start-stop...
Ford’s first electric car to be sold in 20 cities in 2011
Bummed that you don't live in one of the select cities that will be the first to get the electric Nissan Leaf or the Chevrolet Volt next month? Or you do live in one...
Nielsen poll suggests 2/3 of US and UK citizens won't pay more for electric cars
Ask people if they want to pay more for something - especially something they are not entirely familiar with - and chances are that the default answer will be...
Toyota to roll out 2 new cars under Prius name by 2012
AP - Toyota plans to roll out two new cars under the Prius name by next year, according to a dealer briefed on the plans, as the automaker seeks to turn its popular hybrid...
Ford Partners With Portland General Electric To Prepare For EVs
Ford Motor Company and Portland General Electric will collaborate to help prepare the city of Portland and the Pacific Northwest for the operation of electric vehicles....
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