Mexico City's taxis and Paris's city halls are about to become greener after four worldwide capitals signed up to the 10:10 climate campaign. The mayors of...
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Paris, Mexico City, Amsterdam, Zagreb pledge to cut carbon emissions 10% by next year's 10:10
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Gates agriculture grants focus on seeds, climate
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First Solar to double capacity to 2.7 GW with new plants, expansion
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BP gas station owners courted by other brands in wake of Gulf spill
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Fuel cell start-up Bloom Energy poised to produce one box a day
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Silicon Valley start-up Bloom Energy, which makes fuel cell boxes that can power buildings, expects to be producing one of its boxes per day in...
Enterprise to rent Coda electric cars
Enterprise Rent-A-Car said Wednesday it will put 100 Coda electric sedans into its fleet next year, complementing the 500 Nissan Leaf electric cars the company already has...
Toyota to pay Tesla $60 million to electrify RAV4
Tesla has entered into a $60 million agreement to develop a powertrain system for the electrified Toyota RAV4, which is slated to go on sale in 2012. The agreement,...
African leaders urged to tackle climate change
AFP - African leaders came under pressure on Wednesday to take concrete actions against global warming at the African Development Forum in the Ethiopian capital,...
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