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For a century the petrol engine has remained largely unchallenged, seeing off all pretenders to its crown. But with dangerous climate change on the horizon and a host of contenders looming large in the rear view mirror, is the petrol engine about to be overtaken by a new fleet of cleaner, leaner rivals?
Barack Obama's upcoming presidency has infused a sense of hope in the current U.N. climate talks that the United States — one of the world's biggest polluters — may soon emerge as a global leader in saving the planet from environmental disaster.
Hydrogen and electric vehicles might be leading the charge, so to speak, towards cleaner transport, but will cars powered by air and the sun ever surpass the sales figures of petrol cars?
RENDELL: Good morning, everyone. It is a great honor to have the president and vice president elect here in Congress Hall for what is an unprecedented meeting. You know, about ten days ago, the president-elect said that the economic recovery plan will require the input and participation of the na...
President-elect Barack Obama and leaders in Congress are fashioning a plan to pour billions of dollars into a so-called green jobs program.
Hawaii has unveiled plans to be first in the nation to roll out electric car stations statewide — a move the governor hailed as a major step toward weaning the islands off oil.
Plan includes recharging stations where drivers could exchange batteries.
Editor's Note: "The Energy Debates" is a LiveScience series about the pros, cons, policy debates, myths and facts related to various alternative energy ideas. We invite you to join the debate by commenting directly on each article. The Facts Imagine never paying another electric bill. Solar energy could make this a reality. Solar electric systems employ photovoltaic cells to convert sunlight ...
Detroit's Big Three auto executives have ditched their corporate jets for hybrid cars and replaced vague pleas for federal help with detailed requests for as much as $34 billion in their second crack at persuading Congress to throw their struggling companies a lifeline.
The State of Hawaii and the Hawaiian Electric Company on Tuesday endorsed an effort to build an alternative transportation system based on electric vehicles with swappable batteries and an “intelligent” battery recharging network, The New York Times’s John Markoff reported.
Hawaii joined California Tuesday as the second state in the nation to link to the Better Place network of plug-in electric vehicles.
Oh dear... The BINGOs are at odds with the TUNGOs and the RINGOs over the NAMAs and the NAPAs. RFUK is concerned about what REDD is going to do to PAM. But at least the SIDS are keen on LULUCF.
'Green' gifts for this holiday season come in every category, size and price range.
Political columnist Darrell Delamaide tells why President-elect Barack Obama also needs to pay attention to his administration's international economic policy and not let the domestic recession and the war abroad override this important issue.
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