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Photo via MotorTrend VW’s 2011 Touareg Hybrid The 2010 Geneva Motor Show was filled with so many splashy auto announcements — Porsche’s first ever plug-in hybrid , a new Aud… Read the full story on TreeHugger Read more:  Test... 

Photo via Whatson The so-called “conventional wisdom” has been pretty unremitting in deeming any sort of comprehensive energy reform legislation dead in the water this year. But that’s still not looking to be the case –some... 

Read the full story on TreeHugger Read the original:  Gary Lauder on the Social and Environmental Impact of Stop Signs and Roundabouts (Video)  Read More →

Image: MIT Could Store Power at 100x More Energy/Weight Than Lithium-Ion A team of scientists at MIT has discovered a new way to generate power with carbon nanotubes. In a paper titled ” Chemically driven carbon-nanotube-guided thermopower waves... 

It’s about time! Google Maps has finally added a Bike There feature. They’ve been plugging away for awhile now on ways to get directions for cyclists that avoids hills, excessive traffic, and points you in the best directions for pedaling... 

Photo via USA Today Volkswagen has recently announced some pretty ambitious goals: it’s looking to have 300,000 of the cars it sells yearly–3% of global deliveries– be electric by 2018 . It’s seeking to surpass Toyota as the... 

Image via Porsche Most of the excitement at Geneva this year didn’t come from the announcement of new production model cars. No, the task of riling up the auto press was left to the hyper-fuel efficient vehicle concepts trotted out by carmakers... 

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Source: Merkley and Partners This Sunday nestled among the tributes to Hollywood’s brightest stars during the 82nd Annual Academy Awards , Mercedes-Benz USA will unveil a new ad campaign called “Tree of Innovation” which stars the... 

Image: StreetFilms Stress-Free Green Commuting We write a lot about how to reduce the impact of transportation and make our society less car-centric . Well, here’s a good example: Seattle’s relatively new Link light-rail. It currently has... 

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