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French Billionaire Invests $120 Million in Electric Car Battery Plant Near Montréal
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For Pininfarina-Bolloré Bluecar and Bolloré Microbus
In what is probably a good sign for the North-American availability of the Bluecar electric vehicle, French billionaire Vincent Bolloré has picked a location East of Montréal to make lithium-metal-polymer batteries. The plan is to increase production to 5,000 units/year in 2010 and 15,000 units/year by 2012, which means hiri...Read the full story on TreeHugger
The White House (Finally) Begins Major Push for Clean Energy Reform
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With climate bill hearings in full swing over in the Senate, the White House has finally begun a push for clean energy reform. Yesterday, key White House officials spoke in favor of climate legislation. Both Obama and Biden toured high-profile clean energy projects--a solar power plant and an electric car company, respectively. And today, the White House...Read the full story on TreeHuggerThe White House (Finally) Begins Major Push for Clean Energy Reform
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With climate bill hearings in full swing over in the Senate, the White House has finally begun a push for clean energy reform. Yesterday, key White House officials spoke in favor of climate legislation. Both Obama and Biden toured high-profile clean energy projects--a solar power plant and an electric car company, respectively. And today, the White House...Read the full story on TreeHuggerCalifornia Will Pay For Your Old Appliances, Just As Soon As DOE Gives Approval
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We reported earlier this year that the US is planning on giving out stimulus funds for a "Cash for...Refrigerators" program and now California is ready to launch their o...Read the full story on TreeHuggerCalifornia Will Pay For Your Old Appliances, Just As Soon As DOE Gives Approval
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We reported earlier this year that the US is planning on giving out stimulus funds for a "Cash for...Refrigerators" program and now California is ready to launch their o...Read the full story on TreeHuggerNature Can Be Creepy! The Strange, The Odd, and The Gross (Slideshow)
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Yeesh. Nature can create some frightening things. Like this naked mole rat. Far worse than many of the Halloween decorations you find littering the isles of big box stores, this critter is the stuff of nightmares (or movies...Remind anyone of a naked ROUS?). And this unfortunate mole rat is just the beginning. Check out some of the weirdest, grossest, and most shiver-inducing things our planet has to offer.
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Nature Can Be Creepy! The Strange, The Odd, and The Gross (Slideshow)
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Yeesh. Nature can create some frightening things. Like this naked mole rat. Far worse than many of the Halloween decorations you find littering the isles of big box stores, this critter is the stuff of nightmares (or movies...Remind anyone of a naked ROUS?). And this unfortunate mole rat is just the beginning. Check out some of the weirdest, grossest, and most shiver-inducing things our planet has to offer.
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Recently we heard that Africa's elephants face a bleak future, but it seems the world's tigers aren't long for this world either. The Economic Times reports that at the Kathmandu Global Tiger Workshop, the latest numbers show that the world population of 3,500 tigers could all be e...Read the full story on TreeHuggerAll World's Tigers Extinct in 15-20 Years Without Better Conservation Efforts
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Recently we heard that Africa's elephants face a bleak future, but it seems the world's tigers aren't long for this world either. The Economic Times reports that at the Kathmandu Global Tiger Workshop, the latest numbers show that the world population of 3,500 tigers could all be e...Read the full story on TreeHuggerChinese Fruit Bats Demonstrate Unusual Sexual Behavior Never Before Seen in Adult Animals
Greater short-nosed fruit bat feeding on kapok, photo: Wikipedia.
New research published in the online journal PLoS ONE demonstrates for the first time that a non-human adult animal species regularly engages in oral sex behavior. While the behavior has been seen in juvenile animals before, this is the first time it has been observed in adult animals. Warning: While the following information is scientifically accu...Read the full story on TreeHuggerChinese Fruit Bats Demonstrate Unusual Sexual Behavior Never Before Seen in Adult Animals
Greater short-nosed fruit bat feeding on kapok, photo: Wikipedia.
New research published in the online journal PLoS ONE demonstrates for the first time that a non-human adult animal species regularly engages in oral sex behavior. While the behavior has been seen in juvenile animals before, this is the first time it has been observed in adult animals. Warning: While the following information is scientifically accu...Read the full story on TreeHuggerGlobal Climate Treaty "Impossible" this December
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Now, I know this might seem like I'm lending my voice to the media's climate treaty roller coaster ride here--but this is pretty bad (if unsurprising) news indeed. Yvo de Boer, the top UN climate negotiator (ie, the guy running the COP15 global climate talks), has publicly said that there's no way that an agreement on a full-fledged global climate treaty can be reached this Decembe...Read the full story on TreeHuggerGlobal Climate Treaty "Impossible" this December
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Now, I know this might seem like I'm lending my voice to the media's climate treaty roller coaster ride here--but this is pretty bad (if unsurprising) news indeed. Yvo de Boer, the top UN climate negotiator (ie, the guy running the COP15 global climate talks), has publicly said that there's no way that an agreement on a full-fledged global climate treaty can be reached this Decembe...Read the full story on TreeHuggerTesla Roadster Breaks EV World Record: 313 Miles on Single Charge (501 KM)
The 10th Annual Global Green Challenge
The Global Green Challenge (a kind of spin off from the World Solar Challenge) in Australia is the place to be for alt-fuel vehicles of all kinds. It's a good snapshot of what is currently possible, and of where things are going in green(er) transportation. The latest record comes from a red 2008 Tesla Roadster: Simon Hackett and co-driver Emilis Prelgauskas drove 313 miles (501 km) on a single charge, something that no production EV has done before....Read the full story on TreeHuggerTesla Roadster Breaks EV World Record: 313 Miles on Single Charge (501 KM)
The 10th Annual Global Green Challenge
The Global Green Challenge (a kind of spin off from the World Solar Challenge) in Australia is the place to be for alt-fuel vehicles of all kinds. It's a good snapshot of what is currently possible, and of where things are going in green(er) transportation. The latest record comes from a red 2008 Tesla Roadster: Simon Hackett and co-driver Emilis Prelgauskas drove 313 miles (501 km) on a single charge, something that no production EV has done before....Read the full story on TreeHuggerIn What World Can You Call Tetra Pak Green?
Tetra Pak is a wonderful invention. The aseptic packaging can keep milk fresh for months without refrigeration. There are hundreds of products that are given extended shelf life with it. Perhaps it is better for certain foods than canning, like the tomatoes in Bonnie's post, because it isn't lined with epoxies made with BPA.
And goodness knows, they put on a show of being green. In Europe, they are now using FSC certified wood in them. They use renewable energy to recycle them in Scandi...Read the full story on TreeHuggerIn What World Can You Call Tetra Pak Green?
Tetra Pak is a wonderful invention. The aseptic packaging can keep milk fresh for months without refrigeration. There are hundreds of products that are given extended shelf life with it. Perhaps it is better for certain foods than canning, like the tomatoes in Bonnie's post, because it isn't lined with epoxies made with BPA.
And goodness knows, they put on a show of being green. In Europe, they are now using FSC certified wood in them. They use renewable energy to recycle them in Scandi...Read the full story on TreeHuggerSavior Bud Sucks Moisture From Trees for Drinking Water
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For dry areas, every drop of drinking water is important. Moisture collectors are a big help, and this concept design, modestly called the Savior Bud, is one idea to help gather up moisture from a tree's respiratory process and create drinking water. ...Read the full story on TreeHuggerSavior Bud Sucks Moisture From Trees for Drinking Water
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For dry areas, every drop of drinking water is important. Moisture collectors are a big help, and this concept design, modestly called the Savior Bud, is one idea to help gather up moisture from a tree's respiratory process and create drinking water. ...Read the full story on TreeHuggerEurope to Recommend €50 Billion in Annual Aid for Climate Change Adaptation in Poor Countries
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The amount of aid that developing nations are to receive to help with adapting to climate change has been a long-running point of contention between poor nations (who say they deserve more) and the rich (who haven't presented it). Well, The Guardian reports that later this week European heads of st...Read the full story on TreeHuggerSponsor-tising
