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2014 Nissan Leaf - ASG's "Cleanest Vehicle"

2014 Nissan Leaf – Smallest Environmental Footprint in the United States

According to research completed by Automotive Service Group (ASG), the Nissan Leaf is the cleanest vehicle you can buy in the United States. What makes...
Tesla Model S, Basis for Rinspeed XchangE Autonomous Vehicle

Tesla Model S Forms Basis for Rinspeed XchangE Autonomous Vehicle Concept

Autonomous vehicles are coming, but what will they look like? Perhaps the vehicle of the future, based on the most futuristic vehicle on the...

Europe’s Largest Phone Battery Recycling Company Reduces Your Phone’s Carbon Footprint by 90%

Improvements and ground breaking discoveries that can boost the performance of lithium-ion batteries have flooded the news over the past few years. And there...
EPA and DOT to Implement Fuel Economy and Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks by 2016

President Obama Announces Fuel Economy Standards for Heavy Truck Fleet

United States President Barack Obama has a few more things to do before he leaves office in 2016, one of which is continuing fuel...
Climate Change is Affecting the Earth Right Here, Pretty Much All Over

Climate Change Increasing Frequency and Severity of Climate Anomalies

As weather extremes continue to batter and baffle us, climate change deniers continue to point to them, especially cold-weather events, to paint global warming...

Twelve Year-Old Shubham Banerjee Makes Fully Functioning Braille Printer From LEGO

It is fascinating what youngsters can come up with in their spare time. Leaving aside those, who find a million different ways to make...

New York And California Ban Polluting Microplastics In Cosmetic Products

How much do micro beads in exfoliating products actually pollute? According to governmental officials and environmentalists in New York and California, a lot. Assessing...
Apple Headquarters in Silicon Valley, Right Next Door to Tesla Motors?

Could a Tech Company Buy Tesla Motors?

Tesla Motors is perhaps the most successful automotive startup in the last half-century, but in the world of business, just about everything is for...
WaterFX Solar-Power Water Purification Plant Goes Live This Year

WaterFX Solar-Power Water Purification Plant Goes Live This Year

Typical water purification is an expensive and complicated process, but a new solar-powered version could produce clean water for crops in California's Central Valley...
Can Global Warming Explain Atlanta Snow?

Global Warming Explains Extreme Weather Events

Mention global warming in Atlanta, Georgia, after snow and ice crippled the city, and you might get some strange looks. Climate change and global warming...