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How close is too close? Hydrofracking to access natural gas reservoirs poses risks to surface water

Natural gas mining has drawn fire recently after claims that hydraulic fracturing, an increasingly popular technique for tapping hard-to-reach reservoirs, contaminates groundwater. Surface lakes, rivers and streams may also ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 3

India's Tata to launch Nano car in Bangladesh

India's Tata Nano, billed as the world's cheapest car, will go on sale in Bangladesh on Saturday -- but with a price tag nearly triple what it is at home.

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Fuel economy of new vehicles still at lowest point in the past year

(PhysOrg.com) -- For the second straight month, the average fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in the United States remained the same, according to a researcher at the University of Michigan Transportation ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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Study finds congestion pricing works best when partnered with land-use planning

What does it take to convince motorists to drive less -- and thereby reduce traffic congestion, air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions?

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Obama unveils new car efficiency standards

US President Barack Obama on Friday unveiled a new deal with automakers on fuel economy standards that he said would be a crucial step towards reducing US dependence on foreign oil.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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Obama to announce new car efficiency standards

US President Barack Obama will later this week unveil new fuel efficiency standards for passenger cars and light trucks for the 2017-2025 period, the White House said Wednesday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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Electric car conversion business booming

Rising fuel prices have been painful for many small-business owners across the country.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Conventional fossil fuels sometimes 'greener' than biofuels: study

There’s a race afoot to give biofuel wings in the aviation industry, part of an effort to combat soaring fuel prices and cut greenhouse gas emissions. In 2008, Virgin Atlantic became the first commercial ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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Live Nation trims 1Q losses, ticket sales up

(AP) -- Live Nation Entertainment Inc.'s losses narrowed in the first three months of the year as the concert promoter boosted sales of concert tickets through price cuts.

Technology / Business

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Electricity pricing policies may make or break plug-in hybrid buys

California policies aimed at reducing electricity use and curbing greenhouse gas emissions have the unintended consequence of making new plug-in hybrid vehicles uneconomical, according to a Purdue University economist.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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NZ carbon price system hikes household costs

(AP) -- New carbon-trading laws intended to reduce climate-changing pollution emissions took effect Thursday in New Zealand, immediately sending gas prices higher.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

GPS cell phone apps challenge standalone devices

(AP) -- The growth of cell phones with global-positioning technology is making life uncertain for the makers of personal navigational devices that help drivers figure out where they are and where to go.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 28, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Algae may be secret weapon in climate change war

Driven by fluctuations in oil prices, and seduced by the prospect of easing climate change, experts are ramping up efforts to squeeze fuel out of a promising new organism: pond scum.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 4

Florida's consumer confidence rises as economic fears ease

(PhysOrg.com) -- Belief that a national economic recovery is under way boosted Florida’s consumer confidence three points to 74 in September, according to a new University of Florida survey.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

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Fuel economy higher, thanks to Cash for Clunkers

Cash for Clunkers may have run out of money, but certainly not gas.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

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