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Can enviro-optimists save the movement from itself?

2013-04-20 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Globe and Mail: Bill McKibben, the firebrand leader of the crusade to kill the Keystone XL oil pipeline, is losing the battle for hearts and minds. Perhaps that's why he sounds so depressed. One of the most environmentally friendly presidents is in the White House, and he still might not kill it off. "Go past a certain point," warned Mr. McKibben in The Guardian, "and we may no longer be able to affect the outcome in ways that will prevent long-term global catastrophe. We're clearly nearing that limit." Mr....

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By 2050: Auto Industry Could Re-Invent Itself

2013-03-21 08:00:14| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News

The U.S. Department of Energy has something to say about what the auto industry will look like by 2050, with major changes in place. Find out what (they think) will have disappeared. [More] The Article By 2050: Auto Industry Could Re-Invent Itself appeared first on Automotive Digest.

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MIT startup makes transparent solar panel that will allow your smartphone to power itself

2013-02-25 15:41:38| Extremetech

Transparent solar panels -- think about it for a moment: Sheets of glass or transparent plastic films that also generate electricity. It's almost the perfect solution for all our energy needs, generating free power from every available surface, window, and computer display.

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