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Oleophobic hydrophobic magnetic sponge selectively soaks up oil, sparing water and wildlife

Green Car Congress

Although many spills are small and may not make the evening news, they are still profoundly invasive to the ecosystem and surrounding community. And sorbents are not only expensive, but they generate a huge amount of physical waste—similar to the diaper landfill issue. —Vikas Nandwana. —Vikas Nandwana.

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China is exporting so many EVs that it needs more ships – a lot more

Baua Electric

But these ships have been in short supply in recent years, with older vessels being retired and new ship orders down due to both the 2008 financial crisis and the industry upgrade to less-polluting fuels, reports MIT Technology Review. Hence, cheap EVs coming your way (well, not in the US, at least not yet anyway).

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Virginia’s republican governor launches idiotic culture war against CARB

Baua Electric

Photo by Ron Cogswell Virginia’s republican governor says he wants to violate Virginia law to pull the state out of the California Air Resources Board’s clean car regulations , consigning his state to a costly and burdensome future full of pollution and high fuel prices. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Power Electric Scooter Buyers Guide | Mid 2021

Plug In India

So, without wasting any more time, let's beg in in alphabetical order! Many scooter companies provide a cheap GPS tracker and call themselves a connected scooter. The good news is that the company has a large R&D and is investing in Software development, localization etc. Major and minor components are made locally".

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That Super Sexy Clean Tech Roundtable, Part II of a Greenius Exclusive

Creative Greenius

Bonnie Reiss, who in addition to her other credentials has spent four years as one of Governor Schwarzenegger’s advisers had four key points to make when it was her turn to speak and she wasted no time putting things in perspective, There is no more important issue that we can all be focusing on right now in this country and on this planet.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Every scrap of waste food, garden trimmings and even sewage would be used to ferment gas. “A very different business model will emerge over time,&# said Gearoid Lane, managing director of British Gas New Energy, the utility’s green division.

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Smart-grid project matches wind to electric cars | Green Tech - CNET News

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

He started at CNET News in 2002, covering IT and Web development. Create cheap clean energy, new badly needed green jobs, and reduce our dependence on foreign oil. Green-tech guru Martin LaMonica and other CNET writers serve up fresh clean-tech news and commentary. E-mail Martin.

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