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How Remote Sensing Technologies Increase Food Production

Cars That Think

Remote sensing technologies to tackle earth science problems In 1980 Crawford joined the mechanical engineering department at the University of Texas at Austin, staying for 25 years. Agriculture didn’t come back on her radar until 2006, when she joined the Purdue faculty. “That’s how my career took a turn toward academia,” she says.

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Up close and personal with Volkswagen’s e-Golf carbon offset project: Garcia River Forest

Green Car Congress

Our partnership with 3Degrees basically enables us to have a carbon-neutral car [the e-Golf] through manufacturing, distribution and the first three years of driving and charging. Volkswagen of America supports carbon reduction efforts in California and Texas, with projects geared towards forestry conservation and landfill gas capture.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

I want to sell power to Texas, because we can. I want to change the state motto from “The Golden State” to “The Solar State.”. Well more so now than it was prior to 2006 and that’s just because electric cars are becoming more readily available. That’s pretty mean to the rest of the grid. Don’t you want to share?

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Cleantech Crunched Top 10 Low Carbon Footprint Cars (and one SUV) for. Ethanol – the Good, the Bad, the Ugly, the Beautif.

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Rapid Charging Electric Cars: How Fast, How Soon?

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GigaOM Network: GigaOM | Earth2Tech | jkOnTheRun | NewTeeVee | OStatic | TheAppleBlog | WebWorkerDaily | Jobs Live Events | About | Contact Rapid Charging Electric Cars: How Fast, How Soon? While the Model S is in the concept phase of development, rapid charging represents a very real focus for battery developers and electric car makers.