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Study finds increased air pollution can worsen both drought and flooding

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In cleaner air the cloud drops are larger due to fewer drops and have better chances of colliding to form large rain drops. The research, published in a recent issue of Nature Geoscience , provides evidence of how aerosols—soot, dust and other small particles in the atmosphere—can affect weather and climate.

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Nissan Updates on Nissan Green Program 2010; New Vehicle CO2 Needs to Be Reduced 90% by 2050

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in the United States; and Israel, Portugal, Monaco, United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Ireland, China, Hong Kong and Singapore. This unit provides cleaner emissions and utilizes half the amount of precious metals compared with conventional catalysts. Raleigh, N.C. and Washington, D.C.

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Renault-Nissan and Singapore Government to develop zero-emission mobility

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The Renault-Nissan Alliance has begun ZEV initiatives in Kanagawa Prefecture and Yokohama in Japan, as well as in Israel, Denmark, Portugal, Monaco, the UK, France, Switzerland, Ireland, China and Hong Kong. . “We are looking forward to working closely with all partners involved to make this project successful.&#.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

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If we do not prepare ourselves, we risk becoming the dumping ground for the world’s dirtiest right hand drive vehicles, instead of a quick adopter of better, cleaner technologies. . Slovenia, Iceland, the Netherlands, Ireland, India, Denmark, Sweden, Israel, Germany and the United Kingdom all have 2030 deadlines.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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Driving range will no longer be an obstacle, because customers will be able to plug their cars into charging units in any of the 500,000 charging spots in Israel. Shai Agassi predicts that Israel will have over 100,000 electric vehicles in use by 2010. In addition to Smart Grid City, another major EV/V2G initiative is unfolding.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Better Place is building stations in San Francisco, Hawaii, Israel, and Denmark to swap out 1,000 pound batteries in a car wash type set up. Several global indicators on the supply of oil and the known carbon pollution environmental damages its caused all lead us to find cleaner ways of transportation.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

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Beware of businessmen trying to make a fortune with the wish to shift to cleaner propulsion! Therefore, until we get quick-charge batteries -- based on new breakthroughs, Ill take a WAG and estimate that we will have real 5-minute quick-charge batteries in perhaps 10 years -- we are likely to get our juice mostly from our home chargers.