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BMW launching iX5 Hydrogen pilot fleet

Green Car Congress

The BMW Group presented the first BMW iX5 Hydrogen vehicles in a pilot fleet that will go into service this year. Hydrogen is a versatile energy source that has a key role to play in the energy transition process and therefore in climate protection.

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Volkswagen Group to invest more than €9.8 billion in China by 2015; efficient products and production

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At Volkswagen, we are convinced that climate protection and efficient technologies are drivers for economic growth. Annual production capacity is set to grow from the present figure of 2.6 Foshan features the first membrane bioreactor in the Chinese automobile industry; 100% of treated wastewater is reused as industrial water.

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U.K. Startup’s Digital Dyeing Printers Save Energy, Water

Cars That Think

Miles of fabrics are immersed in gigantic “washing machines” full of dye and water. For finishing treatments (anti-perspirant, crease-protection, waterproofing, etc.) Alchemie’s machines dye cotton using 95 percent less water and 70 percent less energy. They dye polyester using 95 percent less water and 85 percent less energy.

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Lillian Light Is No Lightweight - The Environmental Lioness of the South Bay is Fired Up, Ready To Go!

Creative Greenius

Our relationship started about a month ago when we spent an evening together carpooling to a UCLA workshop on communication climate change that we both participated in. Then in 2003 we presented a forum on Iraq, “Voices From the Streets.&# I agree, but I can see where you could get in political hot water with that.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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Markey of Massachusetts, both Democrats, built their climate change bill last year in large measure around it. As Senators Graham, Kerry and Lieberman try to resuscitate the climate change bill by introducing a revised bill in mid-to-late April, twenty-three U.S. Western Climate Initiative (WCI). Representatives Henry A.

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