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Shelby Clark & RelayRides: Car-sharing by & for the people
Posted by ErkSat 15 days ago in Energy
The CEO of the car-sharing company RelayRides discusses the collaborative consumption economy, partnering with GM, and just what it means to share your car with strangers. ... [Read More]
 
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Plug-ins, diesels and high MPG have staying power at NY Auto Show
Posted by ErkSat 32 days ago in Energy
The just-closed auto expo show how the cleaner car market is rapidly maturing, with more automakers building more innovative, more efficient vehicles -- and demand for those cars soaring. ... [Read More]
 
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How Ingersoll Rand uses green innovation for competitive advantage
Posted by ErkSat 45 days ago in Energy
The $14 billion manufacturing giant shares some of its secrets for integrating sustainability into product design, and explains how companies can set their own innovation goals and ramp up their green... [Read More]
 
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Sacramento and SoCal show how to do sustainable communities right
Posted by ErkSat 54 days ago in Energy
The California capital and an association of Southern California governments last week presented innovative ideas for reducing congestion while building environmental and social concerns into their pl... [Read More]
 
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Zimride reinvents the carpool with Facebook
Posted by ErkSat 56 days ago in Energy
The San Francisco-based startup is using social media to connect drivers with commuters and road trippers needing rides – saving money, helping the environment and sometimes helping customers ma... [Read More]
 
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Geneva Motor Show: Smaller -- and greener -- is better
Posted by ErkSat 70 days ago in Energy
Green is growing deep roots in the auto industry, as this year's Geneva event waves fewer eco flags but shows big improvements in fuel efficiency and auto innovation. Even Porsche showcased a fuel... [Read More]
 
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Volkswagen commits to US$52 billion in green investments
Posted by ErkSat 74 days ago in Energy
The automaker has announced an audacious plan to funnel two-thirds of its investments for the next five years into an 'ecological restructuring,' resulting in ever-cleaner vehicles. ... [Read More]
 
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Car sharing revs up with backing from Detroit heavyweights
Posted by ErkSat 76 days ago in Energy
Who would have thought that Bill Ford, the executive chairman of the Ford Motor Co., and GM Ventures, the venture capital arm of General Motors, would invest in peer-to-peer car sharing companies? ..... [Read More]
 
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Why the Short-Term Climate Pollution Plan is a Long-Term Green Win
Posted by ErkSat 93 days ago in Energy
The just-announced partnership between the U.S. and five other countries to reduce short-lived climate pollutants like black carbon and methane will go a long way toward slowing global warming and giv... [Read More]
 
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3 Disruptive Lessons Automakers Should Learn for Greater Efficiency
Posted by ErkSat 98 days ago in Energy
Recent advances in materials design -- partly inspired by the evolution of the human body -- make possible passenger vehicles that get 240 miles per gallon.  Here are three steps that the industr... [Read More]
 
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Unlocking the Potential of Low-Carbon Supply Chains
Posted by ErkSat 110 days ago in Energy
The CDP's brand-new 2012 supply chain report tracks the impressive economic savings that companies that manage their scope 3 emissions are earning -- but also highlights how few companies are taki... [Read More]