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What’s better for zipping around town, electric carts or gas?
A reader kicks the tires on neighborhood electric vehicles. Umbra gets supercharged.
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China scoffs at our puny bikeshare programs
The country boasts more than 400,000 sharable bikes -- more than the rest of the world combined.
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These adorable car ideas from kids will make your day
Forget the electric car. The Robo-Squid Hydropower Rescue Car is the best thing on four tentacles.
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Hip Hop curbs SUVs, takes Tesla for a spin
Kanye West shouted out Elon Musk at Bonnaroo, and Jay Z might have a new "murdered out" Model S.
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Energy companies in Texas are setting money on fire
How can natural gas be a "bridge fuel" if its low price means drillers would rather burn it than sell it? Here's an illustrative case.
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Palo Alto’s utility now provides guilt-free electricity
The Palo Alto municipal utility is carbon neutral.
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Europe’s power plants are going the way of the dinosaurs
Solar power and battery capacity will drive old-fashioned utilities in Europe to extinction, starting in 2020, according to a new report.
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Kauai’s on-again, off-again GMO regulations are off again
A judge throws out the Hawaiian island's attempt to restrict the use of pesticides on GMO crops -- but the fight is likely to continue.
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Europe is burning our forests for “renewable” energy. Wait, what?
The European Union decided that burning wood to generate electricity was good for the climate. WRONG.
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Everyone’s talking about the Ferguson looters. Let’s shame the polluters, too
After the tear gas clears, residents will be left with the air pollution that’s been clouding the St. Louis metro region for decades.
