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The Hidden Cost of Electric Vehicles

The Hidden Cost of Electric Vehicles
Although electric vehicles show higher non-climate damages than many other technologies, they will not be significantly cleaner than cars powered by fossil fuels until they rely ...

Disney, Microsoft, Google Viewed as Most Reputable Firms

Disney, Microsoft, Google Viewed as Most Reputable Firms
Walt Disney Co. took the top spot in the Boston College-Reputation Institute 2009 CSR Index, which generally showed financial companies ...

P&G, HDR, ISC Highlight Sustainability at Clinton Global Initiative Meeting

P&G, HDR, ISC Highlight Sustainability at Clinton Global Initiative Meeting
The key theme at the Fifth Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting, held this week in New York, is innovation, reports Businessweek.com. Attendees included executives ...

GM, Mercedes, Lexus Make Biggest Gains in ‘Greening’ Cars

GM, Mercedes, Lexus Make Biggest Gains in ‘Greening’ Cars
Chevrolet made the biggest year-to-year gain in "green" attributes for its 2010 model line, followed by GMC, Mercedes and Lexus, according to WhatGreenCar. In other rankings, ...

Cash For Clunkers Upgrades Fuel Efficiency 58%

Cash For Clunkers Upgrades Fuel Efficiency 58%
Vehicles upgraded through Cash for Clunkers gained 9.1 mpg on average, the goverment reports upon the conclusion of the Cash for Clunkers program. Under the program, a ...

Clean Energy Patents Hit New Quarterly Record

Clean Energy Patents Hit New Quarterly Record
As a sign that companies once again view clean tech as a solid investment, a quarterly record of 274 U.S. clean energy patents were granted in ...

Building Trust: Stakeholder Engagement Matters

Building Trust: Stakeholder Engagement Matters
This week, Environmental Leader is presenting a five part series By Jonathan Ballantine entitled "Building Trust in Corporate Responsibility." Here is part one - Stakeholder Engagement Matters. In ...

Volkswagen to Deliver All-Electric Vehicles in 2013

Volkswagen to Deliver All-Electric Vehicles in 2013
German auto maker Volkswagen is planning to introduce its first all-electric car in 2013, reports Physorg.com. VW head Martin Winterkorn said the auto maker wants to ...

Tire Made of Orange Oil Uses 80% Less Petroleum

Tire Made of Orange Oil Uses 80% Less Petroleum
The earliest tires were made from rubber, a renewable resource. But demand for tires outstripped the supply of rubber. A new development brings the tire full-circle. Yokohama's ...

Ford Shifting SUV Plant to Electric Vehicles

Ford Shifting SUV Plant to Electric Vehicles
Ford is retooling a Michigan SUV plant to produce its more fuel-efficient Ford Focus, including an electric version in 2011. Ford is spending $550 million to transform ...

Honda, Ford Lead in Hybrid/Electric Auto Patents

Honda, Ford Lead in Hybrid/Electric Auto Patents
Honda and Ford lead in hybrid/electric vehicle patents since 2002, with 132 and 106, respectively, during that time period, according to the Clean Energy Patent ...

Hybrid Car Sales Take Off

Hybrid Car Sales Take Off
The hybrid vehicle market is about to heat up. Major car makers are expanding their hybrid offerings with new innovations and improvements, including greater fuel economy, all ...

Honda Testing Hybrid Class 8 Diesel Truck

Honda Testing Hybrid Class 8 Diesel Truck
Honda's North American sales and distribution arm is testing a hybrid diesel truck built by Paccar Inc., incorporating a Peterbilt Model 386 truck, according ...

Two U.S. Honda Plants Cut Energy Use, Emissions

Two U.S. Honda Plants Cut Energy Use, Emissions
Based on advances in reducing energy use while producing cars and light trucks, Honda's Ohio and Alabama plants have earned Energy ...

Clean Energy Patents: Wind Up, Solar Flat, Fuel Cells Still King

Clean Energy Patents: Wind Up, Solar Flat, Fuel Cells Still King
Clean energy patents reached their highest level to date in 2008, according to results for the Fourth Quarter 2008 edition of the Clean Energy Patent ...

100 Most Sustainable Companies 2009

100 Most Sustainable Companies 2009
Corporate Knights Inc and Innovest Strategic Value Advisors announced its fifth annual list of the 100 most sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The G100 includes ...

Green Roundup: The 2009 North American Auto Show

Green Roundup: The 2009 North American Auto Show
This year's 2009 North American International Auto Show was expected to be smaller and more low-key than normal, due in part to the United State's economy and the wavering future ...

Ford to Pull Back Curtain on New Hybrid in ‘09

Ford to Pull Back Curtain on New Hybrid in ‘09
In what may be a huge marketing coup for a US auto manufacturer, Ford will unveil a hybrid that claims to be the most fuel-efficient midsize sedan on the market and the ...

Is Green Car Focus Just Politics?

Is Green Car Focus Just Politics?
Japanese automakers like Honda and Toyota are ahead of American companies in producing green vehicles. Clifford Winston, an economist at the Brookings Institute, told CBS News that American automakers may be ...

Greenbuild Conference News Roundup

Greenbuild Conference News Roundup
The Greenbuild International Conference and Expo is currently underway. More than 26,000 people packed the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center yesterday for the first day. Here are some snippets from ...

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