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The Top Five Ways to Kill Traffic Congestion (Video)

Photo via John Leech MP It’s a topic that we’ve tackled more than once: The scourge of traffic congestion. With more and more of the world’s population concentrated in cities, traffic congestion is worsening fast, and the trend is slated to continue. This of course leads to increased air pollution and carbon emissions. So, to say that we’re always on the lookout for solutions — especially for developing cities, where infrastructure remains to be put in place — is something of an understatement. This Slate video highlights th… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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BREAKING: Flow of Oil Halted for First Time Since April

What’s missing from this picture? Oil. Photo: BP This Doesn’t Mean We’re Out of the Woods (Yet) As announced earlier today , BP has started the pressure test on the leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. While the test is running, the flow of oil is stopped, something that hasn’t happened since April. Engineers are now monitoring the pressure coming out of the well; If it stays high, this means that the well is probably intact and has maintained its physical integrity despite all the SNAFUs. If it … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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New Renewable Energy Installations in US & Europe Continue to Outpace Fossil Fuels

photo: Petter Palander via flickr Here’s a bit of good news about the slow transition away from oil and fossil fuels: Reports from UNEP and Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century show that in 2009, for the second year in a row, more new renewable energy capacity was installed than was from fossil fuels in both the United States and Europe…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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