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Volkswagen TDI Phaeton: The TreeHugger Test Drive

Photos: Brian Merchant In Europe, the concept of a diesel-powered luxury car is anything but surprising. In the US, it’s a bona fide oxymoron. Many folks stateside still equate diesel to the thick, particulate-laden exhaust that blasts like black smog from semis on the highway. Yet, as most TreeHugger readers are likely aware, new developments in technology have enabled diesel engines to burn even more cleanly and efficiently than the average gas-powered ICE. Which is why in Europe (and China and South Korea), the diesel-powered Phaeton, Volkswagen’s luxury car, is an extremely popular car. On a recent trip to Germany to check out

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Schwarzenneger’s Post-Governor Plan: Fight Climate Change

Photo: the Guardian Arnold Schwarzenegger will not likely be remembered as California’s most beloved governor — he’s leaving office with his approval rating in the 20 percent range. But history may be kinder to his legacy on climate — addressing global warming eventually became his trademark issue with the passage of the state’s solid climate law AB 32, that requires California to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. Defending the law from Texas oil companies, who attempted to shut it down w… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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