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Worldchanging 2003-2010

Six years ago, the green blogosphere was pretty much TreeHugger for the lite, Grist for the funny, but if you were serious, there was Worldchanging. And it was Worldchanging. Co-founder Jamais Cascio wrote on November 19, 2003: We’re under no illusions. The world is stumbling its way to hell, environmentally, politically, economically — but whining about it isn’t going to change it. What can give us hope is a combination of good ideas, novel tools, innovative technologies, unexpected collaboration, and a healthy … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Meet the 98% Recyclable Subway Car – Coming in 2012 (Video)

Good public transportation is an increasingly important element for any city, especially as the trend towards urbanization continues its steady march. As we all know, mass transit relieves congestion, reduces air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, and saves a good deal of energy. So whenever I catch wind of a project that goes beyond the already-green parameters of typical transit, I can’t help but get a little tingly. Poland, for instance, has announced it will be bringing what may be the greenest subway cars yet to the Warsaw underground: Not only are they… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Meet the 98% Recyclable Subway Car – Coming in 2012 (Video)