Coming in the Spring of 2011 As promised , now that the Revenge of the Electric Car facebook fan page has reach… Read the full story on TreeHugger

Coming in the Spring of 2011 As promised , now that the Revenge of the Electric Car facebook fan page has reach… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The blue areas in this image represent changes in elevation of the ice sheet from 2003-2006; the grey areas represent no change in elevation. Image: NASA Goddard Photo and Video / Creative Commons . We’ve all heard that the Greenland Ice Sheet is melting and that should it disappear completely some really dr… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Greenland Ice Sheet Melt Caused By Short-Term Extreme Weather Not Gradual Temperature Rise
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Images via The Design Blog Dashing through the snow…on a human-powered sleigh…over the hills we go…laughing all the way. Err…. Or sort of. Designer Michele Marin has dreamed up a human-powered snow machine that will get you over the powdery hills without the need for a fossil fueled engine — and alternative for those of us who want to enjoy zipping over hills with more finesse than a snowmobile can offer, if not the same a… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Human-Powered Snow Vehicle Zips You Over Hills In Silence
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Image: Clean Edge Who Has the Best Mix of Technology, Policy and Capital? Clean Edge , a research and advisory firm operating in the cleantech sector, has compiled a top 10 of the U.S. states showing the most “clean energy leadership” based on 80 different state-level indicators and more than 4,000 public and private data points across all 50 states. This isn’t just about which state has the biggest share of its energy produced by clean sources, or which state built the most clean energy capacity in the past year. They also take into account t… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Top 10 U.S. States for Clean Energy Leadership
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And he should know. Bangladesh is one of the nation that stands to be most devastated by the impacts of climate change — and it’s already being hit. The low-lying nation is extremely vulnerable to flooding, and the rising sea levels, increasing rainfall, and inland desertification are making global warming something of a perpetual perfect storm for the nation. Climate… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Bangladesh Minister to GOP: Climate Change is a Reality (Video)
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Photo by PGEgreenenergy via Flickr Creative Commons Several utilities in California have been installing smart meters like crazy across the state, though none with as much attention as Pacific Gas & Electric. The utility has made great strides in installations, but has at the same time drummed up a lot of discomfort and outright disdain from consumers in some communities who feel that the smart meters pose a health risk as well as a privacy concern. This concern is why Assemblymember Jared Huffman introduced a bill that would requir… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Photo: Michael (mx5tx) , Flickr, CC Who’d Have Thunk It 10 Years Ago? The Toyota Prius hybrid has been on fire (not literally) in its home market of Japan ever since it was redesigned for the 2010 model year. It has been the #1 best-selling car in the land of the rising sun for the past 18 months, and it eve… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Toyota Prius to Become Japan’s Best-Selling Car Ever, Unseating the Corolla!
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Image credit: Farming Futures Michael Eavis isn’t the only farmer building a massive solar roof on his cow shed . According to a new survey, more than 80% of UK farmers want to install solar on their roofs. And they want to do it by 2013…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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80% of UK Farmers Want Solar Roofs by 2013
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