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AQLI: new data reveals little progress globally in reducing air pollution over the last two decades

Green Car Congress

In areas of Central and West Africa where diseases such as HIV/AIDS and malaria traditionally grab headlines, particulate pollution poses just as serious a health threat having a comparable impact on life expectancy. The good news is that there is now a track record of countries deciding to take action and succeeding in cleaning the air.

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It’s Time To Go To The Mattresses

Creative Greenius

So let me get this straight - while those of us who are trying to lead greener lives, have been cutting our carbon footprints and working with our cities, states and the rest of the USA to help them do likewise, Killer Coal has been playing us for chumps and wiping out all our efforts every single second of every day.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

Green Car Congress

Kim Carstensen of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) protested that “ it’s just too early to lower the ambition ”, [ 5 ] while European news agency Euractiv ran the headline “Asian leaders kill hopes for Copenhagen deal” [ 6 ]. ºC in 2020, and 2.3 ºC in 2050, as compared to 2000 temperatures.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

News | Markets | Technology | Personal Finance | Small Business | CNN.com RSS Newsletters Video Home Fortune 500 Technology Investing Management Rankings Warren Buffett takes charge Warren Buffett hasnt just seen the car of the future, hes sitting in the drivers seat. The E6 will hit the Chinese market later this year.

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