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Filed under: Emerging Technologies , EV/Plug-in , Carbon Capture “But what about the long tailpipe?” Critics of plug-in vehicles often use the “long tailpipe” argument - the fact that CO 2 emissions are generated at a power plant somewhere instead of coming from the vehicle - to show that all the “zero emission” cars aren’t as clean as they seem. Plug-in advocates can then counter that, well, an EV is more efficient than an ICE car and we can use solar or wind to power our rides.

Extensive adoption of green roofs in a million-person city could capture 55,000 tons of CO2 annually, according to a two-year study from Michigan State University. Prior to this study, there had been no major analytics conducted on the true impact of green roofs, according to a press release from MSU. Using sedum, a plant that has been [...]

Some stupidity is just too good not to share. You only need half a second with this new US television advert to guess who’s behind it. The Guardian has a great article on the video, who’s behind it and why it is so ripe for a spoof. I’m tempted to do one myself! In a slick attempt to undermine the US Environmental Protection Agency’s recent ruling that CO2 should now be classified as a pollutant because rising levels of the gas in the atmosphere will “endanger public health or welfare

Posted 30th September, 2009 in Audi | Leave a comment0Digg meINGOLSTADT, GERMANY: The new waste heating contract has been signed, sealed and delivered. Member of the Audi Board for Production Frank Dreves, Ingolstadt Mayor Dr. Alfred Lehmann, Gerhard Fischer of the Petroplus refinery, Gerhard Meyer of Zweckverband Müllverwertungsanlage Ingolstadt (the Ingolstadt waste utilization plant), Raimund Wunder of Volkswagen Kraftwerk GmbH and Herbert Stockmeier of Stadtwerke Ingolstadt (the Ingolstadt m

It was a hot day in San Francisco for hanging out on the street during the annual Park(ing) Day , which happens worldwide . Good thing there was plenty of foliage to soak up the CO2 in many of the spots, many of which were spotted downtown and in the Mission. It was duly noted that San Francisco has plenty of green spaces when you seek them out, but it's definitely refreshing to see a small oasis here and there in the middle of such urba