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Russia Skips Hybrids in Push for Cars Using Natural Gas
2013-04-12 17:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Igor A. Samarsky of the southern Russian city of Krasnodar gets fuel economy on his 1998 Lada sedan that would make a Prius owner green with environmental envy. For all of 120 rubles about $3.80, or a little more than a gallon of regular unleaded fuel in the United States he can drive 140 miles. The Toyota hybrid would need three gallons of gas to drive that distance. The only drawback in Mr. Samarskys mind is his wifes lingering fear that the car, which runs on methane gas, will explode...
Copenhagen's ambitious push to be carbon-neutral by 2025
2013-04-12 16:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Among the first sights to greet visitors to Denmark on the descent to Copenhagen's airport is a sweeping arc of wind turbines rising from the harbor. From the airport, passengers can board an automatic Metro line that hustles them to the city center in just 15 minutes, crossing the path of the City Circle Line, a subway project that will place 85 percent of Copenhageners within 650 yards of a Metro station when the line opens in 2018. Everywhere, visitors are greeted by streams of bicyclists;...
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UK: Brewing execs urge UK Gov't to push ahead with minimum pricing
2013-04-12 12:35:48| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
A group of brewing and pub company executives have asked the UK Government to reconsider its position on minimum pricing, after recent speculation that the planned policy will be scrapped.
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Silicon Valley leaders unite as FWD.us in push for more H-1B visas
2013-04-11 22:32:14| InfoWorld: Top News
Credit: Jason McELweenie
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Trigger a beer bubbles explosion at the push of a button
2013-04-11 18:42:17| CNET News.com
Get your froth on with Sonic Hour, a gadget that shakes up your beer to produce a huge foam head from the bottom up. [Read more]
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