Zero Pollution Motors to deliver snazzy-looking air-powered car to U.S.

Car maker Tata Motors announced the world’s first air-powered car last year for India, and now it’s going to be delivering a version to the U.S. starting in 2009 or early 2010. The company’s Zero Pollution Motors (ZPM) division says the $17,800 car will deliver jaw-dropping specs, such as a 1000-mile range on each fill-up [...]

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Super Eco Ad

The World Wildlife Federation’s new billboard campaign casts a shadow to give the impression of rising water levels.

From youtube – on how it works:
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The board respects celestial mechanics (Kepler Rocks!). It’s perpendicular to the equator, with an unobstructed exposure to the west. The “waves” start at about 12:00 when the sun crosses the threshold above [...]

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Toyota Solar Tower – sponsored content

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Startup Turns CO2 Into Fuel

By Dave Demerjian | Photo by Flickr user Senor Codo.
Researchers developing alternatives to fossil fuels are working with everything from algae to babassu oil to corn, but a California company says it can recycle carbon dioxide into fuel.
Carbon Sciences claims it has developed a way of using the CO2 emitted during the [...]

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A combination of high temperature, low humidity and dry compost causes plants to wilt rapidly and foliage to shrivel.