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		<title>Hybrid Super Cars Shift to High Gear in Europe</title>
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European automakers have successfully blended the world of exotic high-performance cars with ecofriendly vehicle solutions to create hybrid super cars that will please not just environmentalists but also  speed junkies.
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Leading the pack is Porsche A.G. (FSE:PAH3), which has the largest hybrid car offering this year. The German carmaker boasts of three hybrid vehicles, one of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://coolexcooling.com/2010/03/10/hybrid-super-cars-shift-to-high-gear-in-europe/</link>
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		<title>Tobacco-grown Enzyme Can Convert Orange Peels to Ethanol</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Breakthrough research is introducing the use of tobacco for enzyme production which converts waste materials, from orange peels to newspapers, to clean and cheap vehicle fuel.
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Professor Henry Daniell of the University of Central Florida led his research team to blaze new grounds in producing ethanol through the study funded by the United States Department of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://coolexcooling.com/2010/03/05/tobacco-grown-enzyme-can-convert-orange-peels-to-ethanol/</link>
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		<title>Porsche completes its hybrid trio in time for Geneva motor show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Geneva International Motor Show this March is turning out to be a very important event for Porsche A.G., as the German carmaker reveals another hybrid concept car that has beaten even its racer thoroughbreds.
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The two-seater Porsche 918 Spyder runs with a 500-horsepower, V8 combustion engine, as well as electric motors on the front and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://coolexcooling.com/2010/03/03/porsche-completes-its-hybrid-trio-in-time-for-geneva-motor-show/</link>
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		<title>Natural Gas Vital to Climate Change Prevention</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In order to successfully begin reducing carbon dioxide emissions around the world, it will be vital to produce large quantities of reliable back ups, such as natural gas. 

That&#8217;s according to a new study released by the International Gas Union whose members account for about 95 percent of global natural gas output.
Worldwide natural gas production [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://coolexcooling.com/2010/03/01/natural-gas-vital-to-climate-change-prevention/</link>
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		<title>Global Warming to Bring Fewer, Stronger Hurricanes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Science has been split over whether global warming is worsening hurricanes and will continue to do so.  Now, the debate seems to be settling.

Top researchers agree, the world will get fewer but stronger and more damaging hurricanes in coming years, thanks to global warming.
In a new study, a World Meteorological Organization panel of 10 experts [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://coolexcooling.com/2010/02/28/global-warming-to-bring-fewer-stronger-hurricanes/</link>
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		<title>Sierra Leone’s First Biofuel Plant in the Works</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The West African republic of Sierra Leone might soon have its first biofuel plant through a pilot program from Maryland-based developer Tseai Energy Unlimited.
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Tseai Energy, still in its early stages of operation, will develop a production plant that will employ small-scale, anaerobic digestion technology.
The plant will process palm fruit abundant in the region into palm [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://coolexcooling.com/2010/02/26/sierra-leone%e2%80%99s-first-biofuel-plant-in-the-works/</link>
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		<title>White Roofs May Successfully Cool Cities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While world leaders are struggling to tackle global warming, American researchers have claimed to have found a simple way to cool cities &#8212; by painting the roofs of buildings white. 
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&#8220;Our research demonstrates that white roofs can be an effective method for reducing urban heat. It has the potential to significantly cool cities and mitigate [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://coolexcooling.com/2010/02/18/white-roofs-may-successfully-cool-cities/</link>
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		<title>Climate &#8216;Tipping Points&#8217; May Arrive Without Warning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON: It is harder than experts thought to predict when sudden shifts in earth&#8217;s natural systems will occur, a new study has claimed:-
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Researchers at University of California, Davis, said many scientists are looking for the warning signs that herald sudden changes in natural systems, in hopes of forestalling those changes or improving our preparations for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://coolexcooling.com/2010/02/13/climate-tipping-points-may-arrive-without-warning/</link>
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		<title>Nanosilver Migrates from Treated Fabric During Washing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Silver nanoparticles used as antimicrobials in fabric can leach out of clothes as they are being washed. One brand lost over half of its silver content from the fabric with just two washings.
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A group of scientists tested how well silver nanoparticles stayed in treated fabrics under conditions similar to a washing machine. They considered mechanical [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://coolexcooling.com/2010/02/12/nanosilver-migrates-from-treated-fabric-during-washing/</link>
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		<title>Bottle of Concern</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Several recent studies now confirm what had been feared so far — the toxicity of a chemical present in feeding bottles and other plastic products. As reports by  P. Hari
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Bisphenol A or BPA is a compound that is found in many plastic products around the world. It has been in use since 1891, and known [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://coolexcooling.com/2010/02/11/bottle-of-concern/</link>
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		<title>Honda Reveals New Solar Hydrogen Charger</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fuel cell electric vehicles can now use Honda’s solar hydrogen charging station prototype to recharge for the daily commute, approximately 10,000 miles per year.
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Designed to fit in a garage, the charger can refuel a fuel cell electric vehicle eight hours overnight with around 0.5  kilograms of hydrogen.
Conventional solar hydrogen chargers required both an electrolyzer, a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://coolexcooling.com/2010/02/04/honda-reveals-new-solar-hydrogen-charger/</link>
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		<title>World&#8217;s First Solar Powered Stadium in Taiwan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Taiwan has recently finished  construction of    a Solar- Powered Stadium  that will generate 100% of it&#8217;s electricity from Photovoltaic Technology  Designed by Toyo Ito, the 50,000 seat arena.See the pictures below:-
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		<link>http://coolexcooling.com/2010/01/27/worlds-first-solar-powered-stadium-in-taiwan/</link>
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		<title>Florida Schools Obtain Energy Savings Through Ice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sarasota County schools in Florida saved over $8 million in energy costs and received over $4 million in utility incentives in 18 years through Calmac Corporation’s thermal energy storage technology. 
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To date, around 12 megawatts of energy has been used to produce ice equivalent to 11,000 tons of cooling used to cool schools during daytime.
Calmac’s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://coolexcooling.com/2010/01/23/florida-schools-obtain-energy-savings-through-ice/</link>
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		<title>U.S. Awards Landfill Gas Facilities for Methane-use Innovations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The United States Environmental Protection Agency recognized one of the largest landfill gas-to-liquefied natural gas facilities in the world, along with seven other landfill methane capture projects for renewable energy generation and emissions reduction innovations.
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The winning projects will avoid the emission of 546,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent annually..
The agency gave out the awards under [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://coolexcooling.com/2010/01/20/u-s-awards-landfill-gas-facilities-for-methane-use-innovations/</link>
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		<title>Toxic Waste Overload the Field</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. government is encouraging farmers to spread a chalky waste from coal-fired power plants on their fields to loosen and fertilize soil. 
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The material is produced by power plant &#8220;scrubbers&#8221; that remove acid-rain-causing sulfur dioxide from plant emissions.
The substance is a synthetic form of the mineral gypsum, and it also contains mercury, arsenic, lead [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://coolexcooling.com/2010/01/17/toxic-waste-overload-the-field/</link>
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		<title>Warm Sea Urchins on Acid</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Marine biologists break out in a cold sweat when they think about the impact of greenhouse gases on the oceans. It&#8217;s not just the fact that global warming raises the temperature of the sea. Scientists are also worried about acidity. The burning of fossil fuels pumps carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, and when it gets [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://coolexcooling.com/2010/01/16/warm-sea-urchins-on-acid/</link>
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		<title>Six Risky Chemicals You&#8217;re Carrying in Your Body</title>
		<description><![CDATA[RiskyChemicalsThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released its latest assessment of the chemicals people are carrying around in their bodies.
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The biomonitoring study is the most comprehensive in the world, measuring 212 chemicals in the blood and urine of 8,000 Americans.
The CDC highlighted a few chemicals because they are both widespread &#8212; found [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://coolexcooling.com/2010/01/15/six-risky-chemicals-youre-carrying-in-your-body/</link>
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		<title>Create More Time &amp; Help the Environment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From a carbon emissions point-of-view, is it better to buy products online or in a store? You probably guessed the former &#8212; and if so, you’re right, according to a new study. 
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The National Retail Federation conducted a survey late last month in which it asked consumers about their anticipated spending over the Thanksgiving weekend.
The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://coolexcooling.com/2010/01/11/create-more-time-help-the-environment/</link>
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		<title>North China Oil Spill Threatens Yellow River</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A burst oil pipeline in north China has spewed thousands of gallons (litres) of diesel into a major tributary of the Yellow River, state  media said.
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The spill occurred on Wednesday last week on the Chishui river in Shaanxi province when a pipeline operated by the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) ruptured, a statement on the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://coolexcooling.com/2010/01/09/north-china-oil-spill-threatens-yellow-river/</link>
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		<title>Animal Health Body to Study Meat Impact on Climate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) is to study the impact of meat output on climate change in the light of debate about meat&#8217;s  contribution to greenhouse emissions, the Paris-based body said .
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The initiative, which will be the OIE&#8217;s first on an environmental issue, follows requests from its member countries to look at a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://coolexcooling.com/2010/01/08/animal-health-body-to-study-meat-impact-on-climate/</link>
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		<title>Vestas’ Turbines Power Polish Wind Farms</title>
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Vestas Wind Systems, the world’s largest wind turbine company, is set to ship out 48 wind turbines to German wind farm developer Prokon which is building projects in Poland. 
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The Danish wind giant will deliver 2-megawatt turbines from 2010 to 2012 to Schleswig-Holstein, Germany-based Prokon.
Prokon has been developing wind energy projects over 15 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://coolexcooling.com/2010/01/06/vestas%e2%80%99-turbines-power-polish-wind-farms/</link>
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		<title>Indian State Maps Out its Own Ambitious Solar Plan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[West Bengal is planning to generate 115 megawatts of renewable energy capacity by 2013 from solar power, a thrust that would cost the Indian state 15 billion rupees ($320 million), reported Newkerala.com. 
Around 110 MW of the power capacity will be sourced from land-based solar power plants while 5 MW will be produced through rooftop [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://coolexcooling.com/2010/01/02/indian-state-maps-out-its-own-ambitious-solar-plan/</link>
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		<title>Indian Company First to Make World’s First Hybrid Motorcyclec</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bangalore’s Eko Vehicles has launched the world’s first hybrid motorcycle in partnership with United States-based Emerging Vehicle Technologies Inc.
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The new Eko ET-120 motorcycle is fitted with a high power electric motor with a 70 cubic centimeter four-stroke petrol engine that charges a battery while running.
The new Eko ET-120 motorcycle is fitted with a high power [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://coolexcooling.com/2009/12/25/indian-company-first-to-make-world%e2%80%99s-first-hybrid-motorcyclec/</link>
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		<title>Oceans will be 150% More Acidic by 2050</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Far from Copenhagen’s turbulent climate talks, the sea lions, harbor seals and sea otters reposing along the shoreline and kelp forests of Monterey  Bay National Marine Sanctuary marine area, stand to gain from any global deal to cut greenhouse gases. These foragers of the sanctuary’s frigid waters, flipping in and out of sight of California’s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://coolexcooling.com/2009/12/21/oceans-will-be-150-more-acidic-by-2050/</link>
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		<title>Green Future Affordable with Deep Carbon Dioxide Cuts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Prices of everyday goods such as clothing and food will barely rise if rich nations slash greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, according to a study that concludes green lifestyles are affordable. 
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The study, in New Scientist magazine based on data for Britain from consultancy Cambridge Econometrics, said prices of only a few consumer goods dependent [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://coolexcooling.com/2009/12/19/green-future-affordable-with-deep-carbon-dioxide-cuts/</link>
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		<title>Ocean Power Ventures into Commercial Wave Energy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ocean Power Technologies Inc. has tapped Clackamas-based Oregon Iron Works to construct its first commercial wave energy station in North America.
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The construction of the PowerBuoy system is the first phase of an expected 1.5-megawatt wave power station located off the Oregon coast near Reedsport.
The Reedsport wave energy station will utilize 10 PowerBuoy systems, with the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://coolexcooling.com/2009/12/18/ocean-power-ventures-into-commercial-wave-energy/</link>
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		<title>Wind Power Alone Can Solve Lot of  The Emission Problem</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wind energy alone could help attain up to 65 percent of the emission reduction pledges by industrialized countries, states a report by the Global Wind Energy Council, an international forum for the wind energy sector.
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The council calculated that global wind energy alone could contribute 34 percent of a 25 percent emissions reduction and 21 percent [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://coolexcooling.com/2009/12/15/wind-power-alone-can-solve-lot-of-the-emission-problem/</link>
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		<title>Enhanced Bacteria Transform Carbon Dioxide to Biofuel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Researchers from the University of California in Los Angeles found a way to create genetically modified bacteria called cyanobacterium, which consume carbon dioxide and produce the liquid fuel isobutanol, reported Science Daily.
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The research originally published on Wednesday in the journal Nature of Biotechnology states that consumption of carbon dioxide is directly powered by the sun, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://coolexcooling.com/2009/12/14/enhanced-bacteria-transform-carbon-dioxide-to-biofuel/</link>
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		<title>New Mexico Gears Up to Lead U.S. Biofuels Industry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Mexico will be drafting a statewide plan to turn itself into a leader in the United States biofuel industry, a renewable energy area where the state’s officials see huge potential.
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The plan, to be presented in April next year, will be a comprehensive biofuels roadmap for the state. It will get input from an advisory [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://coolexcooling.com/2009/12/13/new-mexico-gears-up-to-lead-u-s-biofuels-industry/</link>
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		<title>Dying to be Green? Now, Try ‘Bio-Cremation’</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Worried you haven’t been green enough in life? Don’t let death come in the way of a more eco-friendly you. 

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From coffins made of recycled cardboard to saying no to embalming chemicals that seep into the soil, people are increasingly searching for ways to make their final resting place a more environmentally-friendly one.
Now cremation, the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://coolexcooling.com/2009/12/12/dying-to-be-green-now-try-%e2%80%98bio-cremation%e2%80%99/</link>
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