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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:46:26 UTC</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UPS Adds 245 CNG Trucks to the Green Fleet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[UPS has rolled out 245 new compressed natural gas trucks in Colorado and California, boosting the company's green fleet to more than 1,900 vehicles worldwide.<br /><br /><br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GM to Open Michigan Battery Pack Plant]]></title>
<link>http://www.naturallynews.org/Transportation/gm-to-open-michigan-battery-pack-plant/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:02:26 UTC</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow morning, General Motors will take a significant step in furthering the country's EV industry.  It will start operations at the nation's first battery pack plant run by a U.S. automaker.  The plant in Brownstown Township, MI will assemble the battery packs for the Chevy Volt.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. Car Fleet Shrinks by Four Million in 2009]]></title>
<link>http://www.naturallynews.org/Transportation/u-s-car-fleet-shrinks-by-four-million-in-2009/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:30:36 UTC</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[America's century-old love affair with the automobile may be coming to an end. The U.S. fleet has apparently peaked and started to decline. In 2009, the 14 million cars scrapped exceeded the 10 million new cars sold, shrinking the U.S. fleet by 4 million, or nearly 2% in one year.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Boat Tail on a Car Increases MPG by 15.1%]]></title>
<link>http://www.naturallynews.org/Transportation/boat-tail-on-a-car-increases-mpg-by-15-1/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:44:28 UTC</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Darin Cosgrove has increased the fuel efficiency of his car by 15.1% by adding a homemade boat tail made from cardboard, aluminum and duct tape to the vehicle.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Carbon Neutral Cargo Ship]]></title>
<link>http://www.naturallynews.org/Transportation/carbon-neutral-cargo-ship/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:48:04 UTC</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[B9 is now venturing into shipping industry with a carbon neutral cargo ship. At only 3,000 tons, this ship will be considerably smaller than a typical bulk freighter, which tends to be in the range of 15,000 to 30,000 tons. But, unlike a typical freighter, it will be carbon neutral. 60% of the ship's energy is to be provided by sails, the remaining 40% of the ship's energy will be provided by eng<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[LED traffic lights don't melt snow, ice buildup]]></title>
<link>http://www.naturallynews.org/Transportation/led-traffic-lights-dont-melt-snow-ice-buildup/</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 08:52:19 UTC</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The LED traffic lights far more efficient than the incandescent bulbs that used, but snow and ice can be problematic.  That's because the LED lights don't generate enough heat to melt snow and ice.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Calumite Slagging, Epa Raids]]></title>
<link>http://www.naturallynews.org/Transportation/calumite-slagging-epa-raids/</link>
<comments>http://www.naturallynews.org/Transportation/calumite-slagging-epa-raids/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:19:03 UTC</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The EPA is keeping up the fight regardless of what it may do to the economy. It looks like the guilt or maybe even the shame got to one of the employees of Calumite when he said he "would not continue to falsify environmental reports." The company that makes glass from slag a steel by-product says it is cooperating fully with the investigation but is still lacking in other areas such as dust coll<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Denmark's Big Push for Electric Cars]]></title>
<link>http://www.naturallynews.org/Transportation/denmarks-big-push-for-electric-cars/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:22:31 UTC</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Denmark government plans to offer a minimum $40,000 tax break on each new electric car and free parking in downtown Copenhagen.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Batteries Could Double Nissan Leaf's Range by 2015]]></title>
<link>http://www.naturallynews.org/Transportation/new-batteries-could-double-nissan-leafs-range-by-2015/</link>
<comments>http://www.naturallynews.org/Transportation/new-batteries-could-double-nissan-leafs-range-by-2015/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:14:06 UTC</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Nissan plans to use an improved lithium battery in the new Leaf. The new battery can store about twice as much electricity as batteries with positive electrodes made only from manganese. Nissan estimates that the battery will cost about the same as today's conventional lithium batteries.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Argh Me Mates... Pay The Ransom! ]]></title>
<link>http://www.naturallynews.org/Transportation/argh-me-mates--pay-the-ransom-/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:00:39 UTC</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<br />"You're sitting on a huge ship filled with flammable liquid. You don't want somebody with a gun on top of that," said Roger Middleton a piracy expert at Chatham House. This could be the most environmentally devastating act of piracy ever. Imagine if it was used as a battering ram against an offshore oil platform.  <br /><br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Top Gear team builds a custom EV]]></title>
<link>http://www.naturallynews.org/Transportation/top-gear-team-builds-a-custom-ev/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:40:21 UTC</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Sick of the specs of the G-Wiz electric car, the guys over at Top Gear wanted to see if they could do better.  The best way to describe it is they built a custom electric car that only a mother could love. Although I think she would be hesitant to take a ride in it.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[16 ships can create as much pollution as all the cars in the world]]></title>
<link>http://www.naturallynews.org/Transportation/16-ships-can-create-as-much-pollution-as-all-the-cars-in-the-world/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:31:17 UTC</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[An environmental consultant reveals that the super ships that keep the West stocked with everything from Christmas gifts to computers pump out killer chemicals linked to thousands of deaths because of the filthy fuel they use.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Introducing the 2012 Rolls-Royce Electric Phantom]]></title>
<link>http://www.naturallynews.org/Transportation/introducing-the-2012-rolls-royce-electric-phantom/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:24:01 UTC</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Rolls-Royce is planning on an electric Phantom for production within 12 months.  The near silence of electric propulsion and the full torque is available from a standstill, would fit perfectly with Rolls-Royce's core values. Something to look out for, but a running prototype has yet to hit the road.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Houston to Convert 10 Priuses to Plug-Ins]]></title>
<link>http://www.naturallynews.org/Transportation/houston-to-convert-10-priuses-to-plug-ins/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:46:29 UTC</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Houston is starting a "Power of the Plug-in" program. They plan to convert 10 city Toyota Prius vehicles into plug-in hybrids and install 10 vehicle charging stations around the metropolitan area to power them. The objective of the program is "to raise consumer awareness" about electric cars and "promote Houston and Texas as an electric vehicle center."<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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