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Pioneer City 2030: What the Energy System of the Future Looks Like
Patrick Mazza, 3 Jul 09 The energy system of the future is being founded now. New energy systems and technologies are growing on an accelerating curve: • Buildings that are green, super-efficient and fully managed by digital technologies have become economically competitive. • Hybrid vehicles...
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Hydrogen City Car Hits 300mpg and 30g/km CO2
Green Futures, 2 Jul 09 by April Streeter Open source’, locally manufactured fuel cell car designed for sharing. With politicians and carmakers waxing lyrical about electric vehicles, the squat hydrogen fuel cell car with a top speed of 50mph introduced by start-up Riversimple in June is...
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Obama Drives Up Fuel Efficiency on Cars
Green Futures, 2 Jul 09 by Polly Ghazi Robust new mileage standards for US auto industry Flanked by two unlikely allies – California’s Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson – President Obama has announced groundbreaking vehicle standards that will further cement...

Abu Dhabi Chosen to Host IRENA
Ben Block, 1 Jul 09 International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have chosen Abu Dhabi as the agency's first headquarters and French diplomat Hélène Pelosse as its first director-general. A coalition of African and Arab nations celebrated locating the agency in the United Arab Emirates...
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San Francisco Carves a Park from the Midst of Its Pavement
WorldChanging Team, 1 Jul 09 by Paul Jaffe The entire family of San Francisco city agencies responsible for maintaining its streets made an unconventional decision to close a portion of a street to cars and convert the new space into a simple, yet elegant...
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