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'Dirty' fuel cleaning up
Oct 16, 2006
A new kind of diesel is coming to a pump near you starting today, and it might just be the biggest advancement in fighting vehicle pollution since unleaded gas. Rachel Dornhelm reports.
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Cleaner diesel fuel is here
Oct 16, 2006
Today strict new standards for diesel fuel take effect at the pump. And the new and improved fuel could create a ripple of fuel-efficiency in the auto industry, Rachel Dornhelm reports.
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Putting dollars behind those green ambitions
Oct 12, 2006
It's easy to say you support the environment, but will Californians put their money where their mouths are? The state is trying to build a million solar roofs by 2017. Sarah Gardner reports.
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Are we growing at an unsustainable rate?
Oct 11, 2006
Soon the U.S. population will hit 300 million. For some, the milestone is cause for celebration, but others say unwelcome social and economic consequences are emerging along with all those people. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.
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Subsidies favor big farms
Oct 11, 2006
A new study finds the lion's share of federal money that supports farm subsidies and research is going to big farms. That could leave small and medium-sized operations out in the cold, Amy Scott reports.
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DuPont's getting greener
Oct 10, 2006
One of the largest chemical companies in the world, DuPont today announced it is doubling its R&D investment in green products and setting new sales goals for eco-friendly products. Sarah Gardner reports.
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Getting business to embrace renewable energy
Oct 10, 2006
Gas prices are up, gas prices are down — but where does that leave alternative energy technology? As Sam Eaton reports, a lot would have to change to make alternative fuels economically viable.
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Branson invests in global warming fight
Sep 21, 2006
British business mogul Richard Branson today pledged $3 billion to combat global warming over the next decade: 100% of the profits from Virgin's transportation and airline sectors. But there might be motive besides saving the planet, Sam Eaton reports.
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Farmers market goes online
Sep 21, 2006
One rural New Hampshire farmers market has put its produce up for sale on the Internet. Shoppers still have to pick up the goods in person, but the concept could be replicated in your community. Amy Quinton has the story.
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California sues automakers
Sep 21, 2006
The Golden State is suing GM, Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, Honda and Nissan over greenhouse gas emissions. Some cry politics, but the case could have legs, Sam Eaton reports.
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