Positive news from New Jersey
The E: Mini’s New Electric CarMunich, Germany - The BMW Group is about to become the first manufacturer of premium automobiles to deploy a fleet of nearly 500 all electric vehicles for private use in daily traffic. |
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First U.S. greenhouse cap-and-trade market opensNew York City, New York, USA - Ten states in the U.S. Northeast kicked off the country's first cap-and-trade market on greenhouse gas emissions on Thursday, gaining accolades from environmentalists and many businesses but also eliciting concerns about how the states will spend the money the plan raises. |
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Musical reward for cabbie who returned $4M violinNewark, New Jersey, USA - A New Jersey cab driver who reunited a professional violinist with his more than 250-year-old instrument was to receive his musical reward on Tuesday. |
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Boy Saves Grandmother From Choking on JelloVenice Park, New Jersey, USA - A'zir Spence is your typical 5-year-old boy. |
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Interview with “Tree Chick” Cindy KatzCherry Hill, New Jersey, USA - I had the privilege of interviewing Cindy Katz from Plant A Tree USA. |
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Free Reusable Bags at Whole FoodsSilver Spring, Maryland, USA - Whole Foods Markets, from New Jersey to Virginia, began giving away one free reusable bag per customer yesterday to encourage shoppers to "BYOB" -- Bring Your Own Bag. |
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New Jersey scraps plan to buy Amazon rainforest timberOcean City, New Jersey, USA - The city council of Ocean City in New Jersey voted 6-0 last Thursday to cancel a $1.1 million purchase of ipê timber originating in the Amazon rainforest. |
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Using less jet fuel and making it eco-friendlyPrinceton, NJ - Princeton Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Fred Dryer has a lofty goal: end the nation's reliance on oil for jet travel. |
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Skies to be swept for alien lifeHat Creek, California - The switch has been thrown on a telescope specifically designed to seek out alien life. |
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Al Gore & IPCC Share Nobel Peace Prize For 2007Oslo, Norway - The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. |
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Good news in America
- Obama triples area of protected California coastline
- Obama ‘backs assault weapons ban’
- Victories for Marriage Equality and First Openly Gay U.S. Senator
- Lucas Giving Disney’s Billions To Fund Education
- New Water Treatment Process Could Help Bring Dead Zones Back to Life
- SpaceX launches station cargo
- Tesla Unveils Solar Powered Charging Stations
- Obama Hikes Fuel Efficiency to 54.5 MPG by 2025
- Bill Nye the Science Guy asks parents not to raise creationist kids
- Community-Owned Solar Power on the Rise in the U.S.
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