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Green News: Spain’s High-Speed Rail Mar 17 | Comments (0) | Kate Redman A recent New York Times article highlighted the recent success of Spain’s new high-speed rail. It was opened to the public in 2008 for travel between Madrid and Barcelona and is now becoming more popular than air travel due to its comparable price and significantly shorter wait time. Full Post >>

Green News: California Solar Project Offered Loan Mar 03 | Comments (0) | Kate Redman The New York Times reported earlier this week that the U.S. Department of Energy has offered BrightSource Energy a $1.37 billion loan to build a solar power plant in the Ivanpah Valley of southern California. Full Post >>

Green News: The Copenhagen Accord Feb 10 | Comments (0) | Kate Redman The New York Times reported about the Copenhagen Accord, the climate agreement reached by the United Nations. The final version of the agreement is far from what some hoped, but still sets out important provisos for the future. Full Post >>

Green News: Green Christmas Trees Dec 16 | Comments (0) | Kate Redman According to a recent article published by Live Science, buying a real Christmas tree is more environmentally sustainable than buying a fake tree. Full Post >>

Green News: The Most Fuel Efficient Car in the World Dec 10 | Comments (0) | Kate Redman An article published by the New York Times describes a new Volkswagen concept car, the L1, that will be the most fuel-efficient vehicle on the road when it is released in 2010. Full Post >>

Green News: Melting Ice Endangers Arctic Shellfish Nov 30 | Comments (0) | Kate Redman Reuters recently published an article which describes another dangerous byproduct of greenhouse gas emissions. This article highlights the dangers to shellfish, which require certain minerals from the Arctic water to maintain their shells. Full Post >>

Green News: Cleaning Oil Contaminated Water Nov 19 | Comments (0) | Kate Redman A recent article from the Environmental News Network highlights the work of the University of Utah environmental engineering department. They have developed a new technology that makes removing oil from water a much simpler and more economical process. Full Post >>

Green News: Chocolate Goes Green Nov 04 | Comments (0) | Kate Redman The online news source Triple Pundit recently reported that Kraft foods is coming out with a line of environmentally friendly chocolate, called Cote d’Or. Full Post >>

Green News: Hybrid Buses Become More Popular Oct 28 | Comments (0) | Kate Redman The New York Times recently reported on the increasing use of hybrid buses by city transportation systems around the world. Full Post >>

Global Temperatures at Record Highs Oct 21 | Comments (0) | Kate Redman According to the National Climate Database, the average global temperature is the second highest on record since 1880. Full Post >>

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