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    May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Chevy Spark EV lease highlights electric-car price cuts

    General Motors is joining the electric-car price war with a lease deal on the Chevrolet Spark EV at $199 a month.
    General Motors is joining the electric-car price war with a lease deal on the Chevrolet Spark EV at $199 a month. The deal, announced this morning, follows the recent offerings of $199 leases on Nissan’s Leaf – a big price drop after two...

    Tags: Vehicles, General Motors Corp., Automotive Equipment, Consumers, Credit and Debt

    2. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. UC researchers are engineering the tobacco plant to produce bio-fuels

    Once celebrated as an economic mainstay, the tobacco industry has been hard hit by health concerns, bans, lawsuits and the social stigma of cigarette smoking.
    Once celebrated as an economic mainstay, the tobacco industry has been hard hit by health concerns, bans, lawsuits and the social stigma of cigarette smoking. Now, UC researchers are testing the plant’s potential to be genetically modified in...

    Tags: Heart Disease, Medical Research, University of Kentucky, Research, University of California, Berkeley

    3. Mar 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Tesla share jump on cryptic tweet by Elon Musk

    No stranger to leveraging his Twitter presence to maximize attention for his electric car company, Tesla Motors co-founder Elon Musk sent his company's stock up 2.5% on Monday with a single, cryptic tweet.
    No stranger to leveraging his Twitter presence to maximize attention for his electric car company, Tesla Motors co-founder Elon Musk sent his company's stock up 2.5% on Monday with a single, cryptic tweet. "Really exciting @TeslaMotors announcement...

    Tags: Toyota, Tesla, Hybrid Vehicles, SUVs and Crossovers, NASDAQ

    4. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Backers of American Latino national museum push bill in Congress

    Congressional backers of a proposed Smithsonian-affiliated museum devoted to the history and culture of American Latinos didn't succeed the first time around, so they're trying again.
    Congressional backers of a proposed Smithsonian-affiliated museum devoted to the history and culture of American Latinos didn't succeed the first time around, so they're trying again. The bipartisan bills resubmitted Friday in the U.S. House and...

    Tags: Politics, Museums, Bob Menendez, Arts, U.S. Congress

    5. Feb 24, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  5. North Hollywood High School wins 20th Annual Science Bowl

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    North Hollywood High School wins 20th Annual Science Bowl...
    6. Feb 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Review: Tesla's electric Model S is a truly competitive premium sedan

    The Tesla Model S may be a silent car, but other automakers will no doubt hear it coming.
    The Tesla Model S may be a silent car, but other automakers will no doubt hear it coming. In its first crack at a premium sedan, the Silicon Valley electric-car maker has matched or beaten the likes of the Audi A7 or Mercedes-Benz CLS — products...

    Tags: Mercedes-Benz, Tesla, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Automotive Equipment, PayPal, Inc.

    7. Dec 9, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Glendale's 'smart meter' billing system nearing completion

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    Glendale's "smart meter" system nearing completion...
    8. Jun 19, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Getting Off Gas

    It wasn’t that long ago that everything seemed so simple: pump gas into your car, get behind the wheel and go. But as the internal combustion engine slowly but surely yields ground to alternative energy sources, sorting out the various technologies has gotten a lot more complicated. Read on to discover more about the different types of clean engine technology currently available.
    It wasn’t that long ago that everything seemed so simple: pump gas into your car, get behind the wheel and go. But as the internal combustion engine slowly but surely yields ground to alternative energy sources, sorting out the various...

    Tags: Renewable Energy, Honda, Ethanol, Smart Car, Fuel-efficient Vehicles

    9. Jul 22, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Green-certified homes sell for 9% more, study in California finds

    WASHINGTON — It has been a controversial question in the home real estate market for years: Is there extra green when you buy green? Do houses with lots of energy-saving and sustainability features sell for more than houses without them? If so, by...

    Tags: Politics, House Building, European Union, Real Estate Sellers, Real Estate Buyers

    10. Feb 18, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Saturday Drive: 2012 Fisker Karma

    <strong>The car: </strong> Fisker Karma
    The car: Fisker Karma The power: 403 total horsepower coming from two 201.5-horsepower (150 kW) AC motors, mounted just above the rear wheels. Torque is in the neighborhood of monstrous, with 981 pound-feet available at 0 RPM. That figure sounds like...

    Tags: Sports, Religion and Belief, Automotive Equipment, Football, Porsche

    11. Nov 30, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Illinois sequestration project is first in U.S. for man-made CO2

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    A demonstration project in Illinois is the first in the U.S. to begin pumping over a million metric tons of man-made liquid CO2 into permanent underground storage. The Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium announced this week that its project in...
    12. May 22, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Great Park awarded $1 million for national Solar Decathlon

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    Orange County's Great Park will receive $1 million in federal grant as they play host to a national collegiate solar design competition and alternative energy exposition in the next year, park officials announced....
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