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Climate change could slash snowfall in Southern California mountains
Climate change is likely to wipe a lot of the white from those postcard winter scenes of Los Angeles ringed by snow-capped mountains, according to new research. A UCLA study released Friday projects a significant decline in snowfall on the ranges that...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Ecosystems, Science and Technology, Conservation, Global Change
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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. The deal, announced this morning, follows the recent offerings of $199 leases on Nissan’s Leaf – a big price drop after two...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Chevrolet, Vehicles, Fiat, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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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. Now, UC researchers are testing the plant’s potential to be genetically modified in...
Tags: Heart Disease, Science and Technology, Genetic Engineering, Research, Medical Procedures and Tests
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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. "Really exciting @TeslaMotors announcement...
Tags: Tesla, Hybrid Vehicles, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, SUVs and Crossovers, NASDAQ
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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. The bipartisan bills resubmitted Friday in the U.S. House and...
Tags: National Government, Harry Reid, Bob Menendez, U.S. Congress, Marco Rubio
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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. 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: Tesla, Technology, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Science and Technology, Ford
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North Hollywood High School wins 20th Annual Science Bowl
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Glendale's 'smart meter' billing system nearing completion
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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: Homes, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, House Building
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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...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Honda, Prius, Chrysler, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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Saturday Drive: 2012 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: Ben Stein, Technology, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Science and Technology, Sports
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Illinois sequestration project is first in U.S. for man-made CO2
GreenspaceA 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...
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