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New Battery-Testing Technique Could Mean Faster Electric Car R&D

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Published Aug. 4, 2010 at 12:35 p.m.

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Photo: Flickr, CC Not Sexy But Useful Some of the most important scientific and technological breakthroughs are the invention of tools that allow you to make better tools, or to do research faster. The general public never sees these things, but it still reaps the benefits. A new technique to test electric car and hybrid car batteries more quickly might just be such a breakthrough, because it could allow engineers to know within weeks how a new battery chemistry performs instead of having to

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Michelle Obama Urged to Take Meat "Unfit for KFC" Out of School Lunch

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Published Aug. 4, 2010 at 9:14 a.m.

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Image credit: Vegan Peace & The White House Organic Farm Project Michelle Obama may have won the hearts of locavores everywhere with her expansion of the White House organic garden, her campaign against obesity, and even bringing bees into the White House ...

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Lee Doren of How the World Works Slams Annie Leonard's Story of Cosmetics

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Published Aug. 4, 2010 at 7:10 a.m.

Image: How the World Works critiques The Story of Cosmetics Lee Doren, at How the World Works, has produced a critique of Annie Leonard's The Story of Cosmetics ... Always wanting to hear both sides of the story, we took a look. We discovered the usual arguments against consumer safety regulations ...

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Are Paper Party Invitations Officially Over?

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Published Aug. 3, 2010 at 7:13 p.m.

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If you watch any television, you most likely saw the buzz around Chelsea Clinton's upstate New York wedding. Nothing was left unexplored, from what she wore to the organic grass fed beef and vegan menu, where all the guests stayed and got their hair done. It seems no expense was spared for this occasion. The invitations must've been gorgeous ...

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GM to Boost Volt PHEV Production Capacity by 50% in 2012

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Published Aug. 3, 2010 at 2:25 p.m.

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Photo: GM From 30,000 to 45,000 Units Thanks to strong interest by the public, GM has decided to boost production of the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid by 50% in 2012. This means that instead of making 30,000, they'll make 45,000 at the Detroit-Hamtramck plant. The company is probably hoping that it can improve the economics of the Volt by reaching economies of scale faster than initially planned, and it no doubt feels Nissan breathing down its neck with its cheaper LEAF el ...

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Weekday Vegetarian: An Artful Eggplant and Red Pepper Stack for a Hot Day

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Published Aug. 3, 2010 at 2:07 p.m.

Photo: Emma Alter The eggplant that I have been growing in my garden has been extremely successful this year. The flowers are beautiful, which is always nice, and each plant is providing a large number of vegetables. I'm girding my loins for the onslaught of eggplant ready for harvesting. I have at least six coming in the next day or two, maybe closer to ten. Some vegetables you can keep around the kitchen for a while, but eggplant tends to get bitter, so you should cook it as soon as you can

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First U.S. Battery Recycling Facility in 20 Years Gets Green Light

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Published Aug. 3, 2010 at 1:51 p.m.

Credit: Charles Williams It's the first air permit issued in almost 20 years for a new, fully-integrated battery recycling facility in the U.S., says Johnson Controls Inc. The company secured the permit from South Carolina environmental regulators. And they did it in cooperation with local and national groups including the Coastal Conservation League and League of Women Voters of South Carolina ...

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High Tech Meets Low Waste in New Computer Generated Eco-Fashion

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Published Aug. 3, 2010 at 6:35 a.m.

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Credit: Science Museum. From the London Science Museum's "Trash Fashion" exhibit -- joining other green fashion innovations like a garment grown from a vat of green tea and an ...

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Sanyo's New Battery Factory Can Make 1 Million Lithium-Ion Cells Per Month

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Published Aug. 2, 2010 at 4:45 p.m.

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Sanyo showing off its solar panels. Photo: Sanyo That's a Lot of Batteries Sanyo has announced the completion of its brand-spanking-new battery factory in Kasai city, Hyogo prefecture, Japan. There it will make lithium-ion batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles, bringing Sanyo closer to its goal being a dominant player in the EV market. "The factory will start with a production capacity of 1 million cells per month, with the aim to expand the production scale depending on demand." The

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Volcom Drives Jean Donation Program for the Homeless, Donate Yours Today!

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Published Aug. 1, 2010 at 7:19 a.m.

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Image via Volcom. Last year, Volcom, in collaboration with the National Coalition for the Homeless, donated over 5,000 pairs of jeans to fifty homeless shelters nation-wide in a jean recycling program called, "Give Jeans a Chance." This year, the athletic apparel brand is back with 200 more participating Volcom stores in North America and hopes of collecting 10,000+ pairs of jeans. The campaig ...

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