1. California Moves to Prevent Purchase of Electricity from Coal-burning Power Plants

To fight global warming, municipal utilities including the DWP will no longer be able to buy electricity from plants that burn the fossil fuel.

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2. Cheaper Solar Power Coming Your Way

Solar is the fastest growing energy source, but still provides less than 1% of the world's electricity, in part because its power can cost homeowners twice as much as power from the grid, but costs could fall as much as 40 percent.

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3. Cheap and Green, Electric Bikes Are the Rage in China

Last year, Chinese bought 16 million to 18 million electric bicycles, up from 10 million the year before. Some see sales hitting 25 million to 30 million this year.

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4. Climate-change Price Tallied

The fight could cost $240 billion annual for the U.S. Heating and electric bills would increase 50-100% for most Americans, while gasoline would increase 50 cents to a $1 a gallon.

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5. Cobasys NiMHax Battery Systems to Power Verizon Hybrid Service Vans

The service van program will make Verizon the first major U.S. company to retrofit vans with hybrid power technology for use in their fleet.

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6. Could Prius Be Toyota's Next Brand?

From what we understand, the Prius brand name would feature a three car lineup with vehicles called A, B and C. Prius A would be launched in 2009 (coinciding with the estimated launch date of the next Prius), Prius B in 2010, and finally Prius C in 2011.

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7. Cars In Search of Outlets

Electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids are expected to play a role in efforts across the nation, including in Washington, to curb greenhouse-gas emissions from burning fossil fuels.

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8. Combating Climate Change: Building Better, Wasting Less

Drafty buildings, inefficient appliances and mountains of waste will all need to be transformed to control global warming.

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9. Cheaper Honda Hybrid to Debut in 2009

The company wouldn't elaborate on whether that means it will be a unique model, like the Insight, or whether it means that a mainstream model like the Fit.

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10. Chevy Fuel-cell Sequel Drives 300 Miles, Sets Record

The 300-mile drive through the state of New York began at General Motors' Fuel Cell Activity Center in Honeoye Falls, where the engineers who developed the company's fuel cell technology and ended in Tarrytown, New York

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