Chevrolet Volt Wins 2011 North American Car of the Year

Angara: Green transport system to utilize biofuels, promote tourism
January 8, 2011. Senator Edgardo J. Angara, Chairman of the Senate Committee of Science and Technology highlighted the green initiatives of the Congressional Commission on Science, Technology and Engineering (COMSTE) that will be implemented in 2011. Angara discussed the Green Transport initiative and Electric…

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Hi Score Announces New Head of DMD Lighting & Energy Control Systems Inc.
MIAMI, FL–(Marketwire – 01/10/11) – Hi Score Corporation (Pinksheets: HSCO – News ) announced today that it has entered into an employment agreement with Dominick Falso to continue as the CEO of its newly acquired DMD Lighting & Energy Control Systems Inc. The acquisition of DMD which occurred last month included a payment of Hi Score Common Stock and cash in exchange for 100% of DMD. “I am …

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Fujitsu Brings Energy-Efficient Point-of-Sale Terminal Controllers to North American Retailers
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – 01/10/11) – National Retail Federation Convention — Fujitsu ( http://solutions.us.fujitsu.com ) today announced that the TP-X II Point of Sale (PoS) controller and TP-X II Coup are now available to North American retailers. First popularized in Europe, the TP-X II and the TP-X II Coup, is 40 percent smaller, offers lower power consumption …

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Ford announces C-MAX Hybrid and C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid cars for 2012 release
Ford indicated that CES was simply the right place to debut the Ford Focus Electric , and we’d tend to agree given the company’s history of showing off cool stuff at the show. But, perhaps part of that reason is because the company wasn’t done with the new car announcements. In Detroit Ford has announced two new flavors of its C-MAX, both coming to the US: hybrid and plug-in hybrid. The C-MAX is …

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Chevrolet Volt Wins 2011 North American Car of the Year
The Chevrolet Volt has been named the 2011 North American Car of the Year.

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City Hall: Ring in the new year Friday at City Dock

New Year’s Eve Closings
Before you pop the bubbly and don a sparkling party hat, check out WTOP’s list of regional openings and closings in the D.C.

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Narberth council trims final budget
Narberth resident Mike Alexander arrived a little late for the borough council’s budget adoption meeting Wednesday night. When it came time for public comment, he had just one plea: “If there’s going to be a tax increase, make it as low as possible.”

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Around Plymouth: tree pickup
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Delaware holiday closings
Today is Friday, December 31, 2010

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City Hall: Ring in the new year Friday at City Dock
City administrative offices will be closed on Friday for the New Year’s holiday. On Friday there will be no refuse or yard-waste collection. Recycling will be collected, as it is provided by a contractor. The makeup day for yard-waste pickup will be Wednesday, Jan. 5. Regarding Annapolis Transit on Friday, only the Purple, Yellow, Gold, Mobility Paratransit, State Shuttle and Navy Blue Shuttle …

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Australia’s year in quotes

German Government Bonds Climb in 2010 as Fiscal Crisis Roils Euro Economy
German bunds climbed this year, the best performance since 2008, as the fiscal crisis that roiled the euro area’s most-indebted nations drove investors to the safest fixed-income assets in the region.

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New Year’s Eve: Watch Night & Many Dining, Party Venues
The weather is going to be downright balmy on New Year’s Eve Friday night (well, not quite, but surely sufficiently hospitable to human life) making it conducive for venturing out to a favorite restaurant, watering hole or the variety provided by the annual Watch Night festivities that begin at 7 at the intersection of Routes 7 and 29. Read more…

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The Year in Review: Branford 2010
January Green schools equaled saving green as the schools’ Director of Facilities Mark Deming announced green initiatives at town schools had saved $124,293 in 2009. Three men were…

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December Crop Freeze Costs Fla. $273 Million
Florida Agriculture Loses At Least $273M In December Freeze; Corn, Bean Prices Skyrocketing

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Australia’s year in quotes
A review of 2010 in the words of those who made the headlines.

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The Year 2010 in Review

Looking at the Top News Events from Around Ashley County in 2010
On July 1, the county sales tax rate dropped by one-half percent after the bonds used to finance the construction of the new county jail were paid off.

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Manic Panic: Your enviro-PANIQuiz for the week
The ApocaDocs, Jim and Michael, present the Pre-Apocalypse News & Info Quiz (PANIQuiz) for the week ending Monday, Dec 27, 2010, to test your knowledge of current environmental news. New Free Book, “Humoring the Horror of the Converging Emergencies” http://apocadocs.com/book/ This Week’s PANIQuestions (Answers below): 1.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on …

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Bowles: Utility mergers need renewable energy standard
As Massachusetts prepares to review a proposed utility merger between NStar and Northeast Utilities, outgoing Patrick Administration energy chief Ian Bowles says utilities that hope to merge should get a tougher standard of review than in the past and be questioned if the combined company wouldn’t help the state to meet renewable energy goals.

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Joe Soucheray: I’m thinking outside the box – and recycling it, too
And lo, it came to pass that on the second day after Christmas, the recycling truck arrived. It was almost full dark. I watched nervously from behind a blind. I had conflicting thoughts. I was either going to get an award for what was possibly a world-record amount of stuff, or I was going to be chastised by the workers who were going to leave one of their caustic notes in my bin.

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The Year 2010 in Review
For the last issue of 2010, we have taken a look at the past year’s news stories and events, and highlighted what we thought were the most newsworthy and interesting of the year.

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Faces of 2010: McDonnell plans a bolder second year

EPA moving unilaterally to limit greenhouse gases
The Obama administration took separate actions this week to protect clean air and federal wilderness areas, reaffirming that the White House can pursue its goals without depending on help from an increasingly combative…

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U.S. gas demand should fall
After seven decades of mostly uninterrupted growth, U.S. gasoline demand is at the start of a long-term decline.

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EPA moving unilaterally to limit greenhouse gases
The Obama administration took separate actions this week to protect clean air and federal wilderness areas, reaffirming that the White House can pursue its goals without depending on help from an increasingly combative Congress.

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Clean Cookstoves Featured on The Martha Stewart Show
Cooking shouldn’t kill, but for many women and families around the world it does New York, NY (Vocus) December 23, 2010 The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves – a partnership of governments, non-profit organizations, United Nations agencies, and the private sector working together to create a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions – appeared on The Martha …

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Faces of 2010: McDonnell plans a bolder second year
Gov. Bob McDonnell regrets that in his first year he wasn’t bolder.  So he is also ushering in a new leadership style.

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A new year, a new world

Federal program gives new hope, new homes to Immokalee property owners
An initial Disaster Relief Incentive federal grant of $415,000 led to construction of the first four replacement houses for low-income homeowners. This year, IHOPE, a nonprofit, long-term disaster recovery team that helps people prepare for and deal with disasters, built the remaining three homes with a second Disaster Relief Incentive grant of $300,000.

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Ocean power projects raise impact issues
WASHINGTON – Without maps or GPS, great white sharks travel thousand of miles round-trip from California to Hawaii or Australia to South Africa. Sea turtles hatched on the beaches of Florida travel the currents of the North Atlantic Gyre to Europe, Africa and South America before heading home.

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DTE gets state okay for more Monroe plant work
State officials gave DTE Energy the green light Thursday to invest more than $1 billion more in pollution control equipment at its Monroe Power Plant.

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Business Briefs: Toyota lowers production for third month
Toyota Motor Corp., the world’s No. 1 automaker, reported Friday that its global production in November fell for the third straight month, even as Japanese rivals Nissan and Honda expanded output.

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A new year, a new world
South Florida folks expand on their New Year’s resolutions by thinking bigger: How will it impact my corner of the world?

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Thai auto-makers prepare for another big year

High-Priced Stocks Worth Every Penny
Despite their high prices, these stocks might be worth even more.

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Government of Canada Supports Auto Innovation
SHERBROOKE, QUEBEC–(Marketwire – 12/20/10) – Steven Blaney, Member of Parliament for Levis-Bellechasse, on behalf of the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, today announced a project to develop a new hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) version of BRP’s Can-Am Spyder roadster. This project, supported by the Automotive Partnership Canada (APC) program, will boost automotive research and …

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GreenHouse Holdings Offers Green Business Tips for 2011
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – 12/22/10) – With 2011 just days away, GreenHouse Holdings, Inc. (Pinksheets: GRHU – News ) (Pinksheets: GRHU – News ) (“GreenHouse”), a leading provider of energy efficiency solutions and sustainable infrastructure products, encourages and assists companies of all sizes with efforts to identify and adopt strategies that fully incorporate the various incentive programs …

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Autodesk bares 3D design innovations
On its 18th year, Autodesk University (AU), the annual user conference for Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), a world leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, brought together a record number of attendees, with nearly 30,000 designers, engineers, architects and digital artists, as well as members of the news media, industry analyst and investment communities, from more than 72 …

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Thai auto-makers prepare for another big year
With a sharp rebound in the Thai auto mobile market, auto -makers are quickly resuming production and making more investments to raise their capacity in the year ahead. This is good news for the local economy, since the sector contributes 12 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product.

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Slower house price growth tipped for next year

Calif. regulators OK major greenhouse gas rules
Associated Press – December 16, 2010 10:14 PM ET SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California regulators have approved the first system in the nation to give polluting companies such as utilities and…

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British Airways adds £80 fuel charge to family holiday to ‘combat rising oil prices’
The airline is adding £10 to the one-way fee, which is paid by every passenger flying to destinations including New York, the Caribbean and Australia.

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Committee chairs appeal to review
Pending rate hikes and an insistence on the relationship between fares and ridership prompted the Ferry Advisory Committee Chairs (FACC) to release two reports aimed at influencing government in its review of the coastal ferry contract.

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Government/Regulations: Related News
12/17/2010 – LA Harbor Commission Closes Clean Truck Class-7 Loophole The Los Angeles Harbor Commission voted Thursday to include Class 7 trucks in the same emissions rules that already apply to Class 8 trucks….

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Slower house price growth tipped for next year
Investors and first home buyers are expected to drive up house prices by around 5 per cent next year, property analysts say.

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Packers’ Jenkins may be done for year

Yao Ming says he’s OK, waiting for ‘green light’ to play
The Rockets center has not been cleared to rejoin workouts since his Nov. 10 ankle injury because team doctors want him to strengthen the muscles in his left ankle.

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Minor matters: Allen promoted to Durham
Word of the Rays minor-league staffs is starting to trickle out, with the most significant change the promotion of Neil Allen to Triple-A pitching coach. As reported previously , Allen, who spent last season at Class A Charlotte, replaces Xavier Hernandez, who resigned to go back to college coaching near his Houston home. Allen will join the Durham staff of manager Charlie Montoyo, who returns …

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An answer to green energy could be in the air
In Mark Moore’s world, long nanotubes reach into the clouds, serving at once to tether a turbine-vehicle flying at 2,000 feet, or 10,000 feet, or 30,000 feet (610, 3,050 and 9,150 meters); and also to conduct the power that vehicle can harvest from the wind back to Earth. Aloft might be a funnel-shaped blimp with a turbine at its back; or a balloon with vanes that rotate; a truss-braced wing; a …

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Concussions in NFL up 21 percent from last season
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) gets tackled by Detroit Lions linebacker Landon Johnson (55) and is knocked out of the game in the second quarter of the NFL football game in Detroit, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010.

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Packers’ Jenkins may be done for year
Detroit — As though the Green Bay Packers could afford to be without another member of its starting unit, it now may have to do without defensive end Cullen Jenkins the rest of the regular season.

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Civil trials postponed a year

Renting a really green Christmas tree
A Redondo Beach company rents out potted conifers to the environmentally conscious – some even adopt their trees, choosing to receive the same one each year. It hopes the trend will take root. David Van Middlesworth no longer has to worry about accidentally killing his Christmas trees.

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CMS Energy preparing for Chevrolet Volt owners’ power needs
The first Chevrolet Volt rolled off the assembly line, a much-hyped launch for the plug-in hybrid. The first cars should be available to dealers this spring.

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New book includes photo from couple’s first date
Robert and Peggy Fleming will never forget their first date.

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Economy proved to be Jennifer Granholm’s nemesis
Jennifer Granholm became Michigan’s first female governor with rock star appeal. Eight years later, as she prepares to leave, her star has dimmed under the crushing weight of the worst economy in modern times.

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Civil trials postponed a year
Civil trials are being postponed for a year in Snyder and Union county courts as Judge Michael H. Sholley prepares to preside over the two courts on his own.

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