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ELECTRIC BUSES LAUNCH IN THE UK. AND S KOREA. "Although these electric buses are the first to operate in the UK, they are not the first worldwide. Last year, South Korea switched on a 7.5-mile road capable of recharging electric vehicles as they drive over it and without them needing to stop; two public buses currently operate on the road, which is located in the city of Gumi."" " http://lnkd.in/dXFQw2U View in LinkedIn

TOYOTA'S VISION of the future of cars was presented at the EcoChem conference in Basel last November. Driverless electric cars would be used by city dwellers like taxis. Cars as we know them were not part of the vision. View in LinkedIn

ENERGY FUTURE LUMPY."The future holds great promise. New discoveries, advanced technologies, and high-tech engineering may transform the energy landscape – and with it the shape of society. Public-private partnerships will play an important role in the development of these new technologies and will increase the chances of their adoption in the marketplace. But our energy makeover will be a very gradual and uneven process."" " http://www.nap.edu/reports/energy/looking.html View in LinkedIn

OIL SUPPLY IS FINITE. "We will reach a point where the oil supply can no longer be increased to meet projected demand. While this will certainly be true eventually, there is no consensus as to whether we are already entering that period or it is decades away."" " http://lnkd.in/dk8RczQhttp://lnkd.in/dkWFcfR View in LinkedIn

WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR? "is a 2006 documentary film that explores the creation, limited commercialization, and subsequent destruction of the battery electric vehicle in the United States, specifically the General Motors EV1 of the mid-1990s. The film explores the roles of automobile manufacturers, the oil industry, the US government, the California government, batteries, hydrogen vehicles, and consumers in limiting the development and adoption of this technology."" " http://lnkd.in/dxZ2h_V View in LinkedIn

US CAR COMPANIES DISMANTLED PUBLIC TRANSPORT. "The General Motors streetcar conspiracy (also known as the Great American streetcar scandal) refers to allegations and convictions in relation to a program by General Motors (GM) and other companies who purchased and then dismantled streetcar and electric train systems in many cities in the United States." Today, millions of miles of railway lines in the US are abandoned. The strategy worked. " " http://lnkd.in/dhCb6Z7 View in LinkedIn

MORE EFFICIENT PHOTOSYNTHESIS. "C3 pathway requires 18 ATP for the synthesis of one molecule of glucose while the C4 pathway requires 30 ATP. C4 is an evolutionary advancement over the simpler C3 cycle which operates in most plants. Corn, sugar cane, and sorghum are C4 plants. These plants are economically important in part because of their relatively high photosynthetic efficiencies compared to many other crops."" " http://lnkd.in/dVYtXBh View in LinkedIn

CARS IN THE US. "The United States, with less than 5% of the world's population, is home to one-third of the world's automobiles. Over the next 20 years, the total number of miles driven by Americans is forecasted to grow by 40%." The rugged individualism of the car has given independence, but at a price. London's great experiment to restrict cars within the city has relieved congestion, and may be a model for other cities. " " http://lnkd.in/dk8RczQ View in LinkedIn

CALL TO PULL FOSSIL FUEL FUNDS. "Investors must think seriously about selling their shares in fossil fuel backed funds and putting their money in green assets, the UN's climate chief says."" " http://lnkd.in/dK4kYbM View in LinkedIn

JUNK FOOD OBESITY UNDERESTIMATED. "Estimates that half the UK population will be obese by 2050 "underestimate" the problem, a report has claimed. Tam Fry, also from the National Obesity Forum, told the BBC that foods needed to be "reformulated" as they were packed with sugar, fat and salt. "The problem with industry is that they're very happy to go on doing this unless they are actually whipped into shape."" " http://lnkd.in/dJUudsC View in LinkedIn