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An Important Book That's Not Anti-Car, but Anti-Inefficiency

May 1, 2009

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

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americanautoindustry, cars, danielsperling, deborahgordon, fuelefficiency, hybrids, prius, twobillioncars

It probably won't surprise you to know I drive a Prius. I bought it because when I drive it--I only put about 8,000 miles on it a year since I live in New York City where public transit is readily...continued

It's Not Just about Hybrids: Three Tips for the Car Industry

May 23, 2008

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

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automakers, biofuels, cars, EPA waiver, globalwarming, GM, greenhousegaseemissions, pluginhybrids, prius, smartgrowth, toyota

I am a proud Prius owner, and I love my car. But the news this week reminded me that it is not enough for automakers to offer a small handful of fuel efficient models. Instead, the industry has to confront...continued

Confessions of an Environmentalist

February 20, 2008

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Living Sustainably

Tags:
cfls, eatlocal, famersmarkets, greenliving, plasticbottles, prius, simplesteps, unionsquaregreenmarket

Last week, the New Times Style Section had a great article on the steps that suburbanites are taking to adopt green power, get kids to walk or ride their bikes to school safely, and reduce the impact of those perfect...continued