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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

Tags:
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

The Invisible Hand Can Have a Green Thumb

March 4, 2008

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
citigroup, coalfiredpowerplants, commonwealthclub, globalwarming, greeneconomy, jpmorganchase, markettransformation, morganstanley, renewableenergy, toyota, TXU, wholefoods

2007 was the year that America’s business pages turned green. Everybody wanted to get into the act. Companies from well-known leaders like Whole Foods and Toyota to historical laggards GM and ExxonMobil were touting their plans to save the planet....continued