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Transportation
It’s a sad example of how a social ideal, beneficial both economically and environmentally, can be stifled by the harsh face of reality: Vélib’, a bicycle rental system in France, faces untold woes due to vandalism.
If you drive an eco-friendly plug-in hybrid or battery powered electric vehicle, you’ll qualify for the new Ontario green license plate, coming to bumpers near you as early as next year, according to the Ministry of Transportation.
Simon Hackett, a participant in Australia’s Global Green Challenge, has completed a pivotal leg of the race, driving his 2008 Tesla Roadster 501km from Alice Springs to Coober Pedy with only 3 miles left on the charge. This marks a new world record for a production electric vehicle.
Nissan has announced that the sleek all-electric Nissan Leaf will be hitting Canada as soon as 2011 starting with British Columbia.
In the context of today’s world, ‘consuming’ and ‘balance’ in the same sentence seems to be an oxymoron.
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