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Lori Duvall, Director of Eco Responsibility Programs, Sun Microsystems, discusses Sun’s Open Work From Home Program.Watch video above.

Video: Kbb.com Launches KBB(R)Green, Announces Inaugural List of Top 10 Green Cars
In compiling the 2008 list of the Top 10 Green Cars, the kbb.com editors looked at more than just fuel economy and price. As would any new-car buyer, they also considered factors like comfort, performance, utility and technology.
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 FUEL-EFFICIENT VEHICLES

Buy a Green Car
If you’re in the market for a new car, a fuel-efficient vehicle is good for your wallet and the environment.  Each year, the average US household has two cars, which emit upwards of 10,000 pounds of carbon dioxide.
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Drive Green
Every year, Americans use over 100 billion gallons of gasoline.  Each gallon releases about 20 pounds of carbon dioxide - totalling 2 trillion pounds of carbon dioxide that is being emitted into the atmosphere.
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Trucker Converts His Semi-Truck to a Hybrid for Less than $300 - Saves 20-25% on Fuel
Owners/Operators in the Trucking Industry hard-hit with risings fuel costs are looking for a way out. Carter Blankenship III, using the technology of Water4Gas saved his trucking business by installing a self-built Water4Gas Kit under the hood of his 1999 Kenworth Diesel. The results speak for themselves: an increase of 20% -25% in MPG, greater horsepower and cleaner emissions.
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Americans Getting on Board With Public Transportation
According to a new nationwide survey commissioned by the HNTB Companies, more than 24 million Americans -- 11 percent of the adult population -- are using buses, light rail, commuter rail and other forms of public transportation more than they did last year. An even greater percentage of survey respondents, 16 percent, said they expect their ridership to increase in the coming year.

BAE Systems, ISUZU to Introduce Clean-Air Hybrid Buses for Japan
BAE Systems, ISUZU and ITOCHU Corp. will introduce fuel-efficient, low-emission hybrid buses to the streets of Japan. BAE Systems’ HybriDrive® propulsion system will be demonstrated and tested on 30-foot ISUZU ERGA buses in 2009.

POET Receives Additional $76 Million in Federal Funding For Commercialization of Cellulosic Ethanol
POET today announced that it will receive $76.3 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to commercialize cellulosic ethanol production technology.

New Damon Coach and Workhorse Chassis Boost Fuel Efficiency 70 Percent
The first significant answer to the market need for better fuel economy with Class A (bus style) motor homes will be launched at the annual Pennsylvania RV and Camping Show in Hershey, Pa., Sept. 10 to 14 (public days) at the HERSHEYPARK® Entertainment Complex - GIANT Center℠.

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