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September 2008
- Goodbye, Autos; Hello, Podcar
  
  Los Angeles Times | Sep 8, 08 12:27 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Forget alternative fuels and dump rusting gas guzzlers altogether for the driverless podcar, which offers "the convenience of an auto without the negatives," Catherine G. Burke writes in the Los Angeles Times . The sleek, electric-powered compartments seat four and use monorail-esque "guideways" to reach select destinations. It sounds futuristic, but England, Sweden, and the UAE are already investing in it. More »
- Strapped Schools Say Bye to Bus Rides
  
  Newsweek | Sep 7, 08 7:55 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - As high gas prices strangle US school budgets, more officials are cutting back where it hurts student scores least: school buses. Some schools are limiting or redesigning bus routes, but others have nixed busing entirely, leaving thousands of kids to hoof it under adult supervision. Some parents object, but many are thrilled to see kids walking like they did, Newsweek reports. More »
- UN Urges: Eat Less Meat to Fight Warming
  
  Guardian (UK) | Sep 7, 08 7:20 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Meat-eaters who want to help fight global warming can do so by going vegetarian at least one day a week, a top UN official tells the Guardian . The meat industry accounts for an estimated one-fifth of all greenhouse gas emissions, released during feed production and as methane by flatulent livestock. Meat consumption has gone up fivefold since 1950, and is predicted to double by 2050. More »
- Honda Insight May Be Cheapest Hybrid on Market
  
  Los Angeles Times | Sep 5, 08 1:34 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Honda is promising that its new hybrid, the much-anticipated Insight, will cost no more than a normal car when it hits dealerships next spring, meaning it will almost certainly undercut the Toyota Prius. The Insight is rumored to carry a roughly $18,500 price tag, the LA Times reports, making it the cheapest hybrid on the market and well below the $22,000 Prius. More »
- Boston Cabbies Torqued Ovah Hybrid Cah Mandate
  
  Wired | Sep 4, 08 1:35 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Boston’s cab drivers are furious over a new rule requiring all taxis to be hybrids by 2015, Wired reports. With rising gas prices already pressing the industry, cabbies are loathe to trade their $6,000 used Crown Vics for new $24,000 Priuses. Many also argue that the hybrids aren’t tough enough to do the job. But an unsympathetic city isn’t budging. More »
- Crowded Northeast Looks Offshore for Wind
  
  Wall Street Journal | Sep 3, 08 10:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Northeast is the most promising region of the US for major development of wind power, the Wall Street Journal reports, with large coastal cities close to strong offshore winds and a shallow continental shelf good for erecting turbines. The federal government is getting ready to lease 10 tracts of the outer shelf to companies primed to build wind farms; construction could start within 5 years. More »

Stories

Goodbye, Autos; Hello, Podcar

Strapped Schools Say Bye to Bus Rides

UN Urges: Eat Less Meat to Fight Warming

Honda Insight May Be Cheapest Hybrid on Market

Boston Cabbies Torqued Ovah Hybrid Cah Mandate

Crowded Northeast Looks Offshore for Wind