The Chevrolet Spark EV, the first 100% electric vehicle by GM since the EV1, is getting close to its launch date. Continue reading
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May 23, 2013
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NASA ships sensors for seafaring satellite to France
Three NASA-built instruments that are integral components of the next in a series of U.S./European ocean altimetry satellites have arrived in France for integration with their spacecraft in preparation for a 2015 launch. Jason-3 will extend the two-dec… Continue reading
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NASA’s IRIS mission readies for a new challenge
NASA is getting ready to launch a new mission, a mission to observe a largely unexplored region of the solar atmosphere that powers its dynamic million-degree outer atmosphere and drives the solar wind. In late June 2013, the Interface Region Imaging S… Continue reading
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NASA launching experiment to examine the beginnings of the universe
When did the first stars and galaxies form in the universe? How brightly did they burn their nuclear fuel? Scientists will seek to gain answers to these questions with the launch of the Cosmic Infrared Background ExpeRIment (CIBER) on a Black Brant XII… Continue reading
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NASA’s asteroid sample return mission moves into development
NASA’s first mission to sample an asteroid is moving ahead into development and testing in preparation for its launch in 2016. Continue reading
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Unethical advertising at launch of new antidepressants in Sweden
The new feature of the antidepressant drugs of the 1990s was that they had milder side-effects than their predecessors. Combined with aggressive marketing, this meant that annual sales in Sweden increased from just under EUR 18 million to over EUR 100 … Continue reading
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New York City launches LEAF taxi pilot program, wants 1/3 electric taxis by 2020
New York City Michael Bloomberg and Nissan have picked Earth Day to launch a new pilot program that will put 6 Nissan LEAF electric cars into service as taxis. Continue reading
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The interdependence of successful towns and the rural landscape
Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
As I wrote two years ago, a successful rural landscape – working farms and forests, and natural areas that last – is utterly dependent on successful to… Continue reading
April 8, 2013
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NASA selects Explorer investigations for formulation
NASA’s Astrophysics Explorer Program has selected two missions for launch in 2017: a planet-hunting satellite and an International Space Station instrument to observe X-rays from stars. Continue reading
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NBA’s Green Week Is Unique
Allen Hershkowitz, Senior Scientist, NYC and throughout the world
The National Basketball Association’s Green Week is globally unique in all of professional sports: No other league or team dedicates an entire week every year to ed… Continue reading
April 4, 2013
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Final MAVEN instrument integrated to spacecraft
An instrument that will measure the composition of Mars’ upper atmosphere has been integrated to NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft. MAVEN has a scheduled launch date of Nov. 18. Continue reading
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Measuring Mars: The MAVEN magnetometer
When the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission begins its journey to the Red Planet in 2013, it will carry a sensitive magnetic-field instrument built and tested by a team at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Schedul… Continue reading
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Voyager 1 has entered a new region of space, sudden changes in cosmic rays indicate
Thirty-five years after its launch, Voyager 1 appears to have travelled beyond the influence of the Sun and exited the heliosphere, according to a new study. Continue reading
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NASA’s first laser communication system integrated, ready for launch
A new NASA-developed, laser-based space communication system will enable higher rates of satellite communications similar in capability to high-speed fiber optic networks on Earth. Continue reading
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US Forest Service returns to sensible fire management for 2013
Following a controversial decision in 2012 to launch an “aggressive initial attack” on all wildfires, however big or small, the US Forest Service spent $1.3 billion fighting fires, some $400 million over budget. Continue reading
February 28, 2013
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Crews rehearse Launch Abort System stacking with Orion
Crane operators, technicians and engineers practiced lifting and stacking techniques this week as they moved a 6-ton replica escape rocket called the LAS, for Launch Abort System, from a trailer to the top of a mockup Orion capsule. Continue reading
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First satellite powered by a smart phone is set to launch into space
This tiny nanosatellite is running on the run on a Google Nexus One smartphone and Android operating system, and will be the first smartphone to orbit in space. Continue reading
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UNEP & TreeHugger Launch Blogging Contest for World Environment Day
Once again, we’re proud to partner with the United Nations Environment Programme to help fight food waste and bring attention to World Environment Day. Continue reading
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New ‘retention model’ explains enigmatic ribbon at edge of solar system
Since its Oct. 2008 launch, NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer has provided images of the invisible interactions between our home in the galaxy and interstellar space. Particles emanating from this boundary produce a striking, narrow ribbon, which h… Continue reading
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Nissan to Launch 15 Hybrids by 2016
It’s good to see the company give more fuel-efficient choices to its customers, and keep its laser focus on making fully electric cars mainstream. Continue reading
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