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Fiat Gets 35% of Chrysler in Exchange for Small Cars | EcoGeek – Clean Technology
As Chrysler struggles to survive, the ability to build small cars is apparently more important than money.
Chrysler, which also makes cars under the Dodge and Jeep brands obviously doesn’t have many small cars. And with every market in the world looking to get its hands on cheaper, smaller cars, apparently Chrysler didn’t like its outlook.
So the hedge fund that owns Chrysler has just sold 35% of Chrysler to Fiat. Not for a big fat check, but simply for access to Fiat’s small car platforms. Chrysler, apparently, sees this as a step on the path toward redemption.
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ReGeneration – Green Light Given to Green Studio
CNNMoney reported today that a $32 million project to create Second Line Stages, the nation’s first “green from the ground up” film studio, has been finalized and construction has begun in New Orleans’ Lower Garden District.
All major elements of the construction project -from the sound stages and office space to the parking lot – will be built to meet LEED’s strict Silver Certification guidelines.
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Turn trash into energy in your office parking lot | Green Tech – CNET News
A small company called IST Energy has developed a shipping container-size contraption that turns your building’s trash into electricity and heat.
The idea behind the Green Energy Machine is to offset a building’s energy use while dramatically cutting trash disposal fees. The cost of trash removal can vary greatly, but a university or office park with a number of buildings could pay about $200,000 a year, according to IST Energy executives
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BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Nepal turns back on hydropower
Just when switching over to clean energy to fight climate change has become a global mantra, water-rich Nepal appears to be heading in the opposite direction, changing from renewable to dirty energy.
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Solar Energy Breakthrough Could Cut Costs By More Than 50% : CleanTechnica
A US-based company has successfully tested a revolutionary solar panel that is expected to cut the costs of photovoltaic solar power generation by more than 50 per cent, and herald a new era of improved efficiency and lower production costs of solar energy globally.
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