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NYC Ice Cream Truck Redefines Ice Cream

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Taking inspiration from both the biodynamic and slow food movements, an ice cream entrepreneur in New York sources ingredients organically and sustainably.

Energy-Management Startup Plans Trial

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EnergyHub is developing a device that monitors and manages residential energy usage, with possible home energy cost reductions of 20 percent.

Eco-Friendly Streets

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Lots of forgotten energy and materials goes into roads and highways, making recent developments with greener, more environmentally friendly asphalt and concrete exciting.

New App Tracks, Shares Users' MPG

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A new online application dubbed Fuelly allows users to record, track, and share mileage to compare real-life fuel economy to EPA numbers.

Nissan Unveils Eco-Pedal

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Nissan has unveiled Eco Pedal -- a new system the company says can help drivers improve fuel efficiency by 5 to 10 percent by informing them when they are using more fuel than required.

Facebook App Tracks Energy Consumption

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ITWorld reports the launch of a power consumption monitoring application for Facebook that uses peer pressure and competition to foster energy conservation.

A Floating, Human-Powered Gym!

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Designed by an architect and a personal trainer, The River Gym is conceived as a floating gym that will provide the user with the unique experience of powering a river trip while working out.

HP Launches Efficient Mobile Data Centers

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HP has just launched a self-contained, mobile data container product called the Performance Optimized Data Center (POD), which is 38 percent more energy efficient than the average data center.

Envirofit's Biomass Stoves Offer Less Toxic Emissions

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Colorado-based non-profit Envirofit has introduced clean-burning biomass stoves in India, a project that will attempt to reduce fuel consumption, toxic emissions, and offer a sustainable business model to foster local enterprise.

Using Software to Manage Climate Change

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Environmental professionals are finding that existing tools are not adequate to help them provide appropriate information to support executive decision-making about managing greenhouse gas emissions.

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IES Upgrades Green Planning Software

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IES has built upon its reputation for sustainable building design with the release of an upgrade to its software.

Packaging Company Receives Cradle-to-Cradle Certification

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Be Green Packaging has been certified as sustainable in every step of the production of their packaging materials by McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry.

Enhanced Vehicle Acoustics: Solving EV Safety Issue for the Blind

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At the Plug-In 2008 Conference & Exposition this week, one company offers a solution for a safety concern about electric and hybrid vehicles – they don’t make enough noise.

Clean Tech Open Announces Finalists

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The California Clean Tech Open has a history of launching some of the most innovative startups in the clean tech industry.

Clean Tech Seeks Market Pathways

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What happens when you get consumers, investors, and inventors in the same room talking clean tech?

GoLoCo: Social Network for Carpoolers

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Website provides information on local routes, interest groups, pickup locations, and more.

The Volt, Currently

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A lot is hanging in the balance for GM as we approach the promised September unveiling of the Chevy Volt.

The Gas-Price Gamble

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Mygallons.com is betting that soon we'll reflect wistfully on these days of $5-a-gallon gas.

Energy-Sipping TVs

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Mitsubishi is working to provide home electronics requiring less energy, including the new LaserVue TV.

Businesses Save Paper, Money and the Environment with GreenPrint

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GreenPrint offers a software package that makes printer-friendly versions of any page so that people who absolutely have to print emails and the like do so using as little paper as possible.

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