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How Big is Your Carbon Footprint? NBC's Lester Holt Finds Out

Air/Publish Date: 07/07/2007
Event Date: 07/07/2007

The Nature Conservancy's M.A. Sanjayan calculates how much carbon dioxide NBC News anchor Lester Holt generates each year through travel, leaving appliances plugged in -- and drinking bottled ...

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Car-Sharing Saves Money and Environment

Air/Publish Date: 07/05/2007
Event Date: 07/05/2007

A growing number of urban car-sharing services let people book a car for a few hours of errands, then pass it on to the next user -- saving gas and car insurance costs, and reducing carbon emissions.

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Oil Companies Go "Green"

Air/Publish Date: 06/21/2007
Event Date: 06/21/2007

U.S. oil companies, among them Chevron, are beginning to fund research into renewable sources and alternative kinds of energy -- solar, hydrogen, even recycled cooking grease.

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Smart Cars Coming to the U.S.

Air/Publish Date: 05/22/2007
Event Date: 05/22/2007

Smart Cars, three-cylinder cars that look like "glorified golf carts" and get 40 miles to the gallon of gas, are drawing interest in the U.S. as gas prices rise.

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In the Bag: Are Paper or Plastic Bags Better for the Environment?

Air/Publish Date: 05/07/2007
Event Date: 05/07/2007

Are paper or plastic bags better for the environment? Plastic bags don't degrade for hundreds of years; making paper bags destroys trees and causes air pollution. Best option: reusable cloth ...

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Feds Must Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Cars: Supreme Court

Air/Publish Date: 04/02/2007
Event Date: 04/02/2007

In one of the most important environmental rulings in decades, the U.S. Supreme Court says the Bush Administration was wrong to claim that it had no legal authority to limit carbon dioxide and ...

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California Sets Pace on Environmental Regulation

Air/Publish Date: 04/02/2007
Event Date: 04/02/2007

On the day that the Supreme Court orders the federal government to revisit auto emissions standards, NBC's Pete Williams and John Larson examine several steps being taken on the state level to help curb pollution and climate ...

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California Leads Country in Environmental Awareness

Air/Publish Date: 04/02/2007
Event Date: 04/02/2007

The state of California leads the nation in reducing greenhouse gases, encouraging energy-efficient building, buying hybrid cars, using biofuels, installing solar roofs and raising public awareness of global warming.

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Is Future of Thomas Edison's Incandescent Light Bulb Dim?

Air/Publish Date: 03/14/2007
Event Date: 03/14/2007

Reducing power plant emissions is as easy, say energy and environment experts, as changing a light bulb -- from incandescent bulbs to more energy-efficient fluorescent, halogen and LED lights.

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American Shoe Company Reduces Carbon Footprint

Air/Publish Date: 02/03/2007
Event Date: 02/03/2007

Timberland, a manufacturer of outdoor footwear, is working to reduce its carbon footprint by reducing the energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of its factories and vehicles.

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Good Inflation: Check Tire Pressure, Save Gas

Air/Publish Date: 03/03/2006
Event Date: 03/03/2006

Florida teenager works to save money, gas and the environment by offering drivers free tire pressure checks -- underinflated tires make cars less fuel-efficient.

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Cities, Businesses, Acting Locally on Global Warming

Air/Publish Date: 02/19/2006
Event Date: 02/19/2006

Salt Lake City is one of 346 cities and 12 states that aren't waiting for the federal government to act against global warming -- they're acting locally to cut pollutants, and changing to hybrid and electric city vehicles.

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