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Charging into the future: County Council calls for guidelines for development of electric car charging stations (Bellevue Reporter)

The Metropolitan King County Council on Monday continued its support of green technology with its unanimous call for policies to guide the development and use of electric vehicle charging stations at county facilities.

Venture Firm’s ‘Green’ Funds Top $1 Billion (New York Times)

The $1.1 billion will be in two funds that will make technology investments ranging from $2 million to $15 million.

Eco Friendly Jewelry!! Yes, its true!

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BMW’s Triple Threat (Fox News)

Slideshow: It’s a diesel, a hybrid and a three-cylinder — take a look at BMW’s newest concept car | STORY

Losses at Jaguar Land Rover Weigh Down Tata Motors (BusinessWeek)

India’s Tata Motors is doing well with its own vehicles, but those profits aren’t enough to offset the current losses from Jaguar Land Rover

Program Makes Green Living More Affordable (FOX 12 Oregon)

A new pilot program is helping Portland homeowners make their homes more energy efficient.

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SunGard Availability Services’ Responsible Computing Project Powers Worldwide Volunteer Research (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Demonstrating an aggressive commitment to sustainability and green technology practices, SunGard Availability Services has created the Responsible Computing Project, a project designed to harness the spare processing capabilities of idle SunGard workstations held in reserve for disaster recovery and utilize them for scientific and humanitarian research projects.

Injured surfer, 55,saved in Spring Lake (The Record and Herald News)

SPRING LAKE — An injured surfer who became stuck in a jetty off Monmouth County was freed Sunday by crews who worked for nearly an hour to rescue him.

CPS buses to be safer, greener (Chicago Sun-Times)

When Chicago Public Schools students return to classes next week, they’ll find their school buses have gone high-tech — with newly installed remote GPS technology and in-vehicle mobile data terminals. Along with a $1 million federal program that will retrofit all older buses in CPS’ 1,600-bus fleet with clean-running technology in the next several months, the changes place the nation’s third …

CPS buses to be safer, greener (Chicago Sun-Times)

When Chicago Public Schools students return to classes next week, they’ll find their school buses have gone high-tech — with newly installed remote GPS technology and in-vehicle mobile data terminals. Along with a $1 million federal program that will retrofit all older buses in CPS’ 1,600-bus fleet with clean-running technology in the next several months, the changes place the nation’s third …

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