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Jun 20, Cool gifts for summer

To view a list of safe organic products that I am loving this summer check out our Summer Gifts Guide! A head to toe guide to keep you looking and feeling great this season!

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How green is my low-cost car? India revs up debate

Shweta Kumari is waiting impatiently for Tata Motors' new Nano to hit Mumbai's car showrooms later this year.

With a price tag of about $2,500, the Nano will cost about half the price of the cheapest car currently on the market, easily affordable for Kumari, who works as a software developer.

New Hybrid Recycling Trucks on the Road

The Peterbilt Motor Company has rolled out two medium-duty hybrid work trucks to be used for garbage and recycling pickup, reports Riverwired.

Thinking ahead: Bacteria anticipate coming changes in their environment

Microbes may be smarter than we think.

A new study by Princeton University researchers shows for the first time that bacteria don't just react to changes in their surroundings -- they anticipate and prepare for them. The findings, reported in the June 6 issue of Science, challenge the prevailing notion that only organisms with complex nervous systems have this ability.

WITNESS: Four days at the wheel of a hydrogen car

Nichola Groom covers alternative energy issues in the United States for Reuters News. Based in Los Angeles, she has spent the last six months reporting on the burgeoning renewables industry, visiting facilities that turn cow manure into natural gas and the sun's heat into electricity. In the following story, she reports on driving a hydrogen-powered car.

It's Like Oil, But Different

Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain are missing a monumental opportunity to save millions of lives and radically change the course of world history. Global warming, the oil crisis, and HIV/AIDS are finally receiving serious attention, and yet we continue to avoid an issue that perennially threatens the lives of children. The issue could not be more basic, more important, or more ignored: The issue is water.