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23 July 2010
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Update: Tropical Storm Bonnie Goes to Early Grave, Oil Cleanup Resumes
Luckily It's Only a Tropical Storm, Not a Hurricane
Ships around the site of the BP formely-leaking-but-now-capped oil well have been ordered to evacuate because of Bonnie, a tropical storm that is now over the Southern tip of Florida. Bonnie currentl... Read the full story on TreeHugger
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41 MPG City, 36 MPG Highway
We're about to find out if car buyers prefer superior fuel economy or power. Ford has announced that its 2011 Lincoln MKZ hybrid will be priced at $35k, the same as the regular gas-powered V6 MKZ. According to the EPA numbers, the hybrid will get a combined MPG of 39 while the V6 will get a combined 21 MPG. That's a significant improvement, and while horsepower is lower, the low-end torque of the electric motor can compensate for that in many situations. Read on for more details and photos.... 
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We've covered before how climate change deniers and the think tanks they're associated with often ironically support geoengineering schemes to stop the very thing they say isn't happening, but