VW’s 2011 Touareg Hybrid
The 2010 Geneva Motor Show was filled with so many splashy auto announcements–Porsche’s first ever plug-in hybrid, a new Aud…Read the full story on TreeHugger

The so-called “conventional wisdom” has been pretty unremitting in deeming any sort of comprehensive energy reform legislation dead in the water this year. But that’s still not looking to be the case–some rather unlikely champions, including GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham and Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman, have continued pushing for a bill that puts a price on car…Read the full story on TreeHugger

Times are tough for everyone—including municipal governments. One are that has suffered from diminished budgets is public transport. Across the country, transit workers are losing their jobs, making it that much harder to maintain the systems and schedules. Though there are some signs of economic recovery, more public transit jobs are expected to be lost before things get better….Read the full story on TreeHugger

Other Truck Fleets, Pay Attention
Did you know that replacing a pre-1994 diesel truck (or at least the engine) with a 2004-2006 model could cut soot pollution by about 2/3, and reduce smog-forming nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions by more than half? Post 2007 diesel trucks are even better, with a reduction of soot particles by about 95% and NOx by at least 3/4. That’s a pretty big difference (though it doesn’t solve CO2 emissions), and it esp…Read the full story on TreeHugger

TreeHugger loves Product Service Systems, where you borrow and share instead of own. They are also called libraries, and Kris De Decker of No-Tech Magazine points us to a lovely post by Brian Kaller, a former newspaper reporter now living in rural Ireland. He loves his local library, but more importantly, writes about the principle beh…Read the full story on TreeHugger