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Green Machines |
VW Jetta TDI named 'Green Car of the Year' Green Car Journal has named Volkswagen's 2009 Jetta TDI as the "Green Car of the Year," making it the first clean-diesel car to win the award. |
Climate Change |
Climate explorers eye poles, Everest A team of explorers plans to ski to the North and South Poles and climb Mount Everest — all within 365 days and with the goal not to conquer but to protect the ice from global warming. |
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Cars ranked by chemical content Billing it as the first-ever consumer guide to toxic chemicals in cars, an advocacy group rated more than 200 models based on interior parts — from steering wheels to armrests — whose chemical components can break down over time. |
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Green Your Routine |
![]() | Looking to do more by Mother Earth? As part of a "Green Week" initiative Nov. 16-23 by NBC/Universal, the TODAY show is offering an incentive, while MSN presents databases to help green your lifestyle: |
Video: Environment |
Military goes green to save gas Nov. 21: The U.S. Army is ordering 4,000 electric vehicles over the next three years, which could save 11.5 million gallons of gasoline per year. MSNBC's Contessa Brewer reports. |
Threatened species |
Did you know that "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species," which is put together by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, lists thousands of animal species as vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered? Each week, and with the IUCN's help, msnbc.com profiles a threatened species. |
Multimedia |
Black market The wildlife trade is the third-largest illegal trade in the world after guns and drugs. Learn who is buying and selling and see the species put at risk by the trade. |
Newsweek: Environmental leadership |
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Earth from above From a mangrove swamp with a natural heart, to a tree of life in a desert savanna, check out the planet from a bird's-eye view. |
INTERACTIVE |
Battle of the Bags: Paper vs. Plastic Msnbc.com takes you on interactive journey through the debate over the "greenest" way to cart away groceries. |
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