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Behind-the-scenes of Nissan's polar bear commercial

Automaker pulls back the curtain to reveal the magic behind its latest ad for the all-electric Leaf.



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Lance Armstrong gets his Nissan Leaf

Seven-time Tour de France champion is first person in America to own automaker's new electric car.



  • Arts & Culture

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5 reasons to like the Nissan Leaf

The Nissan Leaf battery car will be in customers' hands in a few months. Based on a quick drive through Central Park in Manhattan, it's more than ready for prim




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2011 Nissan Leaf production begins

Production of the 2011 Nissan Leaf has begun at the company’s Oppama, Japan facility.




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Nissan Leaf: The home blogger takes the driver's seat

With the all-electric Nissan Leaf, your home acts as the car's primary 'filling station.' How will this impact potential buyers who live in apartments or don'




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6 things I learned about the Nissan Leaf

A Bay Area tech entrepreneur became the first owner of a Nissan Leaf last weekend, and the company says it will the first 20,000 orders delivered by next summer




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Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf sales figures

Automakers released their official December 2010 sales figures, which included the Chevy Volt and the Nissan Leaf for the first time.




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Nissan Leaf sales rise in January

After a rocky start in December, sales of the Nissan Leaf improved in the new year.




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Nissan Leaf: Kelley Blue Book's greenest car

Kelley Blue Book releases its list of top 10 green cars for 2011, and the all-electric Nissan Leaf ousts the 2010 winner, the Toyota Prius.




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Nissan Leaf: World Car of the Year

The all-electric Nissan Leaf is the 2011 World Car of the Year.




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Nissan's take on a gasoline-powered world

The latest Nissan Leaf commercial examines what life would be like if everything was powered by gasoline.




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Ryan Reynolds backs the electric Nissan LEAF

Actor partners with automaker to promote a greener lifestyle and help represent the company's new Innovation for Endurance campaign.




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The Nissan Leaf's delivery issues: On a slow boat from Japan

The lucky few have gotten their Nissan Leafs, but the company has scaled back its 2011 U.S. deliveries from 20,000 to 10,000, and dampened expectations about a




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Nissan Leaf sales soar in June

More than 1,700 Nissan Leafs were sold in June 2011.




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Nissan Leaf, Chipotle make AdWeek's list of best commercials

AdWeek ranks its top 10 favorites for 2011, including Chipotle's sustainable food initiative and Nissan Leaf's all-electric world.



  • Arts & Culture

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Nissan Leaf: Now available in SimCity

Nissan and Electronic Arts joined forces to bring electric vehicles to the popular SimCity game.




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Nuclear fission scare hits wrecked Japan nuclear plant

The plant's operator found substances in a reactor which could be a result of nuclear fission, a possible setback in safely shutting down the plant.




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7 countries battling water issues

Here are 7 images of countries from space and the water concern that each nation faces.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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How London's 'lost' underground rivers could help curb carbon emissions

Environmental group 10:10 Climate Action sees untapped potential in waste heat extracted from waterways buried beneath the British capital.




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Minneapolis college plans to be emissions-free by 2019

Augsburg College is now the largest purchaser of wind energy from Xcel's Wind Source, the biggest provider in the U.S.




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Japanese earthquake delays Nissan Leaf deliveries, and more

In the end, delivery dates are unimportant — but they do show how connected we are.




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Knickers with a mission: PACT for Japan

Feel-good (in more way than one) underwear line PACT releases a new collection of organic cotton skivvies that support Architecture for Humanity's rebuilding ef



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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Ancient tsunami swept through Swiss lake

An ancient tsunami in a Swiss lake triggered by an Alpine landslide suggests that cities now on the lake's shore may face dangers more commonly associated with



  • Wilderness & Resources

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'Mission Pluto' chronicles trip to the dwarf planet

New Horizons is the subject of "Mission Pluto," a special that will premiere July 15 on National Geographic Channel.



  • Arts & Culture

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Frozen remains of missing couple emerge from Swiss glacier

Frozen remains found in Swiss glacier of couple who disappeared 75 years ago while hiking in the Alps.



  • Arts & Culture

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NASA's new mission will spot killer asteroids before they sneak up on us

The space agency's $650 million Neo Surveillance Mission is designed to spot killer asteroids.




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Greenhouse gas emissions hit record levels in 2011

Carbon dioxide levels are now at 390.9 parts per million, well above what scientists consider the tipping point for the effects of climate change.



  • Climate & Weather

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U.S. carbon emissions dip to 1994 levels

The U.S. energy sector is 'in the midst of a transformation,' according to a new report, thanks to the growing use of natural gas and renewable power sources.



  • Climate & Weather

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Reducing greenhouse gas emissions could prevent premature deaths

Reducing the flow of the greenhouse gases that spur global warming could prevent up to 3 million premature deaths annually.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Global carbon emissions stalled in 2016, offering a hint of progress

For several countries, the switch from coal to renewable energy is paying off in our attempt to reduce global carbon emissions — but we still have work to do.



  • Climate & Weather

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NASA's IceBridge mission braves the Arctic

In continued efforts to track changes in glacial and sea ice, NASA's IceBridge plane has begun collecting data in Greenland.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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A blimp with a mission: Helium-filled wind turbine to take float in Alaska [Video]

Fairbanks will be the demo deployment site for BAT (Buoyant Altitude Turbine), an inflatable wind turbine floating 1,000 feet above the earth.




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Senator Byrd's death brings uncertainty to environmental issues

Robert Byrd's death will create a void that may directly affect environmental policy.




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EPA's role becoming political issue in Appalachia

Some see the EPA's regulation of mining in the region as federal overreach. Politicians are running against the agency in November's election.




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Booster failure forces space crew to abort mission mid-launch

A spacecraft launch in Kazakhstan turned into a scary situation as a booster malfunctioned mid-launch, sending the space crew into ballistic decent.




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Eating beans instead of beef will put a dent in greenhouse gas emissions

If you're not ready to go cold turkey with beef, we have some bean recipes to get you started in replacing just a meal or two.




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Your oil spill commission cheat sheet

President Obama’s oil spill commission has released its final report on the disaster, and those who put the analysis together certainly had a few interesting




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Kevin Costner seeks dismissal of Stephen Baldwin's lawsuit

Actor says Stephen Baldwin's claims that he was duped out of shares in his oil separation company are untrue.



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BP ends Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup in Florida, Alabama and Mississippi

But environmental groups say oil is still coming ashore and more work needs to be done.




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Dissecting the Waxman-Markey climate bill

Climate activists call for action to strengthen the most important piece of environmental legislation in history.



  • Research & Innovations

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The mystery of Great Salt Lake's missing mercury

Scientists are still trying to determine what happened to the levels of mercury in Utah's Great Salt Lake, which have dipped by almost 90 percent.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Missourians are making it rain (literally) at 'Cloud House'

Matthew Mazzotta's installation marries rainwater harvesting with the deeply pacifying sound of raindrops bouncing off a tin roof.



  • Arts & Culture

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Blissmobox: A monthly box of greener goodness

The Blissmobox is a monthly subscription that delivers a cornucopia of organic and Fair Trade goodies right to your door.




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NASA plans moon way station for deep space missions

NASA is pressing forward on assessing the value of a "human-tended waypoint" near the far side of the moon — one that would embrace international partnerships




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Free admission to national parks this Saturday

Celebrate National Public Lands Day with a free visit to one of your favorite national parks or forests.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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You can learn more about innovation from Renaissance Florence than from Silicon Valley

Lessons in business and management from the Medicis.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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The USDA issues a food waste challenge

The U.S. Food Waste Challenge goes out to everyone with a stake in the U.S. food chain except individual consumers.




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In the Green Room: Environmental issues in the art world

Video: Learn about ecoartspace and how that organization addresses environmental issues through the visual arts.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Could cosmic rays threaten Mars missions?

Mice zapped with cosmic rays can incur brain damage, suggesting that astronauts' brains could suffer over time on deep-space missions to Mars and beyond.




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NASA: Manned mission to Mars very close

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden says the agency's current goal of getting astronauts to Mars in the 2030s is eminently achievable