Though US President-elect Barack Obama has promised to get a million plug-in hybrid cars on the road by 2015, his own new presidential limousine will be far from green.
According to The Times, the "Obamobile" will be a monster gas-guzzler made by General Motors, the troubled car giant.
British Village Set to Go Green With the Help of Mumbai
Picturesque Overton in Hampshire are voting to select designs for cotton bags that will be manufactured in Mumbai and will help the village turn plastic-free.
Picturesque Overton in Hampshire are voting to select designs for cotton bags that will be manufactured in Mumbai and will help the village turn plastic-free.
Three cars are believed to be in production so that two can serve as decoys.
While security is paramount - the car is built to survive roadside bombs as well as gunfire - there are hybrid four-wheel drives on the market, such as Ford's Mercury Mariner, which some critics believe could have been adapted for the president.
Hotels and Resorts Go Green to Woo Eco-conscious Travellers
As climate change guilt among tourists grows, hotels and resorts are finding they need to do more to please the green consumer than simply ask them to re-use their towels.
As climate change guilt among tourists grows, hotels and resorts are finding they need to do more to please the green consumer than simply ask them to re-use their towels.
John Podesta, the head of Obama's transition team, said: "I anticipate [Obama] moving very aggressively and very rapidly on the whole question of transforming the energy platform in the US from high carbon energy to low carbon energy."
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Commercial Aviation All Set To Go Green
Scientists have developed a jet engine that burns less fuel and emits less carbon dioxide than similar engines, a development that could lead commercial aviation to a greener future.
Scientists have developed a jet engine that burns less fuel and emits less carbon dioxide than similar engines, a development that could lead commercial aviation to a greener future.
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New York's Black Taxis to Go Green
New York unveiled plans Wednesday to make the city's fleet of 10,000 hired limousines twice as fuel efficient, as part of proposals to reduce carbon emissions and reduce air pollution.
New York unveiled plans Wednesday to make the city's fleet of 10,000 hired limousines twice as fuel efficient, as part of proposals to reduce carbon emissions and reduce air pollution.
