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DRIVING WHILE DELUDED

THE CHEAPEST LIQUID IN THE FILLING STATION IS STILL PETROL

In this second extract from "Zoom", their forthcoming book about the next revolution in cars and fuel, Iain Carson and Vijay Vaitheeswaran look at the hidden subsidies which keep American petrol prices down, and crowd out cleaner fuels...

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IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT CARS

"Oil is the problem. Cars are the solution", say Iain Carson and Vijay Vaitheeswaran of The Economist in their new book, "Zoom". They predict another industrial revolution-- and they want the American government to spark it ... read more »

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DON'T FIGHT ROOM TEMPERATURE

WHAT'S IN YOUR FRIDGE DOES NOT NEED TO BE THERE

Can you live in a city, without a refrigerator? Some green pioneers think so, and have been blogging their progress, reports Robert Butler, in an extract from his article in the current issue of Intelligent Life magazine ...

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