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Nissan shows models of electric car, hybrid
Nissan showed on Wednesday a spiffy electric car packed with a battery developed by the Japanese automaker to deliver more power than the type common in today’s hybrids.

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CO2 pressures Europe's sports car culture
Many European sports car makers fear that the EU's focus on emissions will make them uncompetitive around the world, leading to their eventual demise.

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Science: 110-ton shark’s bite was powerful
Megalodon made living killing large whales by biting off their tails, flippers
Science: DNA barcoding of wildlife
A $150 million effort aims to catalogue species — before it's too late
Science: Survival lessons at museum
Exhibit will explore how humans can survive on a changing planet
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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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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.
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Pickens pitches energy plan
Aug. 5: T. Boone Pickens discusses his plan to end U.S. dependency on foreign oil using wind, solar and natural gas power.

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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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Did you know that the "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species," which is put together by the IUCN, lists 7,725 animal species as vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered? Each week, and with the IUCN's help, MSNBC.com will profile a threatened species. Check back each week, clicking here for the latest poster child for conservation.

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Reflections from time on ‘the Ice’
Experiences gained from an Antarctic odyssey, plus readers’ comments
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Car race shows solar power potential
Tapping the sun, students drove 2,500 miles from Texas to Canada
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Fighting fires
MSNBC.com's Jon Bonne reports on shifting strategies
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Gentlemen, start your fuel cells
Road trip highlights potential for cars, but also potholes
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Nuclear waste
MSNBC.com's Miguel Llanos reports on the debate over Yucca Mountain