Mayor Bloomberg has mandated that all NYC cabs become hybrids by the year 2012. Thats definately a step in the right direction. More mayors should follow suit. Only problem is there will most likely be something much more desireable than hybrids 5 years from now. Read the full story here.

Purdue University engineers have developed a method that uses aluminum alloy to extract hydrogen from water to be used to power fuel cells or combustion engines. This could be a replacement for gasoline. Imagine that, replacing gasoline with water?

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