- June 16, 2006 • 1:27 pm PDT
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Birth Control Costs More Than You Think—Even for the Lucky Ones
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Most Americans Want a Walkable Neighborhood, Not a Big House
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Give Komen the Pink Slip: Five Ways to Support Women's Health for All
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Is Sweden's Classroom-Free School the Future of Learning?
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What Would a Post-SOPA Internet Look Like?
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A 375-Year-Old French Bank Forgives Debts of Paris' Poorest
today's top stories from our friends at pitchfork
Guests at this year's International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland got a sneak peek at the future of electric cars. According to Treehugger,...
The New York Times examines what some cities-most of them in the San Francisco Bay Area-are doing to prepare for this new crop of plug-in cars,...
We're sure you want to, but try one of these instead. What's best for the planet? What's best for you? The ultimate guide to alternative-fuel...
Next Generation Healthcare has an interesting graphic showing how many deaths there are from road traffic accidents in different parts of the...

A new killing in South Africa raises the question about when it's right to intervene to try and save a life.
The principle behind Chekhov's Gun goes something like this: If there's a rifle in the first act, it better be fired by the third. The great...
In his 2006 documentary, Who Killed the Electric Car?, the director Chris Paine attempted to get to the bottom of the case of the short-lived...
Tesla As evidenced by the flashy concept renderings all over the internet, every established car company out there, from Ford to Rolls-Royce,...
Despite how many times they're told differently, some Americans persist in their belief that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq....
There are many bad reasons a good idea—the electric car—still hasn't gained traction. Among the thornier issues has been The Charge Problem—or...

Car-sharing services around the world are starting to embrace electric vehicles.
Not-President Bill Richardson has abolished the death penalty in New Mexico, a landmark move in our country, which is increasingly turning its...

When an amateur bounty hunter was arrested on a hunt for Osama in June of last year, he actually wasn't too far away from his target.
If you were thinking about buying an electric car in California, this will be welcome news: Rebates of up to $5,000 per light-duty vehicle are...
Public transit advocates and road warriors have always competed for funding and attention, but now electric vehicles have introduced a sort of...
With the all-electric Nissan Leaf coming out in December, people are starting to think more about the practicalities of owning an electric car....

Prepare yourself for operatic levels of intensity and lots of Elon Musk.

Ford has declared these 25 cities to be best prepared for electric vehicles (but it isn't a perfect analysis).

MIT researchers developed a technique for wireless charging for years ago. Now it could be used for electric cars.
Paris, which already has that Vélib' bike-share program, is now planning an urban electric car sharing system. From Der Spiegel: Paris Mayor...

