Union of Concerned Scientists Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 29 May 2014 02:44:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Profits Over Environment for Fast Food Companies https://www.greenoptimistic.com/profits-environment-fast-food-companies-20140528/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/profits-environment-fast-food-companies-20140528/#respond Thu, 29 May 2014 02:44:25 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=47770 Fast food companies are caught on a slippery slope. They know they need to get their act together to make a concerted commitment to limiting their impact on the environment – if for no other reason than as a great public relations event – but they are beholden to the mass-produced beef and palm oil […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/profits-environment-fast-food-companies-20140528/feed/ 0 47770 Millions of Households are Compatible with Electric Vehicles, Survey Reveals (Infographic) https://www.greenoptimistic.com/millions-households-compatible-electric-vehicles-survey-reveals-infographic-20131212/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/millions-households-compatible-electric-vehicles-survey-reveals-infographic-20131212/#comments Thu, 12 Dec 2013 13:54:03 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=44452 Currently, less than 1% of drivers in the United States drive electric vehicles, but a recent UCS study reveals that at least 42% of drivers could switch from conventional vehicles to electric vehicles with little to no change in their driving habits. Forty-two percent translates to about 45 million households, who currently own a conventional […]

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