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Batteries Could Become Obsolete
Cell phone batteries that die mid-call? or cell phone batteries themselves? could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to an invention called a micro-fuel cell.

Re-cycling Batteries
Lead-acid batteries are the environmental success story of our time. Roughly 93 percent of all battery lead is recycled. Lead-acid batteries are top the list of the most highly recycled consumer product.
 
A First Step to Cutting Reliance on Oil
By making it possible to shift from petroleum to other primary energy sources, fuel cells could ease the threat of global warming without taking away the freedom and mobility
Wind Turbines Are Sprouting Off Europe's Shores
Engineers say that wind parks at sea have two main advantages: the wind blows harder and more steadily than on land and there are no residents protesting against great wind parks marring the landscape.
 
Robert Redford Criticizes White House
Robert Redford has criticized the Bush administration in a newspaper commentary for failing to address U.S. dependence on fossil fuels.