AM Greenlist: More EPA critiques, a GreenIQ test, and a $2,500 car
>> The U.S. EPA hears a lot of criticism for denying California permission to set its own car emissions standards. Sen. Barbara Boxer threatens to subpoena related documents; chairwoman of the state Air Resources Board Mary Nichols, California Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown, and Carl Pope, executive director of the Sierra Club all speak out. Earlier: State can't set car emissions standards, EPA says.
>> thedailygreen ranks the 10 most (and least) green takeout containers. Styrofoam -- banned by Santa Monica and other cities -- gets the worst score; byo containers get the best.
>> Get your GreenIQ score. The test is much like a carbon footprint test. I got a 78/100. -- with an invitation to raise my score by -- buying stuff. Hmmm.... However, there's no purchase required to take the quiz and enter a chance to win a conflict-free diamond pendant. (via Lazy Environmentalist)
>> Catching up to L.A.'s similar program, the New York City Council passes a bag recycling law that would require large stores that give out plastic bags to set up collection bins for customers to drop off bags. Mayor Michael Bloomberg is expected to sign it into law soon.
>> Tata Motors of India unveils a $2,500 car, worrying environmentalists that we'll see more congestion and increased greenhouse gas emissions.
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