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Article: Honda - helping to make the world go round ; ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE
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- Sentinel, The (Stoke-on-Trent UK)
- Article date:
- August 28, 2009
CopyrightCopyright 2009 Sentinel, The (Stoke-on-Trent UK). Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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MOST of us have a clear idea in our heads of the industries which
are wrecking the planet. The bogeymen are the airlines, the
developers and operators of power stations, energy companies and car
manufacturers. In fact, we're wrong.
True, all these sectors are potential polluters, but most are
working harder than ever at cutting their emissions and minimising
damage to the planet. Vast amounts of money are being spent on
refining old technologies and introducing completely new ones.
The car industry, in particular, is at the cutting edge of
change. A decade ago, virtually no-one had heard of hybrid vehicles -
now they are becoming commonplace. Honda's recently launched new
Insight model, for ...