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Algae-powered street lights eat CO2

Algae powered street lighting (great Photoshop) A French biochemist – Pierre Calleja – has developed a street lighting system using micro algae that absorbs CO2. The need to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere is contentious - to say the least – but as long as governments use CO2 as a stick to beat motorists and empty their bank accounts it’s sensible to look at ways of ‘balancing’ the CO2 emissions of cars. French biochemist Pierre Calleja thinks he’s come up with a solution that would neutralise CO2 emissions from cars by cancelling it out with his micro-algae lighting.

Ferrari 458 Spider & Ferrari California 30 debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

The Ferrari 458 Spider and the new California 30 have made their UK debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The hugely appealing Ferrari 458 Spider has made its UK debut at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed alongside the new, more powerful California – the Ferrari California 30. The new 458 Spider – which, if you could still see the engine at the back, would make you wonder who would still but the 458 Coupe – gets a very clever, fully retractable aluminium hard top which is a full 25kg lighter than a comparable cloth top.

Win tickets to the 2010 Goodwood Revival

The 2010 Goodwood Revival is just around the corner, and CAR has teamed up with Singleton single malt Scotch whisky to give away two weekend tickets to this great British motoring event. Click here to enter our competition This year’s Goodwood Revival takes place from 17-19 September, and in conjunction with Singleton, we’re offering you the chance to take a magical step back in time and revel in the romantic time capsule of the golden era of motor racing and glorious air shows at one of the world’s most authentic circuits. Staged entirely in the nostalgic time capsule of the 1940s, 50s and 60s, the Revival relives the glory days of the Goodwood Motor Circuit.