{"id":129,"date":"2007-05-25T18:32:54","date_gmt":"2007-05-25T18:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/nyc-a-hybrid-kind-of-town\/"},"modified":"2017-09-05T17:56:02","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:56:02","slug":"nyc-a-hybrid-kind-of-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/nyc-a-hybrid-kind-of-town\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC: A hybrid kind of town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center off\" src=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/new-york-taxis.jpg\" alt=\"NYC hybrids\">Michael Bloomberg, Republican, multi-billionaire, is doing something for the world: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mikebloomberg.com\/en\/issues\/environment_sustainability\/mayor_michael_bloomberg_announces_taxi_fleet_to_be_fully_hybrid_by_2010\">Hybrid taxis by 2012<\/a>.  Five years from now.  How much cleaner will NYC be? 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