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Find out what life is like for a new Mirai owner, via @freep https://t.co/MsHjruYoHY

— Toyota USA (@Toyota) July 11, 2016

The Toyota Mirai has been hailed as World Green Car of 2016. Its zero-emission powertrain is considered by proponents to be the turning point toward a sustainable future, and part of the solution to climate change.

The only problem? It runs on hydrogen, so you won't be seeing one in Elgin or Streamwood any time soon.

The only place you can purchase a Toyota Mirai in the United States today is California, where there is a…

We're funding 28,000+ species assessments with @IUCN to help protect biodiversity: https://t.co/wGteGwkSku pic.twitter.com/rOO0NUnMbL

— ToyotaGB (@ToyotaGB) May 10, 2016

Ever look up a cool animal on the internet, and the first page you check is, of course, Wikipedia? At the side of the page, you'll notice most animals are listed as "Least Concern," and some as Near Threatened, Vulnerable, Endangered, Critically Endangered, or Extinct. Ever wonder who determines that conservation status?

The answer is the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and Toyota has ...