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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

Green Car Congress

In a pre-response to that speech, having successfully advocated for plug-in hybrids like the forthcoming Chevy Volt, we propose that the President follow that speech up with a “realistic and conservative” roadmap to halve our oil use in 10 years. Oil is holding us all hostage, economically and physically. The good news?

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Paying Tribute to 1997 IEEE President Charles K. Alexander

Cars That Think

He was also the 1993 vice president of the IEEE United States Activities Board (now IEEE-USA ). From 1998 to 2002, he was interim director of the school’s Institute for Corrosion and Multiphase Technology. The institute’s researchers predict and resolve corrosion in oil and gas production and transportation infrastructure.

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Annual increases in CO2 slows down

Green Cars News

With oil prices surging in the summer of 2008, the annual increase in global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from oil, coal, gas and cement production appear to have halved according to preliminary estimates by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. Who said no good has come from the global financial crisis?

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

He started at CNET News in 2002, covering IT and Web development. Topics: Deals and investments , Transportation Tags: GM , Segway , city transportation , 2009 New York auto show Share: Digg Del.icio.us America needs much smaller cars for many more people so that we can escape the clutches of the loathsome oil interests.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are This is a mirror of the map at Googles RechargeIt site (including icons for YouTube videos on both PHEVs and EVs). or (800) 262-1984 x211. Contact Nikki AT aminorjourney DOT COM, [link].

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