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Junkyard Find: 2004 Mitsubishi Diamante LS

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Having read all four episodes, you now know that 2004 was the final model year for the Diamante in North America, and that only 4,379 examples were sold here that year. Just about every reviewer laughs at the current Mirage (I think it's a perfectly serviceable little car for the price) and the Outlander is all about easy financing.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). We reached peak oil consumption in the US in 2008 and the same is true in the EU and Japan. ” by Bill Cooke. Billion vs. $28.3

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Global investment in renewable power reached $270.2B in 2014, ~17% up from 2013; biofuel investment fell 8% to 10-year low

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The increase reflected several influences, according to the report, including a boom in solar installations in China and Japan—totalling $74.9 Third came Japan, at $35.7 There were seven billion-dollar-plus financings of offshore wind projects, boosting the investment totals for the Netherlands, the UK and Germany.

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Russian Prime Minister Putin Launches the ESPO Pipeline

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ESPO, which was initiated in 2004 and is being built by Transneft, Russia’s state-owned oil pipeline company, is intended to open the Asia-Pacific markets for Russian oil—notably both China and Japan. China has agreed to finance a 43-mile, 300,000-bbl/d spur from Skovorodino to the Chinese border.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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This article discusses: (a) why the focus should have been on the transfer of proven renewable energy technology from developed to developing countries; and (b) how this technology transfer can be financed with currently available funds. It’s still unknown how much other wealthy nations, such as the US and Japan, will contribute.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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The 15 th Congress, also known as the 15 th Conference of Parties, or COP 15, was initially intended to be a largely procedural summit, with many major negotiating points settled and most environmental ministers prepared to sign a binding emissions treaty that contained specific emissions targets as well as commitments to financing structures.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

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New 100K Club Member RAV4EV in Japan Newsletter Vol. Romm, 2004 "Out of Gas, The End of the Age of Oil", by David Goodstein, 2004 "Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil Shortage", by Kenneth S. EV Driver Profile: the Pauls Newsletter Vol. 4 Great Gifts! Why Am I a Member? Newsletter Vol. 100K Mile Club Newsletter Vol.

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