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10 Lessons From the Legacy of Appleā€™s Steve Jobs

Cars That Think

President Barack Obama described him as "brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it. Media News Group/Getty Images. On its 25 October 2005 cover, Time magazine hailed Jobs as "the man who always seems to know what's next." Jobs had amazing vision.

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News Summary I

Plug In Partners

must not be 'hostage' to foreign oil February 20, 2006 MIT researchers invent new hybrid car battery February 7, 2006 Re-thinking the world's economic future February 7, 2006 100-M.P.G. Cars: It's a Start February 5, 2006 Cities to seek plug-in hybrids Janurary 24, 2006 Coalition Turns On to 'Plug-In Hybrids' January 26, 2006 More News

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

Green Car Congress

2 ] Rasmussen’s “one agreement, two steps” plan was quickly endorsed by US President Obama, as well as Australia’s Prime Minister Rudd and Russia’s President Medvedev, all of whom were present at the APEC summit. “ Bretton Woods plus Yalta, multiplied by Reykjavik.

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Tesla, Ford and Nissan receive loans boost

Green Cars News

The first conditional loan commitments reached as part of the Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing programme has been awarded by the Obama administration. However, these cars and components must increase fuel economy by at least 25% above 2005 fuel economy levels.

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Bring Back the EV1 Press Conference

Revenge of the Electric Car

This press conference was held at the very same GM facility where the EV1 Vigil took place during February and March 2005. He sent the story to KFWB News 980 and to President-elect Barack Obama. Tags: Production News EV Events Inside Track Who Killed the Electric Car.

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Heidi On The Hot Seat

Creative Greenius

President Barack Obama gives me and many of us a reason to believe again through not only his recognition of the threat and its urgency , but also through the people he’s put in place to respond and the programs he is introducing. Maybe they don’t have the bandwidth to cover that kind of news anymore.

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A closer look at the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

With Barack Obamaā€™s energy bill stalling in the Senate, US negotiators donā€™t really know what they can offer and Obama is playing his cards close to his chest, with a 14-20 per cent cut from 2005 carbon emission levels by 2020 seeming to be its best offer.