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How Big Oil Stays on Top

Plugs and Cars

But it's not enough to sell a product and make the biggest profits in the history of the world. I guess they decided they were being cheap, so they ponied up another $2.5 As long as we have no choice but to buy their product, their power only increases. And they make a good profit. million on the 30th.

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AlixPartners study finds post-crisis auto industry facing new set of challenges; sales projected below historical levels for foreseeable future

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Meanwhile, according to an AlixPartners survey of 1,000 Americans regarding their views of the US economy and their personal economic situations, 83% said they had delayed or planned to wait at least a year to buy a vehicle. million in 2006. The study also finds that pickup-truck sales will be hurt by the continuing housing crisis.

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The British government, for example, announced recently that, in a few years, motorists will be able to get up to £5,000 in incentives to buy an electric car. Every big carmaker seems to be developing one, and governments are vying with each other to support them. People actually love the idea of a bicycle that does not need pedalling.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Millions will plug-in their electric vehicles (EV), plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and fuel cell vehicles (FCV) at night when electricity is cheap, then plug-in during the day when energy is expensive and sell those extra electrons at a profit. Instead they could buy back electricity at peak hours from vehicle drivers. Remember its PURE D.C.

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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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China and India recently announced plans to reduce the carbon intensity, or the amount of carbon-dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product, of their economies over the next decade. Each SABMF has a production capacity of 5 MGY and utilizes feedstock from acreage adjacent to the facility.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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A limit was imposed on emissions from the power plants, and utilities were allowed to buy and sell permits to comply. population and Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and one-third of all U.S. Firms can reduce emissions by substituting low-GHG fuels for other fuels, or by undertaking other changes in the methods of production.

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