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Notes from the road: a guest post from Portland

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As Portland, OR gears up for yet another screening of Revenge, local EV'er and filmmaker J Bills recounts the scene at the Portland premiere back in November: Here in Portland, we still talk about the last time Chris Paine rolled through town with a movie; an early screening of 2006’s seminal “Who Killed the Electric Car?”

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BMW shows future drive technoliges; 2 Series PHEV prototype, direct water injection in 3-cyl. engine, and fuel cell eDrive

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During a driving event at the Miramas proving grounds in southern France, BMW presented future drive technologies, including the prototype of a BMW 2 Series Active Tourer with plug-in hybrid drive. prototype at last year’s Innovation Days event. Earlier post.) The BMW 3 Series plug-in hybrid was presented as a. Earlier post.)

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

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The report concluded that “ damage from climate change, perhaps immense damage, is likely to be part of the Australian reality of the 21 st century and beyond.” Some experts estimate that China overtook the United States as the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases as early as 2006. A Portfolio Of Promises.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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The UN Executive Board has no power to order the removal of credits from the market, even in the event of misconduct by a validator or verifier. Every ton of offsets verified by a DOE can thereafter be used to compensate for excessive emissions by companies in Europe, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. Mr. Donovan is CEO of Renergie, Inc.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

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As for warranties , there is legal precedent that original auto warranties cannot be voided completely by modifications — only the part(s) affected by retrofit will have their warranties affected. CalCars converted Priuses into a PRIUS+ at the 2006 and 2007 Maker Faire s. Go to Hymotion.com. Green Gears, Inc.

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Norways Statoil to acquire Brigham Exploration for US$4.4B cash; entry into the US Bakken and Three Forks tight oil plays

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From drilling and completing long lateral wells with single large uncontrolled fracture stimulations in the late 2006, to drilling long lateral wells with 20 isolated fracture stimulation stages in 2009, the company has most recently completed long lateral wells with up to 38 isolated fracture stimulation stages. Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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Alternatively they can serve as buffers for renewables such as wind and solar power—whether as part of the grid or as home installations. The Audi A7 Sportback h-tron quattro is the first fuel cell car with quattro drive—more specifically with an e-quattro drive—that has no mechanical connecting parts.

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