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

Green Car Congress

The stimulus package is designed to address the recession and in the short term people were anxiously awaiting two key components of the plan: clarification on the details behind “ grants in lieu of tax credits ” and awards of loan guarantees by the DOE from section 1705. Billion vs. $28.3 Billion in 2008). chance of default.

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Superstars of AB 811 Rock Palm Desert @ EcoMotion Conference

Creative Greenius

And I felt a kindred connection with him after reading about his experiences putting solar PV on his roof. Ann Livingston is the Sustainability Coordinator of the county and the woman in charge of their Climate Smart program. I knew he was effective working with cities on energy and sustainability projects.

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The Solangelist’s Vision Shines Brighter

Creative Greenius

We’ve got big solar coming and big wind too, but those projects are not built yet and neither are the transmission lines to connect them to the grid. Seems like a perfect use for some stimulus money, don’t it? 2007 USA electric energy fuel mix. We cannot afford to wait for them and we don’t have to.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The vision is fuelled by the fear of climate change and the need to find green alternatives to dirty coal, unpopular nuclear power and unreliable gas imports from Russia. “Electric vehicles could be connected to the grid and could store energy at times when too much is produced ? . While utilities such as E.ON

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Ontological Shock An Open Letter to Fred Krupp Report from GridEcon Conference SGS Climate Change Head on the First Carbon Credit.

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