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California ARB greenlights states GHG cap-and-trade program

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The cap-and-trade program also works in concert with other measures, such as standards for cleaner vehicles, low-carbon fuels, renewable electricity and energy efficiency, and complements and supports California’s existing efforts to reduce smog-forming and toxic air pollutants. ARB Staff presentation on Cap-and-Trade Program.

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Conference confirms plug-in fever

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Plug-in 2008 in San Jose, California witnessed a noon-time address by new heavy-weight convert, Andy Grove, former CEO of Intel. Attesting to consumer desire for plug-ins, hundreds of people flooded the Plug-in 2008 auditorium for the low-cost “public” event, which included Plug In America’s Chelsea Sexton participating in a panel discussion.

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Perspective: Ending Oils Monopolya Blueprint for Mobility Choice

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Of course, other countries benefit from this fact, with about $900 million flowing out of the US to buy foreign oil every day, and about 40% of that going to OPEC. [ We need to develop cleaner, renewable sources of energy as well as alternative means of getting around. 2 ] CIBC World Market StrategEcon, 31 October 2008 , p4. [

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Carmakers are going green but British motorists are not

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Portuguese drivers are the greenest in Europe when it comes to buying cars with an average CO2 rate of 138g/km (eg. Director at the ETA, Andrew Davis, said: “Car makers can build green cars, but they need us to buy them. League table results: Ranking 2008. Country/Average CO2 2008(g/km)/AverageCO2 2007/Rank 2007.

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Washington governor proposes slate of measures to curb GHG emissions & transition state to cleaner energy; cap-and-trade and EV incentives

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Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced a set of proposals to transition Washington to cleaner sources of energy and to meet greenhouse gas (GHG) emission limits adopted by the state Legislature in 2008. Cleaner transportation options for consumers. Cap-and-trade.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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Since 2005, when major greenhouse-gas emitters among the Kyoto signatories were issued caps on their emissions and permitted to buy credits to meet those caps, there has been more than $300 billion worth of carbon transactions. Offset Quality Initiative, Ensuring Offset Quality (July 2008), available at: [link]. Perspective by Brian J.

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False green claims endangering market for green goods

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Two thirds of consumers say they are not sure how to tell if claims made by companies advertising green products – from household cleaners to green cars and energy – are true. The number of ‘green’ adverts investigated by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) nearly doubled from 2007 to 2008.

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