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The Greenius Goes Into Overdrive

Creative Greenius

The loans are for 20 years and paid off as a property tax assessment. I like Dency’s idea of installing these turbines atop tall poles on our South Bay piers where the winds are more forceful and regularly blowing. But the Solangelist wasn’t about to let that stop me. But I’ll keep my eye on wind energy too. Speaking of blowing –.

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Gordon wants more electric cars :: KTAR.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Car dealers will prosper in the city, and the state will be getting sales tax. Mark Perry with Nissan said the idea of people tooling down the interstate in an electric vehicle is no longer a pipe dream. Job creation and more car sales would be a boon for the economy, said Gordon. One, the battery technology has improved.

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Answer: Al Gore is an investor in Fisker through venture-capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. And Reuben Munger, former managing partner at investment firm Baupost Group LLC, is a founder and chairman of Bright, which developed a fully electric delivery van called Idea. Fisker Automotive. Tesla Motor. Google Inc.

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The Most Powerful Greenius In America

Creative Greenius

Greenius will work for the rest of America, even the little brain people who aren’t sure if climate change is man-made or not and probably even the Stepford brainwashed pod people who think Al Gore is a bad man. In fact that’s such a good idea the Public Utilities Commission of California already has that mandate in place.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

As part of the solution framework, the Israeli government will provide tax incentives to customers, Renault will supply the electric vehicles, and Project Better Place will construct and operate an Electric Recharge Grid across the entire country. Electric vehicles will be available for customers in 2011. 2) Chevy Volt (2) China (2) ECOD3.SA

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Superstars of AB 811 Rock Palm Desert @ EcoMotion Conference

Creative Greenius

You need more than just great ideas, policy and planning – you also have to have the motivational chops to not just talk about change, but to actually effect it. For Cisco Devries it was Al Gore scaring the bejeezus out of him with “ An Inconvenient Truth.&# Also Tax Collector, Auditor & Controller.