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CAT envisages fossil-free Britain in 20 years

Green Cars News

The report which details measure designed to slash carbon emissions and eliminate oil use in Britain is set to be published in June, the BBC reports. The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) is drawing up plans which could help Britain to banish fossil fuel use in just twenty years. Entitled ‘Zero Carbon Britain’ the report’s [.].

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

Green Car Congress

Kim Carstensen of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) protested that “ it’s just too early to lower the ambition ”, [ 5 ] while European news agency Euractiv ran the headline “Asian leaders kill hopes for Copenhagen deal” [ 6 ]. Bloomberg News, 16 November 2009. [ Canada’s 2009 GHG emissions are 48.7%

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

It is also flex so that future biomass fuels such as cellulosic ethanol, methanol can be used (no oil). Also maintenance on these (no oil changes to speak of) etc will cost much less than an internal combution propelled car. Those cars will reduce oil demand at most by about 1/5th of one percent. — Volt Enthusiast 7.

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We visited the OLA Future Factory: Electric Scooter Manufacturing

Plug In India

I met with Preeti Gupta, a freelancer with the BBC. As Lithium prices increase, like oil, there would be more exploration. Since then he has stayed with the same battery. In extreme cold, there is a drop of about 5% in range. But age related range degradation has not been significant. As demand picks up, more sites will open up.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Oil is the alternative. Are we going to burn more oil, natural gas, or (gasp) coal to produce it? The most common methods involve burning natural gas, oil or coal to power the engines to generate electricity. Alternative is no longer an alternative. Renewable is the energy equations equalizer for the non Muslim world.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Although Think has been plagued by bad financial news recently, the company’s North American C.E.O., Air travel will be limited to extremely expensive intercontinental and military flights to conserve oil, and nuclear developments will be for military purposes only for national security. Email us directly at greeninc@nytimes.com.

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