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National Academy of Science hosting Sackler Colloquium on the science of science communication

Green Car Congress

The National Academy of Sciences is hosting an intensive two-day Sackler Colloquium 21-22 May in Washington, DC, to survey state-of-the-art research on science communication and to consider its implications for governance, policy, and public engagement. The Arthur M.

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What Are Zero Emission Day and National Drive Electric Week?

Blink Charging

Wallace came up with the idea to give the earth one day free from fossil fuel emissions. As the story goes , its origins go back all the way to the 1980s when graphic designer Ken Wallace was walking outside of his Nova Scotia home with his daughter and noticed idling vehicles.

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Driving Dystopia: New York City Pushes Through Congestion Pricing Scheme

The Truth About Cars

The idea has been revisited every few years, with 2019 delivering the model that only needed to be approved by local transit authorities that have the most to gain. Phil Murphy absolutely hates the idea and has been joined by most NJ state officials in criticizing the plan. However, there is sizable opposition confronting their plans.

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A Dozen More States Virtue Signaling Over Vehicle Bans

The Truth About Cars

Having noticed that Washington got a bit of publicity for vowing to ban all vehicles reliant on internal combustion after 2030, a dozen other American states decided it would be a good idea to reaffirm their own religious-like commitment to the environment by saying they too will be restricting your choice of automobiles by 2035. […].

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Flawed PHEV report has legs

Plugs and Cars

Because people naturally, logically believe electric cars are a good idea. Friday's Washington Post editorializes ignorantly against government support of plug-ins, based it would seem solely upon this report. One of the many smaller media outlets and blogs to pick up the story got the message.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

People are scared that they’ll get stuck and have no way of charging the batteries, hey I have an idea why not build a wind turbine on the roof that way as you drive the turbine spins and charges the battery. April 18, 2009 3:46 pm Link The Volt is a great idea and it looks magnificent, but they are out of their minds.!!!

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What If Europe Loses Russian Natural Gas?

Cars That Think

Mutasiak has been working with climate activist Bill McKibben , who just a few days after war broke out proposed in a blog post that the Biden administration invoke the Defense Production Act to lend U.S. And on 8 March, the Washington Post reported that the White House was taking this suggestion under serious consideration.

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