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Obama to Nominate Father of Green Chemistry to head EPA RD

Green Car Congress

President Barack Obama announced that he intends to nominate Dr. Paul T. Among other benefits, his research has created economic incentives to reduce industrial waste. Anastas to head the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development in the post of Assistant Administrator.

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The Greenius Goes Into Overdrive

Creative Greenius

That’s right my friends, while others are cutting back, downsizing, slowing down and pulling back, your Creative Greenius is not only Ready to Go, I’m already going, baby, and I’m moving at Obama speed. click on the graphic to download the Manhattan Beach Green book. Manhattan Beach Environmental Task Force.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Nonetheless, I do agree that it wastes of energy, reduces range and should NOT be mandatory. a cyclist is much quieter, and these cars do have horns still for people what step out in front. Must be nice to know that deafies are actually smarter than those hearie idiots! I know this and I speak for them. because I am one. a key Randy C.

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Will Human Soldiers Ever Trust Their Robot Comrades?

Cars That Think

Editor’s note: This article is adapted from the author’s book War Virtually: The Quest to Automate Conflict, Militarize Data, and Predict the Future (University of California Press, published in paperback April 2024). So of course then we had to call EOD [personnel] out and waste their time and ours all because of this stupid little robot.

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The Reality of Fast Charging for Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Building Computing Energy Gadgets Investing Smart Grid Transportation Travel ADVERTISEMENT Books that Matter Know Your Eco-Labels Hurray for the Bad Economy! BruceMcF on March 31, 2009 at 02:00 PM Post Your Comment Name: Email Address: Comments: Email Us About Us Advertise on Matter Network Become Publisher Partner Books That Matter Site Map.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

So much more convenient than having to take time out of my day and go out of my way (wasting more energy) to get a charge elsewhere or do battery swaps. million investment into fuel cell technology Tohe on Obama outlines high-speed rail plan for U.S. Reply ↓ ↑ report 15 Ken 2:04AM (4/10/2009) I want to charge at home.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

To deal with this major special waste problem has to my knowledge never ever been brought to the attention of the readers of any paper around the world. Batteries are highly special toxic waste and cannot be dropped on the average dump site, so who is going to pay to get rid of this problem? — Kaare Nilsen 2. In the U.S.

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