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Opinion: Why Lithium Will See Another Price Spike This Fall

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one of the ambitious new explorers shaking up the lithium mining scene in Nevada. In some locations, grid-scale peaking applications have already been implemented, often in old coal power plants, re-using the building and grid connections. A previously defunct mine, Quebec Lithium, has recently seen interest from a Chinese operator.

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Opinion: Why Buffett Bet A Billion On Solar: Miles Per Acre Per Year

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Coal still supplies more power in the US than anything else, with natural gas next. However, building more coal and gas power plants to make miles for transport is counter-productive if the game plan is to reduce carbon output. But suppose your new car is up to current Chinese standards (~35 mpg). Click to enlarge.

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

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In a worst case scenario, Chu said, up to 90% of the Sierra Nevada snowpack could disappear, all but eliminating a natural storage system for water vital to agriculture as well as cities. Australia is the world’s largest exporter of coal and one of the world’s highest per-capita emitters of greenhouse gases.

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

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in chinese ?, She is an avid runner and hiker, having grown up camping most summers in the Sierra Nevada. And thats not even the half of it, can anyone say …GODZILLA ,,,its GODZILLA! Powered by Blogrunner Latest From Green Inc.

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

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Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) Even if you charge your EV with electricity made from coal fired generators you reduce your car’s pollution by half. If you charge with solar, is way less.

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