Creative Greenius

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Bill McKibben’s “Do The Math” article in 2012′s Rolling Stone magazine taught us that we cannot burn any more than 565 gigatons of carbon if we want to stay at 2° or lower. But our friends in the oil, coal and gas industry have 5,795 gigatons of carbon on the books.

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Climate Change Climate Chevron Oil 358

Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 11, 2007

Every electric car advocate is asked the same question every day: Are EVs really cleaner, greener, better for the environment? Slate, the online magazine, has an enviro Q&A column, The Green Lantern , that asks the question today. percent of our nation's electricity is generated by the burning of coal.

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Electric Cars Cars Coal Cleaner 100

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

The other goal, of course, is the system’s ultimate purpose: to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by channeling funds into cleaner technologies. Schapiro, Mark, “ Conning the Climate: Inside the Carbon-Trading Shell Game ,” Harper’s Magazine (February 2010). 100% for some agricultural processes. Donovan (3 March 2010).

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Carbon Climate Change Climate Emissions 255

Plugs and Cars

AUGUST 23, 2010

After spending time in the Gulf, the Sierra Club's new executive director, Michael Brune, ponders getting off oil in "Create," his Sierra Magazine commentary. As detailed in "The Latest From the Labs," page 38, even the dirtiest electricity is cleaner than internal combustion. Source: Sierra Magazine ]. coal Sierra Club.

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Sierra Coal Fuel Economy Cleaner 100

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Sorry, but electrics and electric power plants are so efficient that CO2 emissions are less than gassers even when the electricity comes from coal - and a lot of electricity doesnt come from coal. As more renewables come online, battery electrics just keep getting cleaner and greener. But where does Hydrogen come from?

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