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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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Under the cap-and-trade system, industries regulated by it—the largest being power generation, chemicals, steel, and cement—are given limits on their total emissions, and companies can purchase emission reductions from others in lieu of reducing emissions themselves. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Climate Change 2007: Mitigation.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GE: The global stimulus bellwether FORTUNE 500 Current Issue Subscribe to Fortune (Fortune Magazine) -- Warren Buffett is famous for his rules of investing: When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is usually the reputation of the business that remains intact.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Governor Kulongoski is currently pushing a plan before the state legislature to cut some hefty tax breaks for electric vehicle manufacturers who choose to come to Oregon, as well as provide huge tax credits to purchasers of electric cars. “My See the below link for a more in depth discussion of this topic. Staff Tom Zeller Jr.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Ill never purchase one again, no matter what the mpgs. Denmark did that with Wind Power and now most of their energy comes from wind rather than oil, natural gas, or coal. should be illegal for companies to purchase patents for the purpose of blocking technology. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 thats right.

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