Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). Other than the good news on oil consumption, very little was said in regards to transportation fuels. by Bill Cooke.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 30, 2009

This is a well written story in the Pasadena Star News about how the utilities are gearing up for the coming plug-in vehicles. By 2012, we should have made some progress on this, just in time to re-elect Obama to his second term. Here’s the full text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link].

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The vision is fuelled by the fear of climate change and the need to find green alternatives to dirty coal, unpopular nuclear power and unreliable gas imports from Russia. The only question is a carbon TAX the kind of change Obama believes in. It’s the only way to save the planet from climate change.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 23, 2009

Earth Day may have come and gone but President Barack Obama is anxious that the green energy revolution in the USA does not stop gathering momentum as he bids to pass historic climate change legislation. Tags: Global warming Green cars Latest news Alternative Fuels Barack Obama Earth day green revolution.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Ontological Shock An Open Letter to Fred Krupp Report from GridEcon Conference SGS Climate Change Head on the First Carbon Credit.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

First, the attorney general in New York announced an investigation into ExxonMobil, for what it sees as evidence that the company lied about the dangers of climate change. The probe comes on the heels of reports from InsideClimate News that the oil major’s own scientists knew about the threat of climate change decades ago.

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Green Cars News

MAY 6, 2009

The scheme, yet to be voted on by Congress is modelled on the scrappage incentives already available in several European countries and could see car buyers receiving vouchers worth between $3,500-4,000 towards their new purchase when they trade in an old car.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

"On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). The Obama Administration doesnt understand that. It isa fundamental change in direction for GM. It is simply the cost of doing business.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2010

Over the past year the United States has experienced rising unemployment, public frustration with Washington and a divisive health care debate, largely pushing climate change out of the news. Anthony Leiserowitz, director of the Yale Project on Climate Change.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

52% of all Americans agree with President Obama that “ the danger posed by climate change cannot be denied, and our responsibility to meet it must not be deferred. 52% of all Americans agree with President Obama that “ the danger posed by climate change cannot be denied, and our responsibility to meet it must not be deferred.

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Charged EVs

JANUARY 18, 2022

For me, the most important thing is that there is an urgency across the planet to address climate change. If you remember, six car companies joined California—they cut a deal to have standards that would be more stringent than what the Trump administration was proposing, but somewhat less stringent than what Obama had put in place.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 26, 2021

President Biden and other world leaders have vowed to reduce global warming by making drastic changes. At the 2015 Paris climate accord, then-President Obama set greenhouse gas reduction at half what Biden has proposed. Former President Trump, Obama’s successor, did little […]. Will they follow through?

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 4, 2011

When I quit the Democratic party last summer the last straw for me was their total FAIL to take a stand and do anything about climate change. My opinion of Republicans has only been endlessly verified from Nixon’s Jew hating day to today’s tea bagging Fox News following sellouts.

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 4, 2011

When I quit the Democratic party last summer the last straw for me was their total FAIL to take a stand and do anything about climate change. My opinion of Republicans has only been endlessly verified from Nixon’s Jew hating day to today’s tea bagging Fox News following sellouts.

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EV Match

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Ironically, Governor Abbott targeted renewable energy just as The New York Times was writing that Texas’ grid trouble is a sign of disruption to come as climate change induces more and more extreme weather events. Democrats now control the White House and both chambers of Congress. Frozen natural gas pipes in Texas.

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