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Tighter EPA emissions rules for big trucks don’t mandate EVs

Baua Electric

The exact share of EVs will vary across the many classes of commercial vehicles, The Associated Press notes, with up to 40% of short-haul “day cab” trucks potentially going electric by the 2032 model year, but only 30% of “heavy-heavy-duty vocational” trucks. But other environmental advocates were more positive.

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Hot Tub Time Machine WayBack Wednesday – Reposted Word-for-Word from June 25 of 2008

Creative Greenius

If that’s too Al a Gore-ical for you then understand this – we have already reached the emergency landing point of our flight. PLUG IN – make your next car a plug in electric car and plug it into the new solar panels you need to get. So don’t buy another car until you can go electric. ” “Mom?”

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The Greenius Goes Into Overdrive

Creative Greenius

As the climate change crisis goes from bad to worse (while the deniers get nuttier and more cult-like with each passing day) and Australia gives Californians an advanced sneak preview at what is without a doubt headed our way sooner than you expect , your Creative Greenius has only gotten more Fired Up, Ready to Go!

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Driving on sunshine

Plug in America

Winter solstice has swept in , and me and my electric vehicle (EV) are taking another trip around the sun—on sunshine! . Finally, I was doing something that could really make a dent in climate change. Finally, I was doing something that could really make a dent in climate change. Driving on sunshine! Goodbye guilt.

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The Cat Is Still On The Roof – And The Roof! The Roof! The Roof Is On Fire!

Creative Greenius

In the 15 months that have passed since I wrote the following, ALL the climate change news has gone from bad, to worse, to much worse than that. For the past three months I’ve been working night and day as the Chairman of the South Bay Los Angeles 350 Climate Action Group. How’s mom doing?&#. “Mom?&# Guess what?

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The Most Powerful Greenius In America

Creative Greenius

We’ve since ratcheted down the electric use here at my home and in my office and studio watt by watt until we hit our new all time low just last month as we used just 357 kWh which cost us $46.24. Our daily use of electricity during this two year period has gone from 22.55 And two years ago we used 654 kWh which cost us $117.89.

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The Solangelist’s Vision Shines Brighter

Creative Greenius

If you’ve followed The Adventures of the Solagnelist thus far you know that I am seriously jonesing to generate all my electricity from my own rooftop solar power. At my home and office we’ve now got the monthly electric bill down to $75 , which means we’re using 500 kWh of electricity every month.