Creative Greenius

DECEMBER 8, 2008

For more than a year now in this blog I’ve been researching and reporting on climate change, energy and transportation issues and related environmental stories covering them on both a personal and a global perspective. The Green L.A.

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 4, 2010

Whether it’s my own crappy supplier, Southern California Edison, or Los Angeles’ DWP, or the big bad boys of power up north, PG&E, the ugly solar truth is these utilities make it as difficult and painful as possible for property owners to generate their own solar electricity and practice decentralized generation.

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Creative Greenius

JUNE 11, 2009

As our climate change crisis worsens and spins out of control with each passing day there’s no time to spare for those of us whose job it is to educate and motivate our fellow citizens to actions that cut our greenhouse gas emissions. The property owners pay off the loans as an assessment item on their property tax bills.

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 22, 2009

We’ve already got AB 811 in place to give us low interest loans for solar we can pay off as property tax assessments , but very few cities have the money to fund the program. Perhaps one of my many readers who work for the City of Torrance or the County of Los Angeles wants to pick that torch up and run with it.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Price and tax incentives need to be worked out. We are trying to be proactive about how to make sure that the transformers that serve these homes and neighborhoods are robust enough,” said Doug Kim, an executive at Southern California Edison, which serves Los Angeles. Locations must be found for charging stations.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The high cost of manufacturing the Volt is exactly why the tax credits of $2500 for a vehicle with 4 kWh of battery capacity and $417 for every kWh over 4 (so that there is a $7500 credit for the Volt) were legislated. April 17, 2009 8:00 pm Link I also think that the task force is being short-sighted in their comments on the Volt.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 22, 2012

You can go to events where you recycle your old paper tax records, your motor oil, your cellphone, computers and other electronics. . But what you cannot do at any Earth Day event – or any other day’s events – is change the sense of urgency of the U.S. They act like we can just file for an extension if we miss the tax deadline.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 22, 2012

You can go to events where you recycle your old paper tax records, your motor oil, your cellphone, computers and other electronics. . But what you cannot do at any Earth Day event – or any other day’s events – is change the sense of urgency of the U.S. They act like we can just file for an extension if we miss the tax deadline.

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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. February 17, 2009 9:43 am Link No matter how you slice it we need a carbon TAX to accelerate all these important projects. link] — Chris Dudley 13.

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Creative Greenius

JULY 25, 2009

Looking at that on the local level, here in Los Angeles County, we’ve got 3,400,000 existing housing units for our 10 million people. I then arrange for the right trained contractors to come and do that work and schedule the date with you after helping you navigate the different rebate and tax credit programs available to you.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

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 Next post States’ Proposals for Gas Taxes Sputter 11 Comments 1.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

People will likely not buy plug-ins without big federal tax breaks." ( Reuters ) 11/29/06 [In response to GMs announcement at the LA Auto Show], Ford Group marketing manager Cisco Codina said the answer for now is full hybrids, like the latest version of its Ford Escape hybrid SUV unveiled at the show. ( The biggest barrier is the battery."

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Last week, at the Model S unveiling in Los Angeles, Tesla revealed that an optional “ QuickCharg e &# battery would get a full charge in 45 minutes from a 480V outlet. Elon Musk is going to get about $5 of my hard earned money based on my fair share of taxes. The price goes up with demand and usage. I’m depressed.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Engineering proptypes enjoy a tax break. Companies can not sell engineering prototypes in which the company got R&D tax breaks in developing the product. Think of driving any vehicle in the hot Los Angeles summer time. Posted by: Joe | Apr 13, 2009 11:27:11 PM The government gets no tax money on electric vehicles.

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Creative Greenius

JUNE 16, 2009

Just ask Los Angeles Lakers Basketball fans. Also Tax Collector, Auditor & Controller. He’s also the County Tax Collector and the County Controller and the County Auditor. Ann Livingston is the Sustainability Coordinator of the county and the woman in charge of their Climate Smart program.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2009

But in a year that has seen both a worsening recession and state budget crisis, residents’ support for urgent action on climate change has slipped and a partisan divide on the issue has widened. But in the current economic climate their support has dropped a notch. Mark Baldassare, president and CEO of PPIC.

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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. Credit: Los Angeles Times. Frozen natural gas pipes in Texas. Credit: The Texas Tribune. energy goal.

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