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Major truck OEMs form PACT to advocate for EV infrastructure development – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

At a launch event at the National Press Club in Washington DC, PACT Chairperson and Volvo Group VP of Public Affairs Dawn Fenton explained PACT’s focus on educating industry stakeholders, including legislators, regulators, fleet owners, utilities and other policymakers.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

Green Car Congress

“ One Agreement, Two Steps ” Expectations for Copenhagen quickly became complicated after Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen boarded an overnight flight to Singapore to address an impromptu breakfast forum on climate change at the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit on 15 November. by Jack Rosebro.

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The origins of NDEW and DEED

Plug in America

It all started with President Barack Obama and as DEED begins, we’re taking the opportunity to briefly revisit the tale, with a related nod to the mother of climate change policy, as former Sen. Gavin Newsom (then San Francisco’s mayor), Washington Gov. But how did NDEW come about? Fran Pavley is well known.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

&# — Chris Kelley Boehner: Calling Carbon Dioxide Dangerous Is Almost Comical NEW SECTION Visit the New Energy & Environment Section Markets Get Quotes My Portfolios » TIPS & SUGGESTIONS Talk to Green Inc. Got a hot tip on breaking green news, or a suggestion for areas of coverage? Staff Tom Zeller Jr.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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. It’s the only way to save the planet from climate change. Got a hot tip on breaking green news, or a suggestion for areas of coverage?

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Although Think has been plagued by bad financial news recently, the company’s North American C.E.O., Got a hot tip on breaking green news, or a suggestion for areas of coverage? She is an avid runner and hiker, having grown up camping most summers in the Sierra Nevada. Email us directly at greeninc@nytimes.com.

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