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NTSB issues 9 safety recommendations after Tesla crash investigation; says no vehicle in US is self-driving

Green Car Congress

The 38-year-old driver of the 2017 Tesla Model X P100D electric-powered sport utility vehicle died from multiple blunt-force injuries after his SUV entered the gore area of the US-101 and State Route 85 exit ramp and struck a damaged and nonoperational crash attenuator at a speed of 70.8 seconds and about 560 feet from the crash attenuator.

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Climate Change #Liar-Deniers Are The New Racists

Creative Greenius

And that title is a fitting one for at least half the elected representatives in Congress who make the Vichy French look like courageous patriots compared to their feckless impotence in the face of the biggest threat our civilization has ever faced. org , Bill McKibben , climate , Do the Math , environment , politics , science.

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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. said Dr. Hansen this same week testifying to Congress and that’s not all he said. Filed under: environment Tagged: 350.org ” “Mom?” That tipping point you’ve been hearing about?

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

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. said Dr. Hansen this same week testifying to Congress and that’s not all he said. How’s mom doing?&#. “Mom?&# says the man, “Mom is on the roof… &#. Guess what?

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What Does Henry Waxman Know About Climate That Made Him Quit?

Creative Greenius

Waxman knows that the White House isn’t listening to Michael Mann or James Hanson – let alone Al Gore or Bill McKibben. carbon producers climate change Community Activists electric cars environment environmental legislation Environmental Politics fossil fuels renewable energy Creative Greenius Henry Waxman'

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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. 2) Chevy Volt (2) China (2) ECOD3.SA 2) Inconvenient Truth (2) JCI (2) MGA (2) NSANY (2) PGE (2) SB1.DE SZ (1) 6753.T 2) Chevy Volt (2) China (2) ECOD3.SA

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Traveling Through Time, Exploring the String Theory and Hugging the Giant Sequoias

Creative Greenius

It was there because the cover story was “Among the Ancients, Giant Sequoias of the Sierra&# Another article headline that made the cover, “Is Al Gore Our Great Green Hope?&#. Light rail and high speed rail boomed in the 8 Gore years and the American economy soared in the new clean energy renaissance.

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