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

Creative Greenius

There was a nice selection of books, especially guides to the flora and fauna of the High Sierras. I pulled an old issue of Sierra (the magazine of the Sierra Club) from July/August 1997. We also found magazines ( Utne Reader anyone?) CDs and Blueray DVD movies and documentaries.

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What Are Zero Emission Day and National Drive Electric Week?

Blink Charging

Plug In America, along with the Electric Vehicle Association and the Sierra Club , joined the effort and the first National Plug In Day was held on October 16th, 2011. Attend an online or in-person event. In 2014, the day was expanded to a whole week and National Drive Electric Week was born. Watch an EV parade. They’re safer.

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

Creative Greenius

There was a nice selection of books, especially guides to the flora and fauna of the High Sierras. I pulled an old issue of Sierra (the magazine of the Sierra Club) from July/August 1997. We also found magazines ( Utne Reader anyone?) CDs and Blueray DVD movies and documentaries.

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Special Guests at an LA Rally

Revenge of the Electric Car

was also spotted, along with author and radio personality Richard Greene, LA’s mayor, members of NRDC, The Sierra Club, Heal the Bay, and more. The event was organized by filmmakers for the documentary recently released on DVD, Fuel , directed by Josh Tickell- who was also in attendance and speaking at the rally.

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Q&A: Inside DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge

Cars That Think

DARPA designed the competition to advance practical robotics in extreme conditions, based around three distinct underground environments: human-made tunnels, the urban underground, and natural caves. A series of three preliminary circuit events would give teams experience with each environment. IEEE Spectrum. Can you talk about that?

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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

Creative Greenius

So I sought the Bolt out at the EV events I attended and saw it for the first time in person at Exposition Park, but the car was locked and there were no Chevy people around to present the car. Showing Sierra Club bigwig, Evan Gillespie how much cargo room our car has. I sang the praises of the car and how GM stood behind it.

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Lillian Light Is No Lightweight - The Environmental Lioness of the South Bay is Fired Up, Ready To Go!

Creative Greenius

We covered: global warming, nuclear power, clean air, smart growth, globalization and the environment. And on globalization we actually had a union person speak. I personally want us to do more about us getting out of Iraq but the committee voted against me and said it was not an environmental issue. It’s terrible.

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