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UCLA/UC Berkeley law schools release policy paper on actions required to stimulate long-term, mass-adoption of electric vehicles; leveraging California

Green Car Congress

The paper outlines three high-level solutions, based on the workshop discussion, to the challenges of electric vehicle market development: Educate consumer, the media and elected officials through a simple an effective outreach campaign about the benefits of electric vehicles. non-plug-in) in the US.

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Belfer Center report calls for policymakers to begin taking steps to change policies for funding US transportation infrastructure

Green Car Congress

users pay for the construction and maintenance of roads via a federal fuel tax. users pay for the construction and maintenance of roads via a federal fuel tax. User Charges Based on Fuel Consumption (Gasoline and Carbon Taxes). In the meantime, cars and trucks have become more fuel-efficient. —Huang et al.

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The Further Adventures of The Solangelist

Creative Greenius

The city and county gets the funding from a bond issue and we pay back the loans as an annual assessment on our property taxes. The County’s Treasure Tax Collector has already provided an assessment of the viability of the County implementing a program under AB 811.

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Greenius Goes All AB 811 Over Green Task Force

Creative Greenius

And what it takes is a week of reviewing the six hours of taped presentations and all the PowerPoints and related links from the April 29 California Energy Commission’s AB 811 Staff Workshop. You need to make the environment the priority in Redondo Beach. And I loved every minute of all that digging, discovering.

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The Curious Case of the Torrance Enivornmental Commission

Creative Greenius

I’ll admit that my expectations were based on my experiences with the South Bay Green Task Force, the Manhattan Beach Environmental Task Force and the other environmental organizations whose meetings, workshops and presentations I attend.

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Inside The Green Task Force

Creative Greenius

Bringing all 11 cities together for regular meetings, workshops and working groups, all the cities get to share notes and experiences, pool their knowledge, get answers to their questions and use the COG’s valuable resources. So long as your mortgage and property tax bill are in good standing, you’ll get the money.

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Solar Powered Greenius Producing Massive South Bay Energy

Creative Greenius

The property owners pay off the loans as an assessment item on their property tax bills. The faster we can get permits, the faster we can send the state tax revenue, hire great crews and spin another meter backwards.&#. The loans are financed through the sale of assessment district bonds.

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