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PCAST suggests 6 key components for climate change strategy to President Obama; adaptation and mitigation

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The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released a letter to President Obama describing six key components the advisory group believes should be central to the Administration’s strategy for addressing climate change. —PCAST letter to the President. The six key components are: 1.

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Obama sets goal of reducing US oil imports by 1/3 by 2025; domestic and Western Hemisphere production, natural gas, biofuels, electric vehicles, fleet purchases

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Obama was delivering a speech on energy policy at Georgetown University. Meeting the goal of cutting US oil dependence depends largely on two things, Obama said: finding and producing more oil at home, and reducing dependence on oil with cleaner alternative fuels and greater efficiency. —President Obama.

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Fat Cars: Report Reveals What We Already Know About Vehicle Weight

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Meanwhile, CAFE loopholes added during the Obama administration have encouraged the automotive industry to prioritize larger combustion vehicles , resulting in a majority of modern-day automobiles being far heavier than their predecessors. Novel safety requirements also contribute to this trend.

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Study suggests policymakers need to move beyond alt fuels hype to decarbonize transport successfully

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To support objectives related to climate change mitigation, air pollution and energy security, numerous governments have set specific goals for the market adoption of AFV technologies. Bush set a goal of commercializing cellulosic ethanol production by 2012; and President Obama set a goal of one million electric vehicles by 2015.

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Electrified Blondes in Convertibles For Everyone!

Creative Greenius

Chris is currently working on the sequel to his blockbuster hit, “Revenge of the Electric Car&# and had a crew shooting footage at the event. Look for the footage soon as part of his event report on his web site. Click on this photo to see Stefano Paris' video production of the event. Now he drives a Tesla.

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The Greenius Goes Into Overdrive

Creative Greenius

That’s right my friends, while others are cutting back, downsizing, slowing down and pulling back, your Creative Greenius is not only Ready to Go, I’m already going, baby, and I’m moving at Obama speed. The EPN has been around since 2001 and to be honest, I should have gotten involved with them a long time ago.

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

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2 ] Rasmussen’s “one agreement, two steps” plan was quickly endorsed by US President Obama, as well as Australia’s Prime Minister Rudd and Russia’s President Medvedev, all of whom were present at the APEC summit. “ Bretton Woods plus Yalta, multiplied by Reykjavik. ” [ 16 ]. European Union.

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