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Will Human Soldiers Ever Trust Their Robot Comrades?

Cars That Think

Take, for example, this case described by a Marine who served in Iraq: My team once had a robot that was obnoxious. Work , who was nominated by President Barack Obama in 2014 to serve as deputy defense secretary. It would frequently accelerate for no reason, steer whichever way it wanted, stop, etc.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Early Days in the Obama Administration An Address I'd Like to Hear Global Warming Solutions Included in Transportatio. Why not ake it all the way and spend 1 year of Iraq on retrofitting every home in America with nano solar. Intelligent Charging Infrastructure for New Electr. Here we go again.or Carbon trading vs t. SZ (1) 6753.T

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

I liken electric grid and renewable to the economic and political and military fiasco of the Iraq war. The only question is a carbon TAX the kind of change Obama believes in. Most of us are waiting to be able to plug into a 120v line like I do when my tractor battery needs a “refill&#. Alternative is no longer an alternative.

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Nissan plans to start selling electric car in Seattle next year

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Flu genes spell pig · British forces end combat operations in Iraq more AP: LOCAL · First stimulus highway project starts in Wash. ·

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

Creative Greenius

Then in 2003 we presented a forum on Iraq, “Voices From the Streets.&# People came in opposition and said “You can’t come out against the Iraq war.&#. 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.

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