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

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At the time the article was written, the emissions levels of the most intense reference scenario, known as A1FI (A1, Fossil Intensive), had already been outpaced by actual global GHG emissions by 2005, despite international emission reduction efforts such as the Kyoto Protocol.

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

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The vision is fuelled by the fear of climate change and the need to find green alternatives to dirty coal, unpopular nuclear power and unreliable gas imports from Russia. Are we going to burn more oil, natural gas, or (gasp) coal to produce it? Cheers — Al Louard 11. railways replacing cars and trucks, weatherizing homes, etc.),

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Posts | Profile James Kanter Reporter Mr. Kanter has been a staff correspondent for The International Herald Tribune in Paris and Brussels since 2005, covering European business affairs and the business of green. She is an avid runner and hiker, having grown up camping most summers in the Sierra Nevada.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Even if you charge your EV with electricity made from coal fired generators you reduce your car’s pollution by half. Posts | Profile James Kanter Reporter Mr. Kanter has been a staff correspondent for The International Herald Tribune in Paris and Brussels since 2005, covering European business affairs and the business of green.

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