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Ethanol Producers Group Calls for Congress to Repeal International Indirect Land Use Provision in RFS2

Green Car Congress

The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS-2) defined within the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 requires biofuels to meet specified life-cycle greenhouse gas emission reduction targets to qualify. Accompanying the statement was a picture of oil wells burning in Iraq in 1991.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Next ‘Better Place’ Is Australia New Subsidies for Electric Cars in Britain Tesla Motors to Build Battery Packs for Other Car Makers Previous post Group Says European Cap-and-Trade System Reduced Emissions Next post Cutting Costs With Solar Walls From 1 to 25 of 29 Comments 1 2 Next » 1. but not all of it.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Solar, Wind and Biofuels Grew 53 Percent in 2008 Green Education = Environmental Religion? The Smart Grid Consortium, established in December 2007 by Xcel Energy, will select a community of approximately 100,000 residents to become a Smart Grid City using V2G. Its better solar transfer/storage than a battery. 12:47 PM joe said.

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

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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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