Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Ian Bowles has set the statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions limit for 2020 required by the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008 at 25% below 1990 levels, the maximum authorized by the Act, saying that measures already in place will get Massachusetts much of the way toward that goal.

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Creative Greenius

DECEMBER 2, 2008

As we move into the final month of the year 2008 I keep looking up at my rooftop longingly. 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. So I need to do something to cut the cost of my system even more than the rebates and tax credits are going to do.

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 8, 2009

The loans for solar power, authorized under California’s AB 811 , are added as assessments to a homeowner’s property tax bills and are passed on to the new owner if a home is sold. We know carbon taxes are coming and we won’t always be floating in a sea of profits we made at your expense. Goal of Task Force.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 12, 2009

As the climate change crisis goes from bad to worse (while the deniers get nuttier and more cult-like with each passing day) and Australia gives Californians an advanced sneak preview at what is without a doubt headed our way sooner than you expect , your Creative Greenius has only gotten more Fired Up, Ready to Go!

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2010

At present, 17 of the 27 EU Member States levy CO 2 -related taxes on passenger cars, and 15 governments provide tax incentives for electrically chargeable vehicles, according to the newly published European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) Tax Guide 2010. Generally, registration taxes threaten fleet renewal.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Despite its progress however, it seems there is still an uphill battle to be fought both in terms of changing the perception of and reliance on fossil fuels – with a new study highlighting the startling gap between Federal subsidies for fossil fuels and renewable energy. Why renewable fuels should receive more help. Our verdict.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2010

The report, Limiting the Magnitude of Future Climate Change is one of three released by the NRC, the operating arm of the National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering. Fri, Chair, Panel on Limiting the Magnitude of Future Climate Change. Accelerate the use of renewable energy sources.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced a set of proposals to transition Washington to cleaner sources of energy and to meet greenhouse gas (GHG) emission limits adopted by the state Legislature in 2008. Climate Change Electric (Battery) Emissions Infrastructure Policy' Cap-and-trade. Clean energy industry funding.

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Creative Greenius

JULY 19, 2009

And what’s working for the Greenius and Mrs. Greenius will work for the rest of America, even the little brain people who aren’t sure if climate change is man-made or not and probably even the Stepford brainwashed pod people who think Al Gore is a bad man. The Big Dick Cheney Effect.

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Creative Greenius

JUNE 11, 2009

As our climate change crisis worsens and spins out of control with each passing day there’s no time to spare for those of us whose job it is to educate and motivate our fellow citizens to actions that cut our greenhouse gas emissions. The property owners pay off the loans as an assessment item on their property tax bills.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The high cost of manufacturing the Volt is exactly why the tax credits of $2500 for a vehicle with 4 kWh of battery capacity and $417 for every kWh over 4 (so that there is a $7500 credit for the Volt) were legislated. Galbraith joined The New York Times in June 2008 to write about renewable energy. Staff Tom Zeller Jr.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

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. “Cities are a perfect for promoting change and renewable energies,&# said Mr. Turmes, the politician. The infrastructure is already there.&#

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Ontological Shock An Open Letter to Fred Krupp Report from GridEcon Conference SGS Climate Change Head on the First Carbon Credit.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Governor Kulongoski is currently pushing a plan before the state legislature to cut some hefty tax breaks for electric vehicle manufacturers who choose to come to Oregon, as well as provide huge tax credits to purchasers of electric cars. “My Next post States’ Proposals for Gas Taxes Sputter 11 Comments 1.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 16, 2009

That’s the verdict on policies to tackle climate change according to a survey by the Public Policy Institute of California. It found that in a year with a worsening recession, residents’ support for urgent action on climate change has slipped.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Oceans, already expanding from warmth and melting glaciers, would rise, increasing coastal flooding; a chain reaction of climate changes is projected to lead to harsher, more widespread droughts and more powerful storms. According to Tol, the impact of a tax hike of this magnitude could reduce world GDP 12.9%

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

Markey of Massachusetts, both Democrats, built their climate change bill last year in large measure around it. The Cantwell-Collins plan is almost exactly what Mr. Obama proposed in the campaign and after first taking office–a 100 percent auction of permits and a large tax rebate to the public. Representatives Henry A.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Engineering proptypes enjoy a tax break. Companies can not sell engineering prototypes in which the company got R&D tax breaks in developing the product. If our country is going to spend money like a drunk sailor we should have spent it on building renewable energy power plants like Wind and Geothermal.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2009

But in a year that has seen both a worsening recession and state budget crisis, residents’ support for urgent action on climate change has slipped and a partisan divide on the issue has widened. Support has declined 7 points from July 2008 (73%) and 12 points from 2007 (78%). Mark Baldassare, president and CEO of PPIC.

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