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SCOPE Biofuels Project Releases Assessment on Environmental Effects of Biofuel Technologies

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The SCOPE (Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment) International Biofuels Project, has published the full proceedings of its Rapid Assessment workshop on the environmental effects of biofuel technologies, 22-25 September 2008. SCOPE symposium on finance, food and energy crisis. Howarth, R.W., Bringezu, L.A. Martinelli, R.

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GM, Segway to Make Vehicle - WSJ.com

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Write to Sharon Terlep at sharon.terlep@dowjones.com Printed in The Wall Street Journal, page B2 Copyright 2008 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Home World U.S. GM said it aims to use so-called vehicle-to-vehicle technology to avoid traffic problems and potentially have it navigate itself through city streets. is teaming with Segway Inc.,

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EV Chargers for All!

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When IEEE Spectrum’s editor in chief, Harry Goldstein, needed to replace his 2008 Honda Fit in October 2020, he thought seriously about buying an electric vehicle. Gillian Flaccus/AP Renters in the United States are now spending 30 percent of their income on rent, leaving little to finance the purchase of a vehicle.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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The first auction for allowances was held on September 25, 2008. Since September 2008, RGGI has raised $583 million for the states in these quarterly auctions of permits with between 65 and 70 percent of cap-and-trade proceeds going back into the clean energy economy. Financing Investments and Other Public Expenditures.

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