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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

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That will enable us in just ten years for $100 billion, much of which the federal government will get back, to cut US oil use in half, by seven million barrels a day. How President Obama Can Announce Drive Star to Cut Oil Use in Half by 2020. And oil only seems cheap. Tuesday night President Obama will address our nation.

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Devil In The Details: Is Copenhagens 2 ºC Guardrail Obsolete?

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The dispute has contributed to a significant split among the primary bloc of developing countries, and has highlighted an increased focus on climate adaptation strategies, in addition to emissions reductions, during the talks. ºF) above pre-industrial temperatures.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Rogers expects slightly more spending: “ The US will spend $250 billion on renewable energy over the next two years with $ 40 Billion coming from the government. ”. Who is going to take the lead on building the transmission capability that is needed: private industry, states or the federal government? Earlier post.). Eight months ago.

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EV special III / Opinion / Hybrid & Electric / Themes / Welcome - Minds in Motion

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Large-scale, to them, means one million EVs by 2020, starting with five hundred fully electric Th!nk They range from Amsterdam and Zaanstad, aiming to become climate neutral cities, to small rental company StudentCar. It With very few moving parts, there is little that can break, so maintenance is infrequent and cheap

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

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Asked when there might be one million electric vehicles on the road that could also feed their battery capacity back into the grid in a two-way exchange, the panelists generally said between 2017 and 2020. By demonstrating people are ready for change, the cities will help the governments.&# the biggest cuts anywhere in the world.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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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. The European Union (EU) is committed to a 20% cut in emissions by 2020. Reductions in Emissions.

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

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Markey of Massachusetts, both Democrats, built their climate change bill last year in large measure around it. As Senators Graham, Kerry and Lieberman try to resuscitate the climate change bill by introducing a revised bill in mid-to-late April, twenty-three U.S. Western Climate Initiative (WCI). Representatives Henry A.

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