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EIA expects US motor fuel consumption to increase this summer, but remain below 2019 levels

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The increase in fuel consumption we are forecasting for the summer driving season is a reflection of optimism about the US economy as COVID-19 vaccinations and fiscal stimulus support continued recovery. million b/d from March 2020. million b/d from 2020. MMBtu in 2020 to $3.31/MMBtu gal last summer. million b/d.

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Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

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On December 16, 2010 the US DOE Energy Information Agency (EIA) published a report projecting that renewable energy will still only constitute 12 percent of the USA’s energy sources by 2035. In France, renewable energy consumption will be 20 percent by 2020. EIA projections of renewables penetration. Source: EIA.

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

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Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). by Bill Cooke. Billion vs. $28.3 Billion in 2008). . Billion in 2008). Earlier post.).

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The Solangelist’s Vision Shines Brighter

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And just like Woody, I’d like to sing you a song about a better way… My friends, with greenhouse gas emissions already in the danger zone, we needed to stop burning Killer Coal yesterday. Seems like a perfect use for some stimulus money, don’t it? Oh yeah - none of has any money.

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

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The Greenius Solution To All California’s Problems: AB 920 + AB 811

Creative Greenius

It also sets California as the world model for cutting greenhouse gas emissions and generating clean, renewable power and provides the rest of the planet with an easy to follow path to a better way and stopping a catastrophe before it engulfs us. Tags: Environmental Politics Killer Coal Saving Energy Yes We Can! And the county of L.A.

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