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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

Cars That Think

and “Is your electricity bill reasonably affordable?” In other states, utilities submit a document where 90 percent of it is redacted. The second reason is that the grid we have is built out to places where there were coal mines and hydropower dams, not where there’s the best wind and sun. And Oregon is pretty transparent.

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Electrified Blondes in Convertibles For Everyone!

Creative Greenius

When it comes to advocacy for Plug-Ins, Stefano Paris (below) has been everywhere and anywhere digitally documenting every key event and then sharing his work on the web site he hosts as his contribution to electrifying our transportation. If you can afford them. A school teacher owns this car.

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Europe moves forward on the Energy Union; transport key element

Green Car Congress

The European Commission has adopted the European Energy Union package —a framework strategy for a resilient energy union with a forward-looking climate change policy. Today, we launch the most ambitious European energy project since the Coal and Steel Community. —Energy Union Framework Document.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

I’ll probably call the city attorney tomorrow and ask him to give me the formal document from the city adopting the fire department rules because it’s from that date of formal adoption that I have 180 days according to Calif contractor code to actually live up to said code. I’ll take the same documents to the next city. We’re turnkey.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. Kwong said Toyota is concerned PHEVs might just replace gas problems with more coal emissions, since the cars will require more electricity from utilities. Kwong asked.

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