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Obama gives $2.4bn Jump Start To Battery Makers

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President Obama is making good on his promise to spearhead the EV revolution. It’s all part of the Obama administration’s plan get to 1 million plug in hybrids on the road by 2015. Obama At A Town Hall Meeting in Los Angeles, California - March 19, 2009. Tags: EV Economics Obama Energy. The new $2.4-billion

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Perspective: The Gulf Coast Claims Facility Limits BP’s Liability and Guarantees Continued Operation in the Gulf of Mexico

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In an article posted on the Donovan Law Group website, Brian Donovan, attorney, marine engineer and CEO of Renergie, Inc. Unfortunately, GCCF, with the complete political and financial support of the Obama administration but without any legal authority for doing so, circumvents many of the rights provided to oil spill victims under OPA.

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California Air Resources Board offers backing to Obama green plans

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Earlier this week we told you about President Obama’s push for a national policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (see article) – and now his plans have received backing from the California Air Resources Board.

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Car Industry Asks Government For More EV Help

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If they don’t, then the car industry warns it’ll be hard to hit President Obama’s goal of one million electric and/or plug-in vehicles on the road by 2015. Read more in the WSJ article by Josh Mitchell: Auto Industry Plugs Electric-Car Subsidies. Tags: EV Economics Obama Energy.

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Northwestern team devises new computational design framework for optimized coatings for Li-ion cathodes to prolong cycle life

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It also aims to fulfill the vision of the Materials Genome Initiative, established by President Barack Obama in 2011 to help accelerate the discovery, development, and deployment of new materials. Wolverton said this design strategy extends beyond developing better batteries. Muratahan Aykol, Soo Kim, Vinay I.

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Study suggests policymakers need to move beyond alt fuels hype to decarbonize transport successfully

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Bush set a goal of commercializing cellulosic ethanol production by 2012; and President Obama set a goal of one million electric vehicles by 2015. The team defined hype as a period with a rising number of media articles containing a growing share of positive evaluations about a particular technology. None of these goals were achieved.

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Worldwide Campaign for Neurorights Notches Its First Win

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Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative , a US $100 million research effort announced by President Barack Obama in 2013. In an article published in the journal Horizons , Herrmann, Yuste, and Perseus Strategies director Jared Genser argue that the U.N. IEEE Spectrum.

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