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President Obama announces nearly $4B public-private investment in energy upgrades to buildings; $2B government commitment

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In addition, 60 CEOs, mayors, university presidents, and labor leaders committed to invest nearly $2 billion of private capital into energy efficiency projects; and to upgrade energy performance by a minimum of 20% by 2020 in 1.6 Last year, commercial buildings consumed roughly 20% of all the energy used by the US economy.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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May, 2009 : Testifying at a public hearing conducted by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Stanford University professor Mark Jacobsen urged the EPA to incorporate black carbon into calculations of greenhouse gases. Emissions from ocean-going ships which burn minimally refined bunker fuel are primary sources of black carbon.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Most Americans commute less than 40 miles daily, so that most days they would consume practically NO combustible fuel, na d not pollute the environment while driving or idling. April 18, 2009 1:03 pm Link Writing from Panama where we could use a few more electric cars to reduce pollution. Give them the choice, and they’ll shift.

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

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I would say that electricity is a vastly superior fuel for the light vehicle fleet,” said Willett Kempton , a professor and alternative energy specialist at the University of Delaware. Among these fuels natural produces the least of the “dirty byproducts&# , then oil and then coal which produces the most unwanted pollutants.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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One thing is for sure; - electric cars bring down the air pollution, but they sure create another waste pollution problem. April 10, 2009 2:28 pm Link Nothing pollutes more than the tailpipe of a internal combustion engine car. So why don’t journalist ever write the full story? — Kaare Nilsen 2. — Jared 9.

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