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China’s BYD Going Big Mode in South Africa

The Truth About Cars

The country is primarily dependent upon coal for energy production. That isn’t all BYD is selling and that’s presumably wise considering South Africa has been confronting a self-confessed energy crisis since roughly 2007. However, those plants and the surrounding infrastructure are old and haven’t been updated.

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Taxing the Distance

Energy Institute at HAAS

Skip to content Menu Home About Contributors Open Menu Overlay Energy Institute Blog Research that Informs Business and Public Policy Posted 2 hours ago by Maximilian Auffhammer Uncategorized Taxing the Distance What if we taxed miles not gallons? If you come to this blog, you will get a lecture about taxes. Log in now.

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Peoria Welcomes Electric Transit Buses ElBae & Friends

CleanTechnica EVs

By Alyssa Brown & Selena Kyle This is the fifth in a series of blogs celebrating the grant projects funded through our Clean Air Act settlement with the owners of the E.D. Edwards coal-fired power plant outside Peoria, Illinois. Originally published by NRDC.

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Shouldn’t We ALL Be Going to PowerShift 2009?

Creative Greenius

I know I should be there contributing, blogging and shooting pictures, marching and lobbying and networking with my green brothers and sisters in arms. I can’t understand why there aren’t rings of young people blocking bulldozers and preventing them from constructing coal-fired power plants.” - Al Gore.

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Thankful To Be Home — And ALIVE!

Creative Greenius

Jesus, it’s not about your stupid blog.” ” “Wait – you’re saying you actually read my blog?” It’s not the oil, coal and gas companies or the Koch brothers or Fox News. ” Hayduke yelled at me. “BFD! Get over yourself. ” I was floored. I wondered if they ever quoted me.

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GM awarded two EPA ENERGY STAR Partner of Year awards

Green Car Congress

Eliminated the use of coal at Wentzville, Mo., Specifically, the EPA recognized these communications initiatives: Published energy and climate-related posts on its environmental blog, making up more than half of the editorial content in 2014. Collaborated with utility companies on energy projects and funding. assembly plants.

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Top Climate Scientist on Lessons Not Learned from Electric Car Debacle

Plugs and Cars

There are some lessons we need to learn as we are inundated with adverts about "clean coal," if we are not to get snookered as enviros did over the electric car. Read the full email at Joe Romm's blog Climate Progress. From his post at NASA he warned Congress and us what's up with global warming long ago.

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