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Green Car Congress
MAY 2, 2010
Life-cycle GHG emissions from fossil and alternative sources of electricity. Lead author Kharecha and colleagues note that current climate science indicates that atmospheric CO 2 concentrations, already at 387 ppm in 2009 and rising, need to be reduced to no more than 350 ppm. Credit: ACS, Kharecha et al. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
JULY 24, 2009
Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski signed into law a series of bills constituting a climate change package that includes a low carbon fuel standard (LCFS), a B2 mandate, and other transportation-related measures. Gives local governments the authority to issue bonds for residential and business energy efficiency projects. Senate Bill 38.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 26, 2010
Natural gas will play a leading role in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions over the next several decades, largely by replacing older, inefficient coal plants with highly efficient combined-cycle gas generation, according to a major new interim report out from MIT.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 20, 2009
Trucks therefore are an important place to look for energy savings and climate change mitigation in the transportation sector. However, substantial reductions in heavy-truck greenhouse gas emissions can be achieved. million barrels per day. The core of the analysis consisted of a series of modeled simulations.
Creative Greenius
MAY 31, 2009
I bring a passion that’s driven by my sense of urgency over our climate change crisis. And the reason I bring it hard and strong is because I have to fill the big black hole left by our local media and our local governments who aren’t doing their job. Joe Galliani, the Creative Greenius / photo (c) Debra Bushweit Galliani.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 22, 2009
Health and other non-climate damages by life-cycle component for different combinations of fuels and light-duty automobiles in 2005 (top) and 2030 (bottom). Because these effects are not reflected in energy prices, government, businesses and consumers may not realize the full impact of their choices. Source: “Hidden Costs of Energy”.
Green Car Congress
JULY 22, 2009
Rogers expects slightly more spending: “ The US will spend $250 billion on renewable energy over the next two years with $ 40 Billion coming from the government. ”. Who is going to take the lead on building the transmission capability that is needed: private industry, states or the federal government? Earlier post.).
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