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Clean Energy Ventures leads investment battery startups Nth Cycle and Volexion; upstream, downstream

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Volexion has developed a graphene coating technology for the cathode that boosts energy and power density, cycle life and safety in a low-cost process. million seed financing led by climate tech venture capital firms Clean Energy Ventures and Energy Foundry. Volexion’s funding is co-led by Energy Foundry. N th Cycle.

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Bank of America joins Stanford’s Global Climate & Energy Project

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Bank of America has joined Stanford University’s Global Climate & Energy Project (GCEP), a collaboration of academic and business experts that identifies and supports new avenues of research to make environmentally sustainable, low-cost energy available to everyone.

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Carbon Sciences plans to act as developer for US-based methane-to-gasoline plant

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The company says it is also developing a proprietary technology to enable a second-generation GTL solution that will produce even cleaner gasoline by using captured CO 2 or low-value, high-CO 2 content natural gas as part of the process. Our first project must be absolutely ‘bankable’ to obtain the necessary project financing.

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How to Choose the Right Vehicle for Your Fleet

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Evaluating the carbon footprint of your fleet and opting for cleaner alternatives can have financial benefits, too, with many governments and municipalities offering incentives for environmentally friendly fleets. However, used vehicles can offer substantial savings, particularly when purchased through certified pre-owned programs.

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California ARB Report Finds Fine Particle Air Pollution Responsible for 9,000 Premature Deaths in State Each Year; Based on US EPA Peer-Reviewed Study

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In 2006, voters approved Proposition 1B, a $1-billion bond initiative to transition to cleaner technologies and clean up emissions from school buses, heavy-duty trucks and diesel equipment. There is also a low cost truck loan program under AB 118 to help truckers access financing before regulatory deadlines.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

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And magically, as more electricity comes from lower-carbon fuel sources, our cars will get cleaner as they get older! While we’re fixing vehicles, we can also equip them with low-cost real-time MPG indicators that show us how to save money and still get to places quickly. We have cleaner, cheaper, safer ways to drive everywhere.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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The opportunities for private-parties to buy and sell emissions allowances, and to purchase any allowances auctioned by the state, lie behind cap and trade’s potential to achieve emissions reductions at low cost to the overall economy. Financing Investments and Other Public Expenditures.

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