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A closer look at the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Fast emerging economies need an incentive to stop building coal powered plants, and, again, the emphasis is on the richer countries to step in. The entry of biofuels into the system will encourage Brazil to increase its sugar production with sugar cane derived ethanol cutting around 90 per cent of carbon emissions of petrol.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The vision is fuelled by the fear of climate change and the need to find green alternatives to dirty coal, unpopular nuclear power and unreliable gas imports from Russia. Are we going to burn more oil, natural gas, or (gasp) coal to produce it? The only question is a carbon TAX the kind of change Obama believes in.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Obama Administration doesnt understand that. It isa fundamental change in direction for GM. " President Obamas auto task force doesnt see it that way. But GM says it wont get the money until the Obama administration is satisfied the company is financially viable. General Motors has sought $10.3

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