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Chevrolet purchasing and retiring up to $5M in carbon credits to help 11 colleges pay for efficiency projects

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As we kept inching closer to our carbon-reduction goal, we wanted to support colleges going above and beyond to help combat climate change, and open the door for other companies to contribute to such campus clean energy projects. — Greg Martin, executive director of sustainability, General Motors. Of the nearly 8.2

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The State of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Electrification

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Electrification of medium- and heavy-duty (MHD) vehicles is an important component of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and mitigating climate change. An indicative survey by the Corporate Electric Vehicle Alliance of its 24 members, who operate more than 1.3 What do we mean by MHDs ? million fleet vehicles in the U.S.

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Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In addition, climate change demands that we harness new, renewable sources of energy. Developing a domestic car-battery industry should be the focus of both corporations and the U.S. 107.12% Rite Aid Corporation 0.66 40.40% Unisys Corporation 1.49 20.84% Apr 17 3:57pm ET † Index Last % Change Dow Jones 8,131.33

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A Well Earned, Guilt Free #YearOfJoe

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I also kept working for major corporate clients as a writer, creative director, brand strategist and subject matter expert. Having seen “Inconvenient Truth” the year before I was driven to work on climate change and related environmental issues. I’ve got National Parks in Oregon and Washington state to see.

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Nissan Updates on Nissan Green Program 2010; New Vehicle CO2 Needs to Be Reduced 90% by 2050

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According to the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4), global CO 2 concentration in the atmosphere should be stabilized below 450 ppm, Nissan noted. Mid-term results for minimizing CO 2. Raleigh, N.C. and Washington, D.C.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

His people at MidAmerican have studied clean technologies like batteries and wind power for years because of the threat of climate change. The day after Fortunes visit to BYD, Oregon Gov. 107.12% Rite Aid Corporation 0.66 40.40% Unisys Corporation 1.49 6.23% Lam Research Corporation 27.89 24.17% CBS Corp 6.76

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California ARB votes to move forward with light-duty vehicle GHG and ZEV programs through 2025; cranking it up post-2025

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Senior environmental officials from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Oregon testified at the hearing on Friday to urge the Board’s approval. Those states together have a population of 113 million and constitute roughly 30% of the nation’s new car sales. Earlier post.)