Creative Greenius

AUGUST 31, 2009

We’ve always planned on retiring and spending the rest of our lives right here, but these days we’re worried about what climate change is already doing – and about the far more serious consequences headed our way. We’re already getting used to the fires, smoke and related air hazards here in the L.A.

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Creative Greenius

DECEMBER 2, 2008

So, it’s kind of hard to fulfill my global destiny as the pied piper of solar energy, the impassioned Solangelist preaching from my SunPowered pulpit at the big renewable revival meeting when my rooftop is still covering with nothing but asphalt shingles and raccoon scat. You can sense the source of my solar sadness, no?

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 5, 2011

In case you didn’t know, the City of Los Angeles still gets 40% of its electricity from coal-fired power plants, the dirtiest polluters and greenhouse gassers on the planet. At 11:30 we’ll all pose for a memorable group photo in front of L.A. Or build a cardboard solar panel and wind turbine to tow and show!

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 5, 2011

In case you didn’t know, the City of Los Angeles still gets 40% of its electricity from coal-fired power plants, the dirtiest polluters and greenhouse gassers on the planet. At 11:30 we’ll all pose for a memorable group photo in front of L.A. Or build a cardboard solar panel and wind turbine to tow and show!

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

Photo-illustration: Max-o-matic; photo source: Herald Examiner Collection/Los Angeles Public Library The engineers at AC Propulsion (ACP) were familiar with the basic precepts of bidirectional EV power. General Motors’ Impact debuted at the 1990 Los Angeles Auto Show. After earning a Ph.D.

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Creative Greenius

JANUARY 11, 2010

Inspired by President Obama’s election and the collapse of the ponzi scheme economy, I decided to work full time, pro bono, on the issues I cared about most – climate change, renewable energy, energy conservation and sustainability. Fortunately the Greenius Decade is here and so am I.

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Today they both drive electric cars powered from the charge generated via their rooftop solar panels. After all, Dency lives in the far more telegenic South Bay and his solar panels have an ocean view… That's Dency with actress Cameron Diaz at rehearsal. How cool is that?

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Creative Greenius

JANUARY 17, 2009

She lives in a solar powered house and drives an electric car. It’s going to change the world of our Los Angeles and Long Beach ports. The ports need to go all electric and the groups whining and moaning about it need to stop killing people with their greenhouse gases and replace their old world equipment.

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

As the Creative Greenius and organizer of the South Bay Los Angeles 350 Climate Action Group that’s just unacceptable to me. Our group of three then met one-by-one with the other Council members, sharing our concepts with them, soliciting their input and direction, and offering to help in any way we can.

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 29, 2009

I’ve been up on roofs installing solar… among other things. GRID Alternatives is my absolutely favorite group to work hands-on with because we do so much more than just inform and build awareness. Like these guys above securing the solar panels to the rack of the Long Beach house we worked on.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 26, 2023

You also wanted to know how semiconductors will play a part in combating climate change. A rival group at Google responded that it didn’t, but the company wouldn’t publish the rival’s results. But you’re also a discerning and forward-looking person. Ending an Ugly Chapter in Chip Design Chung-Kuan Cheng et al.

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Creative Greenius

DECEMBER 8, 2008

For more than a year now in this blog I’ve been researching and reporting on climate change, energy and transportation issues and related environmental stories covering them on both a personal and a global perspective. That’s a lot of extra work for city staffs that are already understaffed and overworked.

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Creative Greenius

OCTOBER 15, 2009

In the 15 months that have passed since I wrote the following, ALL the climate change news has gone from bad, to worse, to much worse than that. For the past three months I’ve been working night and day as the Chairman of the South Bay Los Angeles 350 Climate Action Group. That’s 18 months away.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

And in Oregon, an advisory group is working on charging stations and related issues. We are trying to be proactive about how to make sure that the transformers that serve these homes and neighborhoods are robust enough,” said Doug Kim, an executive at Southern California Edison, which serves Los Angeles.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Advocacy groups argue the task force’s assessment is shortsighted and worry that the Volt project may land in the scrap heap as G.M. “Any new technology like the Chevy Volt takes time to become profitable,&# said Jay Friedland, the legislative director for Plug-In America , an electric-car advocacy group. rolls toward bankruptcy.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 22, 2012

You can go to festivals and visit the booths of green nonprofits and solar energy companies, take part in composting workshops, learn about wildlife protectors and electric car companies. But what you cannot do at any Earth Day event – or any other day’s events – is change the sense of urgency of the U.S. La Di Da. . La Di Da.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The Next ‘Better Place’ Is Australia New Subsidies for Electric Cars in Britain Tesla Motors to Build Battery Packs for Other Car Makers Previous post Group Says European Cap-and-Trade System Reduced Emissions Next post Cutting Costs With Solar Walls From 1 to 25 of 29 Comments 1 2 Next » 1. but not all of it.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 22, 2012

You can go to festivals and visit the booths of green nonprofits and solar energy companies, take part in composting workshops, learn about wildlife protectors and electric car companies. But what you cannot do at any Earth Day event – or any other day’s events – is change the sense of urgency of the U.S. La Di Da. . La Di Da.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

If you charge with solar, is way less. A very low cost EV is taking a golf cart transaxle or whole GC rear/seat and weld, ect a MC front end, frame, title to it, change the batteries from 6vdc to 12vdc to double the voltage and use larger dia VW Rabbit tires and you can have a nice 1- 3 person MC trike that goes 45-55mph and 50+ mile range.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Last week, at the Model S unveiling in Los Angeles, Tesla revealed that an optional “ QuickCharg e &# battery would get a full charge in 45 minutes from a 480V outlet. Email « Is It a Solar Bottom? Design by RareEdge Design Group. Digg Stumble Reddit del.icio.us Marketing consulting by ACS.

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Creative Greenius

MAY 21, 2014

But this election season in my own South Bay of Los Angeles just keeps getting curious and curiouser – and it’s impossible for your friendly neighborhood Greenius not to note and comment on these curiosities. All that money from a group with such a cool Star Wars like name made me even more curious.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2009

But in a year that has seen both a worsening recession and state budget crisis, residents’ support for urgent action on climate change has slipped and a partisan divide on the issue has widened. But in the current economic climate their support has dropped a notch. Mark Baldassare, president and CEO of PPIC. Air quality.

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