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Converting Coal Power Plants to Nuclear Gains Steam

Cars That Think

On the state level, no fewer than 12 —California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont—all have their own conditions restricting new nuclear construction. Even if regulations didn’t stand in the way, coal-to-nuclear conversion has never been done.

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FAA launches new Center of Excellence for alternative jet fuels; $40M in funding over 10 years

Green Car Congress

Research and development efforts by the team will focus on NextGen environmental goals for noise, air quality, climate change and energy. Areas of study will include new aircraft technologies and sustainable alternative aviation jet fuels.

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ICCT study finds state EV incentives playing a significant role in driving sales

Green Car Congress

California, Georgia, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington—have electric vehicle sales shares that are approximately 2–4 times the national average. —Jin et al. Lingzhi Jin, Stephanie Searle, and Nic Lutsey (2014) “ Evaluation of state-level U.S. electric vehicle incentives ”.

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A Well Earned, Guilt Free #YearOfJoe

Creative Greenius

Having seen “Inconvenient Truth” the year before I was driven to work on climate change and related environmental issues. So before it goes out completely forever, I’m headed for the mountains and the woods and the lake and Hawaii too. I’ve got National Parks in Oregon and Washington state to see.

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Report: California Gasoline No Longer the Most Expensive

The Truth About Cars

But this is usually due to unforeseen supply problems and typically pertains to Hawaii — which sources more of its fuel from the Eastern Hemisphere than the rest of the United States and has less room to store it. Washington and Oregon are neighboring states and have enjoyed similar fuel prices throughout most of history.

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What a month for EVs!

Plug in America

This past week, 12 governors (California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Washington) followed our lead. They asked Biden to phase out the sale of any gas-powered vehicles by 2035 , which would be a bold step in the fight against climate change.