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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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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. While the federal tax credit of $7,500 per vehicle may be thought to be the major factor in consumer decision making in the U.S., —Jin et al. electric vehicle incentives ”.

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Your Greenius Earth Day Reality Check: Waiting For The Magic Bullet

Creative Greenius

You can go to events where you recycle your old paper tax records, your motor oil, your cellphone, computers and other electronics. . 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. They act like we can just file for an extension if we miss the tax deadline.

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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. Some are calling for the repeal of the climate legislation altogether.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

(See Appendix G for a speculative picture of how a 15-year transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy in Hawaii can be accomplished.) It is only a matter of economics motivated by incentives or taxes. This helps to explain the climate changes we are now experiencing.

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Your Greenius Earth Day Reality Check: Waiting For The Magic Bullet

Creative Greenius

You can go to events where you recycle your old paper tax records, your motor oil, your cellphone, computers and other electronics. . 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. They act like we can just file for an extension if we miss the tax deadline.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

So far Israel, Denmark, Australia , Hawaii and California’s Bay Area have plans to implement the Better Place model. 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. link] — Chris Dudley 13.

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