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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

Green Car Congress

Dr. Paul addressed a positive changeβ€”the days of increasing US oil consumption may be over. β€œ We reached peak oil consumption in the US in 2008 and the same is true in the EU and Japan. ” M barrels/day of oil within the next 10 years ”. Is tax equity dead? Cap and Trade Disappointment.

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The Most Powerful Greenius In America

Creative Greenius

And what’s working for the Greenius and Mrs. Greenius will work for the rest of America, even the little brain people who aren’t sure if climate change is man-made or not and probably even the Stepford brainwashed pod people who think Al Gore is a bad man. The Big Dick Cheney Effect. How powerful will that make you?

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Bob Lutz’s Latest Volt Test Drive Sprinting for Green Stimulus Dollars New Subsidies for Electric Cars in Britain Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You G.M. It is also flex so that future biomass fuels such as cellulosic ethanol, methanol can be used (no oil). Learn your facts before you post please. — Volt Enthusiast 7.

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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. Oil is the alternative. Are we going to burn more oil, natural gas, or (gasp) coal to produce it? Alternative is no longer an alternative.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Ontological Shock An Open Letter to Fred Krupp Report from GridEcon Conference SGS Climate Change Head on the First Carbon Credit.

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Rapid Charging Electric Cars: How Fast, How Soon?

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

House Dems Unveil Climate Plan: Carbon Cuts, National RPS and More $$$ said on March 31st, 2009 at 1:16 pm Without accessories running, the Tesla Roadster consumes 275 Wh/mi of energy from a battery. Elon Musk is going to get about $5 of my hard earned money based on my fair share of taxes. The price goes up with demand and usage.