Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2009

Consumptive freshwater use for ethanol and petroleum gasoline production. In many cases, the Argonne team noted, crude oil production is increasingly water dependent. Consumptive freshwater use for switchgrass ethanol and petroleum gasoline production. Data: Wu, ANL/ESD/09-1. Click to enlarge. Data: Wu, ANL/ESD/09-1.

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Water Gasoline Oil-Sands Production 292

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

In a pre-response to that speech, having successfully advocated for plug-in hybrids like the forthcoming Chevy Volt, we propose that the President follow that speech up with a “realistic and conservative” roadmap to halve our oil use in 10 years. Oil is holding us all hostage, economically and physically. Finally, it’s time to begin.

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Oil Conversion 2020 Oil-Sands 252

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Health and other non-climate damages by life-cycle component for different combinations of fuels and light-duty automobiles in 2005 (top) and 2030 (bottom). Transportation, which today relies almost exclusively on oil, accounts for nearly 30% of US energy demand. Damages are expressed in cents per VMT (2007 USD). Click to enlarge.

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2005 Cost Of Energy Coal 246

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

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Grid Electric Vehicles Vehicles Oil-Sands 28