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IRENA, IEA study concludes meeting 2?C scenario possible with net positive economics

Green Car Congress

The German government requested IEA and IRENA to shed light on the essential elements of an energy sector transition that would be consistent with limiting the rise in global temperature to this level. Fossil fuels remain an important part of the energy system in the 66% 2°C Scenario, but the various fuels fare differently.

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NYC Goes EV

Revenge of the Electric Car

The Bloomberg administration sees electric cars as part of its overall move to create a more environmentally sustainable New York. PlaNYC2030g, New York’s “comprehensive sustainability plan&# to reduce the city’s overall greenhouse gas emissions includes electric cars as part of its strategy. Electric Options.

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The Most Powerful Greenius In America

Creative Greenius

Indeed I am talking about Big Dick Cheney, who in addition to his many other immoral and criminal acts also shamelessly promoted the excessive use of oil, coal, gasoline and other fossil fuels by encouraging Americans to use all the energy they could afford to put on their credit cards. The Big Dick Cheney Effect.

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The Solangelist’s Vision Shines Brighter

Creative Greenius

And just like Woody, I’d like to sing you a song about a better way… My friends, with greenhouse gas emissions already in the danger zone, we needed to stop burning Killer Coal yesterday. Seems like a perfect use for some stimulus money, don’t it? Oh yeah - none of has any money.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

I would say that electricity is a vastly superior fuel for the light vehicle fleet,” said Willett Kempton , a professor and alternative energy specialist at the University of Delaware. Instead, the focus over the coming years will apparently be on including the vehicle’s battery as part of a local home or office area network.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Renewables That Even Coal-Based Utilities Can Love. The Three Prongs of the “Green&# Energy Stimulus Pa. Review of Forestry Carbon Standards 2008 Ford Partners to Commercialize Electric Vehicles A New "Green" Deal.Direction for the economic re. ► January (13) What Goes Down, Must Go Up? SZ (1) 6753.T SZ (1) 6753.T

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Chipping away at the ICE

Electric Auto Association

In this part of Texas, it’s a mix of a few big cities and a lot of small towns. In two of the counties, I am often asked if I’m part of “that climate group.” We line up three wide at the red lights and go on green. Once I leave the line, the others stay well behind me until the next red light.

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