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Chipping away at the ICE

Electric Auto Association

I’m probably the last person you’d expect to be passionate about electric vehicles (EVs). 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.” Teresa Porter and her Nissan at an outreach event in Texas.

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

Green Car Congress

Although not part of the conferences formal structure, the themes were addressed in the presentations and panel discussions. As another panelist pointed out, “ The New York Times is well-equipped to write the article about how Stimulus Funds have been wasted ”. While at Goldman Sachs, Auerbach was part of a team that invested $1.5

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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. 2007 USA electric energy fuel mix.

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The Greenius Solution To All California’s Problems: AB 920 + AB 811

Creative Greenius

I suspect Ted just doesn’t have it in him to take on a big league issue like this – especially when he’s so busy trying to raise more money to add to his $700,000 “war chest&# for the Attorney General’s office he’s now running for… I spoke to Termed-Out Ted in person last night at the L.A.

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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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Nissan plans to start selling electric car in Seattle next year

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Electric cars are part of the electrification of the citys transit system -- along with trackless trolleys, streetcars and light rail -- helping lessen dependence on foreign oil and reduce pollution, Mayor Greg Nickels said. If we do things the wrong way, thats going to mean building more power plants, more dirty coal plants," he said.

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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. 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. The best part?

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