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US Senators Alexander, Webb Introduce $20B Energy Legislation with Emphasis on Nuclear Energy Investment

Green Car Congress

The legislation directs the Department of Energy to conduct five “Mini-Manhattan Projects” to study carbon capture technologies, non-ethanol biofuels, electric vehicles and electricity storage, cost-competitive solar power, and Generation IV reactors and technologies that will ultimately reduce nuclear waste.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Though as the environmental lobby constantly points out, electric vehiclesonly provide a significant emissions benefit if their batteries are chargedby clean power from renewable resources. The widespread adoption of electric cars would put a considerable extra strainon the power-genera-tion industry. Mike, Epworth, UK Ok.