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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Solar, Wind and Biofuels Grew 53 Percent in 2008 Green Education = Environmental Religion? Individuals and businesses lose months and connect fees when they add solar and other forms of renewable energy to the grid. Shai Agassi predicts that Israel will have over 100,000 electric vehicles in use by 2010. SZ (1) 6753.T

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Hawaii opts for EVs and renewable energy

Revenge of the Electric Car

Another 5% comes from wind and 5% from hydro. The rest of Hawaii’s electricity is generated by burning oil. Yes, tankers of dirty, expensive oil are brought in and boatloads of money are shipped back to the oil companies. There is no pollution to speak of with these plants. Hawaii's 30 MW geothermal power plant.

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The Game-Changing Water Revolution: Interview with Stanley Weiner

Green Car Congress

Everything is connected to everything else—that’s the first message to be heard loud and clear from this emerging ‘water revolution’. In Israel, for instance, there are contracts to build these permanent desalination plants, but now it looks like the permits aren’t going to come through.

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