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Obama Administration Opens Up Oil and Gas Development and Exploration in Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic and Arctic

Green Car Congress

And the only way this transition will succeed is if it strengthens our economy in the short term and the long term. No further lease sales in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas will be held under the 2007-2012 program. Tags: Natural Gas Oil Policy. To fail to recognize this reality would be a mistake.

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Gasoline Consumption in Northwest Rose in 2009

Green Car Congress

Sightline Institute reports that drivers in the Northwest states of Idaho, Oregon, Washington used more gasoline last year, reversing a decade-long trend of declining personal gas consumption. Washington and Oregon saw per capita increases of less than 1%, which is a departure from the states’ nearly uninterrupted decline since 1999.

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Clean Tech - GigaOM - Salon.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

BYD’s plug-in hybrid F3DM went on sale (for fleet operators) late last year, and it’s supposed to launch its first all-electric model — the E6 — in the second half of 2009. Tags: evdriven. Plug-ins are slated to hit the Chinese market in earnest over the next few years. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

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Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

When the world economy starts to grow again, all countries, and especially China and the U.S., 24 Oregon and Michigan push past 12% jobless A credit card users best friend Todays top stories More Galleries Best big companies to work for See the 31 companies that made both the Fortune 1000 and Best Companies to Work For lists this year.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Mr. Kulongoski wants to make Oregon the go-to state for electric vehicle production. In a flurry of electric vehicle activity, three back-to-back announcements this week have placed a spotlight on Oregon’s plans to be the friendliest state in the nation in which to build, sell and buy electric cars.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

operations are small - about 20 people work in a sales and marketing outpost in Elk Grove Village, Ill., The day after Fortunes visit to BYD, Oregon Gov. Play Small Biz Tips Brewing community in Oakland A local coffee shop gets off the ground during the worst economy in recent history. Tags: evdriven. 24.17% CBS Corp 6.76

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. headquarters and will begin sales in the U.S. headquarters and will begin sales in the U.S. The practice has a direct impact on California’s economy. market b y the end of 2009.