Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2009

” “ Some have even suggested that coal state representatives in Washington should block any advancement of national health care reform legislation until the coal industry’s demands are met by the EPA, ”, wrote Byrd. Tags: Brief. —Jack Rosebro.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 30, 2009

The Green Piece - Tuesday 30th June 2009. It was a clear winner in our poll to determine the ‘Green Car Manufacturer of the Year’ in 2008 – but 2009 has been much more difficult for Toyota. After establishing itself as a leader in the green car race, Toyota has been pegged back in recent times. How green is this green car?

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2010

The trim loop system also protects the environment and increases crew safety by automatically preventing black or white smoke conditions. Tags: Brief. The Navy installed a pilot system on USS Peleliu (LHA 5) in 2009 for testing in which the projections of reduced fuel consumption were confirmed. Doerry, Timothy J. Martin (US Navy).

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

They just posted a reply on their website : “ In an opinion piece by George Will published on February 15, 2009 in the Washington Post, George Will states “According to the University of Illinois’ Arctic Climate Research Center, global sea ice levels now equal those of 1979.”. million sq. million sq. million sq.

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Climate Change Washington Illinois Climate 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

More than 80,000 people in New York, Washington, DC, and Greater Los Angeles, volunteered to drive the vehicles as part of Project Driveway, which began in November 2007. Drivers refill at hydrogen stations in New York, Washington, and Southern California. Tags: Fuel Cells Heavy-duty. The Fuel Cell Equinox carries about 4.2

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2010

Terry Yonkers, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics. The company also has several field trials in Washington State. Tags: Brief. Our goal is to reduce demand, increase supply and change the culture and mindset of our fuel consumption.

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Oil Fuel Engine 2009 218

Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2010

That group is co-chaired by US Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko, and will hold its next meeting in Washington, DC in July. Tags: Batteries Russia Smart Grid. FGC was formed in 2002 in conjunction with a reorganization of Russia’s national electric power industry.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2009

They reported their results at the 238 th national meeting of the American Chemical Society in Washington, DC. Tags: Biobutanol. This heavily affects the economics of biobutanol production. (ACS Jingbo Zhao et al.

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Creative Greenius

JULY 1, 2009

These include the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) in Dallas, Texas, which received $75,000 (£45,500), and the Heritage Foundation in Washington DC, which received $50,000. That’s why I’m so confident we can together give Exxon/Mobil the big mutal push they need to close down their death factory and get out of town.

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Climate Change Climate 2008 Solar 186

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

It included children who were born to non-smoking black and Dominican-American women age 18 to 35 who resided in Washington Heights, Harlem or the South Bronx in New York. They accounted for other factors such as second-hand smoke exposure, lead, mother’s education and the quality of the home caretaking environment. Pediatrics.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2009

GE and the Fundamental Aeronautics Program of NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate in Washington are jointly funding the program. Engine noise is a prime challenge in operating open-rotor engines in a commercial aviation environment. Tags: Aviation. David Joyce, president of GE Aviation. Click to enlarge.

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Wind Engine Cleveland Ohio 191

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

A new NSF-funded study by authors from Yale Law School, the University of Oklahoma and George Washington Law School presents correlational and experimental evidence showing that cultural cognition also shapes individuals’ beliefs about the existence of scientific consensus. Tags: Brief. —Dan Kahan. —Donald Braman.

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Climate Change Climate Oklahoma Waste 210

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2009

GridPoint will provide smart charging and data logging capabilities to utilities in strategic markets of the eTec program in Arizona, California, Oregon, Tennessee and Washington that will support the deployment of up to 5,000 Nissan LEAF vehicles and a network of up to 12,750 charging stations. Tags: Plug-ins Smart Grid.

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Nissan Charging Grid Plug-in 210

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2010

for the new Measurement, Materials and Sustainable Environment Center (M2SEC). million to Georgetown University (Washington, DC) for The Institute for Soft Matter Synthesis and Metrology; and. Tags: Batteries Fuels Policy Research. (Fort Lauderdale-Davis, Fla.) million to the University of Maine (Orono, Me.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2009

Lewis and McChord Air Force Base in Tacoma, Washington (about 8 miles (13 km) away). The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) is a nonprofit, 501 (c)(3) organization that develops technologies and implements solutions to achieve energy and environmental sustainability. Lewis and between Ft. The APU unit.

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Hydrogen Fuel Energy Hybrid 170

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2009

Inform the public about how consumer behaviors affect energy usage and the environment. In 2008, the Task Force held three public roundtable discussions in Washington, D.C.; Tags: Brief. Promote public awareness and action. Golden, Colo.; and Berkeley, Calif. Building a Sustainable Energy Future (NSB-09-35).

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Economy Energy Congress Energy Storage 150

Plug In Partners

JUNE 11, 2008

Japan and Europe by 2010 , under a widespread "green" strategy outlined today.The ecological gas-electric vehicles, which can be recharged from a home electrical outlet , will target leasing customers, Toyota Motor Corp. more ) M eanwhile, in the United States, the political environment to support plug ins continues to grow. "On

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2009

2 ] Furthermore, our environment cannot continue to bear the brunt of carbon emissions stemming from our heavy use of oil. We can, and must, do more for the sake of national security and the environment. Our representatives in Washington must act to implement policies that bode well for energy security and climate stability.

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Oil Transportation Congress Fuel Economy 255

Green Cars News

AUGUST 12, 2009

The company will provide smart charging and data logging capabilities to utilities in strategic markets of the eTec program in Arizona, California, Oregon, Tennessee and Washington and will help support the deployment of 5,000 Nissan LEAF vehicles as well as a network of 12,750 charging stations.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2009

This first-generation lithium battery has undergone more than three years of coordinated field testing in Japan, North America and Europe in a wide variety of climatic environments and driving conditions. Regional programs are currently slated for California, Washington D.C., Tags: Hybrids Plug-ins.

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Los Angeles Prius Plug-in Li-ion 199

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Install photovoltaic capacity to generate “green” hydrogen: Install multiple PV modules at its Central Maintenance Facility in Hayward. Combined with AC Transit’s already-installed solar capacity, this solar installation will produce the renewable electricity equivalent to what will be required to produce 180 kg/day of green hydrogen.

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Emissions Gas Energy Maintenance 256

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2009

Washington University, St. Extreme Environment- Tolerant Materials via Atomic Scale Design of Interfaces. $19. Enhance our fundamental understanding of defects, defect interactions, and defect dynamics that determine the performance of structural alloys in extreme radiation environments. Carnegie Institute of Washington.

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Energy Energy Storage Conversion Solar 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2010

Tags: Climate Change Electric (Battery) Emissions Fuel Efficiency Hybrids Plug-ins Policy. Ross, Kelly Sims Gallagher, Gustavo Collantes, Henry Lee. “ Analysis of Policies to Reduce Oil Consumption and Greenhouse-Gas Emissions from the US Transportation Sector.

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Tax Credit Tax Emissions Fuel 220

Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

The study included children who were born to non-smoking Black and Dominican American women age 18 to 35 who resided in Washington Heights, Harlem or the South Bronx in New York. They accounted for other factors such as second-hand smoke exposure, lead, mother’s education and the quality of the home caretaking environment.

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Pollution New York City New York Virginia 36

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Rasmussen, who had succeeded Danish Climate and Energy Minister Connie Hedegaard as COP President just two days prior, was quickly replaced by Philip Weech, Director of the Bahamas Environment, Science, and Technology Commission. ” Tags: Climate Change Policy. “The world walks away from Copenhagen with a deal.

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Climate Climate Change Tuvalu Obama 236

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Whitestone Power and Communications (Delta Junction, Alaska) will conduct in-water testing and evaluation of a River In-Stream Energy Conversion (RISEC) device that has been designed to overcome the unique challenges presented by Alaskan river environments. Tags: Ports and Marine Power Generation. Total Project Value: $300,000.

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Mariner Energy Alaska New Jersey 210

Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

If they can’t get the job done in Washington, DC or at the UN – and it’s obvious to me that they cannot – then we will take the reins of responsibility from them right now and we will get the job done here locally. The three of us have been meeting regularly since last fall on green issues.

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Los Angeles Carbon Global IDEA 334

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

The last official UNFCCC meeting prior to the 15 th Congress ended 6 November in Barcelona, and environment ministers have been shuttling in and out of Copenhagen since then to conduct ad hoc negotiations prior to the summit. ” —British Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, summing up the historical significance of COP 15. ºF) increase.

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Climate Climate Change 2009 Emissions 236

Green Cars News

MAY 6, 2009

Local Ford dealers will loan new 2010 Ford Fusions to party hosts for the evening allowing guests to experience the vehicle among friends in a festive environment. Boston, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Tampa, Washington, D.C. Tags: Ford american idol fusion hybrid. More information can be found at www.houseparty.com/fordamericanidol.

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Fusion Los Angeles Hybrid Tampa 36

Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2009

On 20 April, the opening day of the SAE 2009 World Congress, the AVL Technology Leadership Theater presented a forum on “Green Mobility—The Long View”. Longer Term Green House Gas emissions reductions. Masdar is a multi-billion dollar project to create a mile-square city in a desert environment where “ nothing grows ” today.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Home Page Todays Paper Video Most Popular Times Topics Search All NYTimes.com Energy & Environment World U.S. is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. Supporters of the car say that’s shortsighted. April 17, 2009 11:38 am Link Goodbye GM.

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Volt Green Electric Cars 2009 42

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

of Washington). Another key technical goal is protecting catalysts from degradation in industrial environments. Tags: ARPA-E Batteries Bio-hydrocarbons Biotech Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Research. (These projects have been selected for negotiation of awards; final award amounts may vary.). Lead organization. Description.

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Carbon Batteries Battery Li-ion 249

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2009

provided an update on its progress under the Nissan Green Program 2010 (NGP 2010) mid-term environmental plan. Other actions included: In April 2009, Nissan introduced the Nissan ECO Series (NECO Series), which qualify for tax breaks under Japan’s new preferential tax scheme for environment-friendly vehicles. and Washington, D.C.

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Nissan 2010 CO2 Green 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

Currently, they have a fleet of 116 vehicles spread throughout the world: Los Angeles, NYC, Washington, Berlin, Shanghai and Seoul. Global company, heavy manufacturing, heavily unionized work environment, their brand is strong, we had a chance to benchmark them. Click to enlarge. I think Caterpillar does a fantastic job.

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GM Buick Fuel Economy Economy 262

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2009

Those wishing to participate will be able to tie into the multi-site webchat from Green Car Congress tomorrow, as well as directly on GM’s FastLane Blog , the EV World site, or the GM-Volt site. Bookmark this post and return to it tomorrow if you wish to participate, the viewer is at the bottom. Tony Posawatz. Earlier post.).

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Plug-in Plug San Francisco GM 199

Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

Singapore is well-positioned for the deployment of EVs due to our relative small size, urban environment, robust electrical grid and IT infrastructure. Tags: Brief. EV development is an exciting new area particularly relevant to the Singapore context. Lawrence Wong, Chief Executive, EMA.

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Singapore Nissan San Diego North Carolina 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2009

Researchers at the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) led off a day-long symposium on advances in CO 2 conversion and utilization being held at the 238 th American Chemical Society (ACS) national meeting, which began today in Washington, DC. Tags: Catalysts Climate Change Emissions Fuels. Earlier post.).

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