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Looking good inDEED!

Electric Auto Association

More Drive Electric Earth Day events than ever before; EVA chapters get funding. It’s looking like a very successful Drive Electric Earth Day (DEED) is on the horizon, with a record 180 events taking place throughout April. Scheduled gatherings range from the Virgin Islands EV Association’s EV Rally in St.

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InDEED, a success

Electric Auto Association

Sponsored by the EAA and Plug In America , DEED featured events in 34 states , as well as Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Dominican Republic. DEED event on St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. Ribbon-cutting ceremony at DEED event in Lonoke, AR. DEED event in Waco, TX. “We

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In the Caribbean, EVs leave ICE vehicles behind

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An EAA member sets the Virgin Islands example. Like nearly everyone else with an electric vehicle (EV) on Saint Thomas, Doug White, co-founder of Virgin Islands Electric Vehicle Association , drives a Nissan LEAF. It was a great island vehicle. We drove around the island to get the playing cards,” Upson explained.

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International study finds heat stress to Caribbean corals in 2005 worst on record, coral reefs suffered record losses

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Collaborators from 22 countries report that more than 80% of surveyed corals bleached and more than 40% of the total surveyed died, making this the most severe bleaching event ever recorded in the basin. Not only are temperatures causing further damage to reefs hit hard during the 2005 event, but new locations have also been impacted.

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