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MIT study cautions smaller nations on rushing to develop their natural gas resources; Cyprus as model

Green Car Congress

While natural gas is often cheaper than oil and gives off fewer emissions, developing the resource comes with risks, especially for smaller nations. Noble has also discovered the 9 Tcf Tamar Field offshore Israel (2009), followed by the 17 Tcf Leviathan Field, also offshore Israel. Depending on the tax scheme, it may raise $1.5

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Driving range will no longer be an obstacle, because customers will be able to plug their cars into charging units in any of the 500,000 charging spots in Israel. Shai Agassi predicts that Israel will have over 100,000 electric vehicles in use by 2010. No more Big OIL - think of the extra money stimulating the economy!

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Tax credit incentives are also available to consumers in the U.S. Better Place is building stations in San Francisco, Hawaii, Israel, and Denmark to swap out 1,000 pound batteries in a car wash type set up. You also repeat the "peak oil" argument that Ive been reading since the 60s. We have oil!