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Roskill: Green magnesium moving to commercial reality; China’s dominance under threat?

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There would probably not be any production in Israel if the Dead Sea were not already being exploited for other commodities. Today, well above 80% of the world’s magnesium comes from China. US output is for the domestic market and most CIS production is captive to titanium sponge.

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Smart Grids, Electric Vehicles: A Financial Win-Win for All -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

V2G helps solve the major problem that demand for electricity is high during the day when everything from industrial plants to air conditioning is running full blast and then excess electricity is wasted at night. Shai Agassi predicts that Israel will have over 100,000 electric vehicles in use by 2010.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The two companies have made a series of deals across the world supplying carsfor the electrification programmes of cities and whole countries – Denmark,Israel and Portugal among them. Hugh E Webber, Orlando, Florida, USA I think I have the solution to the ultra-green machine. These both cost much less than lithium cells.

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Nielsen global survey finds concerns about climate change slipping behind concerns over other environmental issues; air and water pollution top worries, pesticide use #3

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But the areas where concern is mounting fastest among 73% of global online consumers is worry over the use of pesticides, packaging waste and water shortages, with reported concern increasing 16, 14 and 13 percentage points, respectively. There are many possible reasons for declines in concern about climate change/global warming.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

So far Israel, Denmark, Australia , Hawaii and California’s Bay Area have plans to implement the Better Place model. Every scrap of waste food, garden trimmings and even sewage would be used to ferment gas. Bolivia is no friend of the USA. Battery recharging would typically take two to four hours, he said. — Bill 7.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

V2G helps solve the major problem that demand for electricity is high during the day when everything from industrial plants to air conditioning is running full blast and then excess electricity is wasted at night. Shai Agassi predicts that Israel will have over 100,000 electric vehicles in use by 2010.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

So much more convenient than having to take time out of my day and go out of my way (wasting more energy) to get a charge elsewhere or do battery swaps. Companies like ECOtality are already working with Nissan, which seems to have given up on battery swapping. Reply ↓ ↑ report 15 Ken 2:04AM (4/10/2009) I want to charge at home.