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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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We reached peak oil consumption in the US in 2008 and the same is true in the EU and Japan. ” As another panelist pointed out, “ The New York Times is well-equipped to write the article about how Stimulus Funds have been wasted ”. The LIBOR is the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate and is an industry benchmark interest rate.

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

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Tax Credits Instead, Obama backed tax credits of as much as $7,500 inthe stimulus package approved in February for buyers of plug-incars. In July, itopened an assembly line in Japan to build its FCX Clarity. millionthis year from $211.9 million, according to the EnergyDepartment Web site. The vehicle costs U.S.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

they have a degree of autonomy beyond the reach of federal government and can often make tough decisions: for example, California’s climate goals and London’s congestion charging. Unfortunately, there is very little specific funding for wireless transmission in the stimulus bill that was just signed by the USA President.

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