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Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

Green Car Congress

by enacting a carbon tax or setting emission limits for each source type (“command-and-control)—the option to use offsets is generally discussed in the context of a cap-and-trade regime. with honors, in Marine/Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering from the United States Merchant Marine Academy.

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Can We Identify a Person From Their Voice?

Cars That Think

That morning, a Maine Marine Patrol officer, Nathan Stillwell, set off in search of the missing vessel. As such, there are many reasons to be concerned about its use in the criminal legal system. He said he’d try to get his boat, a 42-footer with three people on board, back to Atwood’s , a lobster company on Spruce Head Island, Maine.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid. They are early adopters, buying "Version 1.0" PHEVs with "Good Enough to Get Started" batteries.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

I said I would consider it, but that I was really hoping to establish a precedent, legally speaking, beyond Torrance. You pay your taxes on-line. You pay your corporate taxes on-line. Why don’t you look at your bill and see the Nuclear Decommissioning taxes on your electric bill. I want it to be all of California.

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RESPONSE TO: Ministry of Transport’s Charging Our Future: Discussion Document

Drive Electric

There are also innovative ideas that could be explored if businesses wish to install chargers in their employee’s home – e.g. forms of tax incentives. It could be an informal arrangement or a legal entity. In addition, electrifying heavy freight, aviation and marine provide considerable opportunities for decarbonisation at scale.

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

At the moment, only 2004-2007 Priuses , and to a limited extent, the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrids. However, there is a legal precedent set by aftermarket modifiers arguing that original auto warranties cannot be voided completely by modifications, and that only the part(s) affected by retrofit will have their warranties voided.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

Green Car Congress

According to Tol, the impact of a tax hike of this magnitude could reduce world GDP 12.9% Other transaction costs include the search of partners, the drafting of contracts, legal assistance, etc. in 2100—the equivalent of US$40 trillion a year. The SABMF(s) could be manufactured in Lafayette, Louisiana for export. Scenario No.