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 Photo by Rebel .Rayburn House Office Building
Funds Are On The Way...
Energy Efficiency Programs Are In The Pipeline (Ready to Employ)
State Energy Activities - The Stimulus Package, Energy Legislation and State Actions
Monday, February 2, 2009
3:00 - 4:30 p.m. 2253 Rayburn House Office Building On February 2, the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI), Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition,
and Northeast-Midwest Senate Coalition held a briefing on state energy activities and federal economic recovery
legislation. State officials discussed the possible expansion of the Weatherization
Assistance Program, the
State Energy Program and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
(LIHEAP) in the context
of the stimulus package.
These officials also discussed existing state efforts to implement expanded energy efficiency and renewable energy programs, aid to low-income Americans and the critical role of these programs in developing a “Green Economy”.
Speakers for this event included:
Philip Giudice, Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (Representing the National Association of State Energy Officials)
Presentation (pdf format) Steve Payne, Managing Director, Washington Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (Representing the National Association for State Community Services Programs)
Presentation (pdf format) Jo Ann Choate, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Coordinator, Maine State Housing Authority (Representing the National Energy Assistance Directors Association)
Presentation (pdf format) Audio Recording of the Briefing and Q&A
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Coming Up Soon...
Published February 03, 2009 7:01 AM
EDTA Applauds House Support for Electric Drive Vehicles;
Urges Senate to Expand Investments and Tax Credits to Grow Industry
Comprehensive Strategy Key to Creating Green Jobs
and Reducing Oil Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire- USNewswire --
The Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) today applauded the House for its support of electric
drive vehicles in the stimulus bill it passed, and called on the Senate to add provisions to reach and exceed
President Obama's goal of 1 million fuel-efficient plug-in electric drive vehicles by 2015.
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Green Collar Jobs
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Chip Giller, founder of the environmental news site Grist.org, talks to NOW about the future of so-called green collar jobs,
his hopes for the Obama Administration, and offers help for those looking for green job opportunities.
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Tata Motors .... NANO $2.500.00
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Tata Motors is mulling a plan to introduce an electric version of its Indica in Norway.
The demo car called Indica ev was recently shown in a industry conference. Ravi Kant, MD of Tata Motors said that electronic version of the car and its technology is something which Tata has been looking for. Commercial production of the car will start in couple of years.
Ravikant said that electric car is a zero emission car, and the need of time is to develop such cars. The new car is developed in joint venture with Norwegian firm. The car will have left-hand side steering. Citing the reason of higher requirement of infrastructure for electric car, he said that the car would be tested by the Norwegian party in Norway.
S. Ravishankar, Senior GM of Tata Motors' Engineering Research Centre (ERC) said that the car can run for 175 km to 200 km when fully charged with a 'two-pack' battery. However, according to him mileage could vary according to the battery used. Ravikant said that company would bring Indica ev in India within a year's time.
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Indica...
According to Tata Motors’ managing director Ravi Kant, the company plans to launch an electric version of its Indica hatchback in Norway within a year, and will bring it to the local market at a later stage. ...............
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Exxon Mobil Helping to Build Electric Cars
Seyth Miersma on Wed, 03/12/2008
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.............................. Steven "Steve" Rattner is an American financier and private equity investor. He is one of the founding 4 partners of the private investment firm Quadrangle Group, which invests media and communications companies globally.
A graduate of Brown University, Rattner started his career as a reporter with the New York Times, first at the Washington bureau, where he became close friends with Times owner Arthur Sulzberger, who also was at the time working as a reporter, and then at the London bureau. Subsequently, he quit journalism and joined Morgan Stanley, where he founded their Communications Group.
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The firm, which is based in New York City, was founded in 2000 by Steven Rattner, former head of Lazard Freres with Joshua Steiner, Peter Ezersky and David Tanner. The firm has raised approximately $6 billion since inception and employs approximately 40 investment professionals in offices in New York, London, Palo Alto and Hong Kong. Quadrangle's private equity business raised a $1.1 billion fund in 2000, followed by a $1.8 billion fund in 2005.[1] As of the end of 2008, the firm is currently raising a $2.25 billion fund.
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His firm focuses on private equity deals in the media, telecommunications and technology industries. The firm has investments in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and the publisher of Maxim magazine, among others. In recent years, it has also added a series of hedge funds.
Mr. Rattner is a former trustee of Cablevision, a former chairman of the Educational Broadcasting Corporation -Channels 13 and 21, New York's public television stations - and a former trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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I really don't understand what you are trying to communicate.
I see a few articles about how our new administration is creating a green push. Do you think this is great? Do you hate it? Is it relevant to pandemics? Do you want to debate something? Or maybe to teach something? But what is the main point? |
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hi,
Go Green:Lowering Dependence On OPEC............................................................................ On February 2, the
Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI),
Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition,
and Northeast-Midwest Senate Coalition held a briefing on state energy activities and federal economic recovery legislation.
State officials discussed the possible expansion of the
Weatherization Assistance Program, the
State Energy Program and the
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
(LIHEAP)
in the context
of the stimulus package.
This GO Green..... is larger than people realize....
About 4-5 large Car Co's are on board.... a few you see above.
This is Global.
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They have ongoing events...
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Climate Change News
Brought to you by the Environmental and Energy Study Institute
Carol Werner, Executive Director
February 6, 2009 NEWS HERE-
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Obama task force to look at creating green jobsBiden chairs panel on middle class, touts better pay and energy benefitsmsnbc.com
President Barack Obama on Friday announced a task force that will work to boost the economic fortunes of American's faltering middle class, and its first order of business will be to find ways to create more jobs in
areas that pay well, reduce pollution and lessen America's reliance on foreign oil.
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Public ideas sought
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The task force includes a Web site, astrongmiddleclass.gov,
where individuals can submit ideas. The group's members will include representatives from
Cabinet agencies that deal with middle-class issues, including the departments of
education,
commerce,
health and human services
and labor.
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PRES. OBAMA GOES GREEN
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"Obama Sought, and Got, Support of Green-Car Crowd on Road to ...Nov 5, 2008 ... Get 1 Million Plug-In Hybrid Cars on the Road by 2015. These vehicles can get up to 150 miles per gallon. Barack Obama and Joe Biden believe ...
blogs.edmunds.com/greencaradvisor/.../obama-sought-and-got-support-of- Hybrid Cars: Obama ready to let states decide emissions standardsJan 26, 2009 ... Nothing but news and information regarding hybrid cars, including hybrid car ... already adopted California's regulations, as goes California, so goes America. ... One of Obama's big mantras was the green investment. ... www.hybridcarblog.com/2009/01/obama-ready-to-let-states-decide.html - 24k - Cached - Similar pages Rahm Emanuel - Obama's fighter for hybrid cars in the White House ...Jan 23, 2009 ... PHEVs and CNG vehicles, specifically - in the coming years? ... Who would have thought driving a hybrid car had anything to do with religious affiliation. .... I think unequivocally the ****** award goes to you. ... The infrastructure is almost all in place for green algae fuel like sewage, ...
www.autobloggreen.com/2009/01/23/rahm-emanuel-obamas-fighter-for- The Hybrid Car Candidate: Barack Obama | Hybrid CarsFeb 14, 2008 ... Good job to Barack and Jay for coming up with great legislation. ... At least by choosing green vehicles, these candidates are demonstrating that .... As far as GM goes, they are pathetic. They are just starting to warm up to .... hybrid cars are vedy nice. i am the foreign. i like the america. no ... www.hybridcars.com/news/hybrid-car-candidate-barack-obama.html - 72k - Cached - Similar pages GORE LIED: Wall Street Journal video: Obama Goes GreenRecap: The Obama Energy Plan and Business Opportunities it Creates ...Third, make sure 10% of our energy is coming from renewable resources by 2012 ... The Obama Plan Says: Put 1 million Plug‐In Hybrid cars – cars that can get ... are the green job opportunities:This goes hand in hand with Carbon Markets. ...
www.greenerideal.com/politics/recap-the-obama-energy-plan-and-business- Obama Goes Green: Obama's energy Plan | GatherObama Goes Green: Obama's energy Plan. January 27, 2009 03:07 PM EST ... Put 1 million Plug-In Hybrid cars -- cars that can get up to 150 miles per gallon ... www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977576563&grpId= ............................. |
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FEBRUARY 9, 2009 Consumers
Lots of big environmentally friendly changes look good in theory, like buying solar panels or switching to a hybrid car. The trouble is, many of those fixes take years to make back their cost -- and most people can't afford that luxury in these tough economic times.
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Well if the goal is to get carbon out of the air the best and quickest thing to do would be to cut down every growing plant or tree we can find and bury it deep in the earth or lock it up some other way so that the carbon does not get into the atmosphere. If we cut down a billion pounds of tree and made buildings that lasted for a hundred years then all that carbon would not be in the air.
I personally like having trees around and since there is no harm in having carbon dioxide in the air I would prefer to keep the trees. I suppose we could stick to every wood chip, grass clipping, bit of paper, and weed and then throw them into the deepest landfill. Then it a million years if anyone is still here they can have oil. But again I prefer our recycling programs that makes those things useful. and since carbon dioxide in the air is not a problem I think the wood chips look great in my landscaping. and the paper makes nice new less expensive paper. |
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Ford announces battery supplier for plug-in hybrid
By Associated Press excerpt-
"As we move toward greater electrification of vehicles, we can achieve much more by working together toward a common goal," said Sue Cischke, Ford's group vice president for sustainability, environment and safety engineering.
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Browner says stimulus bill a boost for green jobs
The Associated Press February 10, 2009, 8:33AM ET
By H. JOSEF HEBERT
WASHINGTON
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...Browner said proposed loan guarantees for renewable energy companies "will absolutely turn it around" and spur the growth of green jobs. Government support on loans as well as investment tax breaks also in the stimulus package "will have measurable and rapid impact," she said.
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waiting...
 There's Green in Thar...
STIMULUS
We Hope..
And VIDEOS (as always :)
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Ford expected to reopen Cleveland engine plant
By TERRY KINNEY
A Ford Motor Co. plant in suburban Cleveland which has been idle for
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The WIND and Natural GAS Man...
T. BOONE PICKENS
VIDEO
and if you do/do not want to watch T. Boone ... have a look at some old
 West Wing Shows.
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We Can Not continue to send out 700 Billion Dollars
to our Muslim Friends who by Religious Edict fund "People" who are Unfriendly to the USA
T. Boone suggests we put it in our cars.
We should get off the OPEC-Go-Round.
Tell our Pres. What you would like to see ...as far as going green.
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I would like to see solar cell pannels on every house in the south and southwest. We get plenty of sun, even in winter.
I saw something, discovery channel maybe, they are doing in Spain. A huge green house with a wind tunnel going vertical straight up in the center. Off season food and electricity. We can do these things. |
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Me too. Think of all the money those people could save - well provided that the cost of panels comes down as they will eventually if our politicians don't meddle. If they do meddle they will artificially raise the price of gas/oil then these people will switch, not because they save money, but because they lose less. That will hurt the auto industry so they will offer them some backroom deal at the expense of the rest of us. Meanwhile the home owners are loosing so then they will offer rebates to artificially lower the price of panels at the expense of the rest of us. The only ones who win are the politicians who get to put a small amount of every deal into their pockets al along the way. |
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Going Green... Bigger than we realized?
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I lived for a time in VA... we had very reasonable elec. prices there. Then a few northern states (even Quebec?) got together and sued the State of Virginia over their Coal Fired Elec. Plants. I think about now is when they promised to stop the dirty burning altogether.
So I am not all astonished to hear Elec prices are going up in that area of the country.
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...But the Treasury secretary acknowledged that consumers could face higher electric bills because Obama would impose fees on greenhouse gas producers, including power plants that burn fossil fuels, by auctioning off carbon pollution permits. The goal is to reduce the emissions blamed for global warming while raising a projected $646 billion over 10 years.
"Now, if people don't change how they use energy, then they will face higher costs for energy," Geithner said. Article here-
Obama's plan to hike taxes meets fierce opposition
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More On The Subject From USA Today-
Here's a shocker: Electricity bills are heading up. Way up.
By Paul Davidson, USA TODAY Utilities across the USA are raising power prices up to 29%, mostly to pay for soaring fuel costs, but also to build new plants and refurbish an aging power grid.
Even more dramatic rate increases are ahead. The mounting electric bills will further squeeze households struggling with spiraling gasoline prices.
"Consumers now face a tough reality on electricity," says Mark Cooper of Consumer Federation of America.
The increases come after rising fuel prices already have driven up utility bills nearly 30% in the past five years, the sharpest jump since the 1970s energy crisis. Fuel costs are again the main culprit. In Virginia, Potomac Edison, citing high coal and natural gas prices, plans to raise rates 29% on July 1, pushing an average monthly residential bill from about $70 to $90.
AmerenUE, Missouri's largest utility, recently asked for its first rate increase in 20 years, a 12.1% boost, mostly to cover higher fuel costs. Customers of Public Service Co. of Oklahoma were socked with a 25% rise on June 1.
The price of coal, which fires half of U.S. power plants, has doubled since last year, largely because of surging energy use in countries such as China and India. Natural gas prices are up nearly 50% on high U.S. demand. In California, drought has forced Pacific Gas & Electric to replace cheap hydroelectric power with natural gas, helping to prompt it to seek 13% rate increases. The cost to build a power plant has also gone up, more than doubling since 2000. South Carolina Electric & Gas wants to boost rates 37% by 2019 to cover its share of two nuclear reactors costing $10 billion.
Some utilities are seeking several increases. In New York City, Con Edison, which raised rates 4.7% in April, seeks increases of 5% in each of the next three years to fund $5.5 billion in equipment after a 2006 Queens blackout. That's on top of an anticipated 13% rate increase this summer for higher fuel charges.
"We must make sure that our system has the highest reliability," says Con Ed spokesman Michael Clendenin.
Queens Assemblyman Michael Gianaris says Con Ed wasted funds on new plants elsewhere and urges regulators to reject the proposal. "I say not one penny more until reforms are done," he says.
Expect bigger rate shocks if federal legislation, anticipated by 2010, passes and forces coal-fired generators to pay fees to emit global-warming gases. American Electric Power, the largest coal-fired generator, will have to raise rates 115% to pay higher fuel costs, build new plants and recover global-warming fees, says Hugh Wynne of Bernstein Research. But Wynne says regulators could temper increases by trimming profits ..........................................................
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 The Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Plant in Iceland
Photo by - Gretar Ivarsson, geologist at Nesjavellir
Getting Off Carbon Based Fuel, To Secure U.S. Energy Security
......................................................................................................... From... Boone Pickens ..................................... use about 67 %... foreign oil, that, that is a security problem that is unbelievably
horrible for this country...when I saw 18 out of those 21 people at 9 /11 , 0n those
ah ..American Airlines planes that were taking over...that 18 out of 21 I think, were from Saudi Arabia... I said man listen that isn't by accident...I don't have to have seven pieces to a seven piece puzzle, about 2 or 3 is all I need, I can figure out where those others go. ...Let's move ourselves out of an OPEC World. From The Muslim Brotherhood On Saudi Financing
................................................................................... ...some Arab countries (Saudi Arabia in particular) have been financing the construction of mosques and imams and preachers to send. Those who carried with them ideas, that were a source of concern to the authorities of the European communities. ..............................................................................................................
Partnership for Climate Cooperation
............................................................ Even with an agreement, the Task Force concludes that "ensuring that the biggest emitters meet their commitments would still be a monumental task." It thus recommends creating a Partnership for Climate Cooperation that would focus the world's largest emitters, including India and China, on implementing aggressive emissions reductions. The partnership would complement efforts in the United Nations to get a global treaty.
The Task Force urges policymakers to not ignore the important economic challenges involved in reducing emissions, noting that near-term costs "matter because they affect the livelihood of Americans." It argues, though, that a "properly designed and executed domestic policy ... can avoid unacceptable shocks or disruptions and smooth the transition to a low-carbon economy." It also says that climate policy "presents opportunities to strengthen important parts of the economy and create jobs, to rebuild U.S. partnerships and alliances, and to bolster energy security."
Finding a Green Job
.................................. The clean energy boom is expected to produce 4.2 million new green jobs over the next three decades, according to a study completed by the nation's mayors in October, 2008. With that kind of rapid growth, employee supply and employer demand is likely to be unbalanced for a while- in the workforce's favor. |
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President's Choice Is-
Van Jones to Bring Green Jobs Vision to Washington
By Matthew Wheeland
March 10, 2009 After days of online speculation, Van Jones has officially become the
"Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation" at the White House's Council on Environmental Quality. ...................
Van Jones
is the Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation at the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). He is an environmental advocate, a civil rights activist and attorney, and a New York Times bestselling author. Formerly based in Oakland, California, Jones is the president and founder of Green For All, a national NGO dedicated to "building an inclusive green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty."[1] His first book, The Green Collar Economy, released on October 7, 2008, was a New York Times bestseller.[2] Jones also founded the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, a California NGO working for alternatives to violence and incarceration[3]
In 2008, Time Magazine named Jones one of its "Environmental Heroes."[4] Fast Company called him one of the "12 Most Creative Minds of 2008."[5]
On March 10, 2009, the White House Counsel on Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced Jones' appointment as Special Advisor on Green Jobs for the CEQ [6]
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Another super star.... see video http://www.vanjones.net/page.php?pageid=2
The Green Collar EconomyHow One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems
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Van Jones Co-Founder and President, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
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Green-collar jobs hold the promise to provide employment as a way out of poverty while
bringing positive environmental change. Effort is needed on local and national levels to
ensure that underserved communities are included in and
benefit from the green revolution.
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Many reasons to keep $$$ in the USA... going Green
OPEC ministers gather for 152nd Ordinary Meeting
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Honda's Hybrid Insight Sales Off Their Charts
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A cheap sticker price drove Honda's hybrid Insight to triple its expected sales numbers.
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India's Tata rolls out world's cheapest car ................................................................ 2 hrs 11 mins ago
by Salil Panchal MUMBAI (AFP) - India's Tata Motors on Monday launched the world's cheapest car, the Nano, hoping to revolutionise travel for millions and buck a slump in auto sales caused by the global economic crisis.
Company boss Ratan Tata said the no-frills vehicle, slated to cost just 100,000 rupees (2,000 dollars)
for the basic model, will get India's middle-class urban population off motorcycles and into safer, affordable cars.
"I think we are at the gates of offering a new form of transport to the people of India and later, I hope,
other markets elsewhere in the world," he said, describing the launch as a "milestone."
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What Can Tata's Nano Teach Detroit?
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As the commercial model of India's microcar is unveiled, U.S. carmakers would do well to learn from the innovations that brought it about By Jessie Scanlon When Tata Motors (TTM) unveiled a prototype of its Nano microcar at
the Delhi Auto Show in January 2008, auto executives around the world were aflutter. Quickly, they hustled teams to India to document the planned $2,000 "people's car." And industry watchers and innovation experts soon reported on the engineering and supply-chain breakthroughs behind the car. Article here-
http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/mar2009/id20090318_012120.htm?campaign_id=yhoo ..........................
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Tata Nano to hit Indian roads in July Mon Mar 23, 2009 12:14pm EDT By Janaki Krishnan MUMBAI, March 23 (Reuters) - The Tata Motors (TAMO.BO) Nano, the world's cheapest car at around $2,000,
will hit Indian roads in July and, with demand set to far outstrip supply, the first 100,000 owners will be picked at random.
Hundreds of thousands are expected to put their name down for a Nano, including many previously limited
to motorbikes or public transport, following Monday's formal launch.
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Green California Summit 2009:the Biggest Yet!
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Thousands of government leaders and the nearly 300 companies that participated all agreed on one thing about the 2009 Green California Summit - it was the biggest and best yet.
Presentation after presentation made it clear that no state is better positioned to access - and make good use - stimulus dollars than California. A green revolution is unfolding, and California is where it will begin. |
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with a predicted range of up to 200 km and acceleration of 0-60 km/h in under 10 seconds. Tata uses super polymer lithium ion batteries from Electrovaya. Tata Motors' electric vehicles will be produced in association with Milj0 Grenland/Innovasjon, Norway. (Earlier post.) Tata Motors' UK subsidiary, Tata Motors European Technical Centre plc, has a 70% stake in Miljø. The first such vehicle to be developed by the company is the Indica EV, which is currently undergoing extensive tests in Europe. .................
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Not GREEN Enough...
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Pres Obama wants... Renewables
oh well.... NATURAL GAS is real big here in the North East... ..............................................................................
...delivered his first major policy speech on energy since becoming our Commander-in-Chief:
Obama "shined" (dissed) natural gas. There was not a mention, not even a mere peep about natural gas powered transportation in the new President's energy policy speech. Nada. ...Obama did say it's
not going to be business as usual with respect to foreign oil imports.
We're going to become energy independent he told us, and there's a new sheriff in town!
............................................................................... A Fairly Large Project... The Millennium Pipeline .......................................... will connect the Empire Connector Pipeline in the west to Algonquin Pipeline in the east. "It is the biggest piece of new construction in the NE 07 Project," according to Millennium Pipeline spokesman Michael Armiak. "Millennium connects new supply to new demand by adding west to east infrastructure."
The NE 07 Project will link the energy-hungry markets of metropolitan New York City, New Jersey, and New England to the
Dawn natural gas supply hub in southwestern Ontario.
The Dawn storage facility is Canada's largest underground natural gas storage facility.
Subsidiaries of Ni Source, National Grid, and DTE Energy own Millennium Pipeline, ....................................................................................................................................... which is slated to go in service in November 2008. The approximately $650 million, 182-mile pipeline will connect with the Empire Connector (a 77-mile expansion of the Empire State Pipeline) at Corning, N.Y.,
local production, and storage locations in Western New York. Its mainline will cross New York's Southern Tier and lower Hudson River Valley regions and terminate at Ramapo in Rockland County, N.Y. At Ramapo, Millennium will connect to Spectra Energy's Algonquin Gas Transmission pipeline, which serves New England.
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President Obama's goal of 1 million fuel-efficient plug-in electric drive vehicles by 2015
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Expansion of Electric Drive Vehicle Deployments -- Allocating $400 million to the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Cities program for
vehicles with more fuel-efficient vehicles, such as hybrid, plug-in and battery vehicles.
The Green Road Ahead: Electric Drive Today & Tomorrow
Electric Drive Transportation Assoc. EDTA Capitol Hill Briefing ...............................................
Wednesday April 22, 2009
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The Green, Green Panels of Home
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Europe's Way of Encouraging Solar Power Arrives in the U.S.
By KATE GALBRAITH Published: March 12, 2009 excerpt-
Put simply, the idea is to pay homeowners and businesses top dollar for producing green energy. In Germany, for example, a homeowner with a rooftop solar system may be paid four times more to produce electricity than the rate paid to a coal-fired power plant.
This month Gainesville, Fla., became the first city in the United States to introduce higher payments for solar power, which is otherwise too expensive for many families or businesses to install. City leaders, who control their electric utility, unanimously approved the policy after studying Germany's solar-power expansion. article here
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Supreme Court Ruling Gives EPA the Green Light
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Questions of judicial activism on global warming are raised by the Supreme Court ruling
that the Environmental Protection Agency has authority to regulate carbon dioxide in auto
emissions and other...
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If the following is true.... we need new regs on eliminating Diesel Fuel
This is one of the most prominent environmental cases to reach the Supreme Court in decades. It revolves around the US Clean Air Act's statement that the head of the EPA "shall" regulate emissions of new vehicles "which in his judgment cause, or contribute to, air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger the public health or welfare".
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LEAD BAD FOR BABIES AND CHILDREN
Diesel exhaust is not just a problem in the United States. The Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles is a group of U.N. organizations, national governments, industry and public interest groups committed to helping countries around the world develop and implement action plans for eliminating lead and phasing down sulfur in diesel and gasoline fuels. Diesel exhaust poses a very serious health problem both in the United States and around the world. NRDC has helped pave the way toward using cleaner and cheaper fuel alternatives, eliminating the health effects of diesel once and for all. .......................................................................................................................................... |
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After EPA Report, Is Greenhouse Gas Regulation on Horizon?An EPA review has labeled greenhouse gas emissions a danger to public health and welfare. Analysts explain what the ruling could mean for the environment and industry.
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Will CHINA , INDIA, Mexico, Canada Help Us Drive Away From Imported Oil?
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and what stock did Mary buy... that reflects all of the above countries? tossing in Norway
and a Major Corporation for even more interest?
From what we all see...the USA dropped the ball and was late in getting it...we want a
safe, cheap, clean drive.
some reads-
from google
CRU/CESCO-China, electric cars to drive copper-Friedland | ReutersApr 2, 2009 ... "Within a few years, China will lead the electric car industry," he said ... in countries like China and India as a key driver of the metal. ...
uk.reuters.com/article/allBreakingNews/idUKN0225693520090402 - 55k - Cached - Similar pages India Producing Electric Cars in Volume | Jim Kingsdale's Energy ...China Out to Dominate in Electric Cars (and Why Not GM) (naked ... I say this because of China, India and other emerging country’s with much ...
www.energyinvestmentstrategies.com/2008/09/22/india-producing-electric- New Golf Carts, Golf Carts, Golf Cars, Electric Vehicles ...GCP - New Golf Carts Dealers, Used, Golf Carts, Electric Car, Golf Cars, Industrial Cart, ... Podkarpackie, Poland. Mexico, Mexico. Nayarit, Mexico. Queretaro, Mexico ... Maini Materials Movement P Ltd.,, Bangalore, Karnatake, India ... Co.,lt, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. Eagle Golf Cruiser, Vaughan, Ontario, Canada ...
golfcarportal.com/db_listings/Golf_Carts/New_Golf_Carts.php - 49k - Cached - Similar pages Zenn electric cars cleared for Canada | Cleantech GroupLogin, World Map Image. Global, North America, India, Europe, China ... He said the company expects to start selling its cars in Mexico in early 2008, ..... Canada has cheap electric power which gives the country a huge advantage and ...
cleantech.com/news/2031/zenn-electric-cars-are-cleared-for-canada - 80k - Cached - Similar pages Ay, Chinese Caramba: Cheap Cars Invade Mexico | The Truth About CarsAs much as U.S. automakers, especially GM, rely on China to bolster ... I wonder if the cheap Chinese cars in Mexico will impact the US used ... Just curious, what are the rules on driving a car into the US from Mexico or Canada that ... India is coming up fast, though we’ll see how it weathers the ... www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ay-chinese-caramba-cheap-cars-invade-mexico/ - 67k - Cached - Similar pages China Details Incentive Plan for Electric Cars - Worldnews.comThe Times of India Read Full Article. 12 results; next 12 results. Related News Stories. China Vies to Be World's Leader in Electric Cars ...
article.wn.com/view/2009/04/10/China_Details_Incentive_Plan_for_Electric_ China's FAW Cars U.S. Ambitions Run Through Mexico - BusinessWeekGS sold 4000 imported Chinese cars in Mexico last year in a kind of pilot program. Sales are being expanded to Latin America, with Canada and the U.S. to ...
www.businessweek.com/autos/autobeat/archives/2009/01/chinas_faw_cars. Zenn electric cars cleared for Canada | Cleantech Group Login, World Map Image. Global, North America, India, Europe, China ... He said the company expects to start selling its cars in Mexico in early 2008, ..... Canada has cheap electric power which gives the country a huge advantage and ... cleantech.com/news/2031/zenn-electric-cars-are-cleared-for-canada - 80k - Cached - Similar pages |
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CAR of the fFuture
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VIDEOS
WATCH THE PROGRAM
OR
Watch PBS Tues Evening at 8pm east coast
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China has the money to invest....
LOOK for China To Make A Large Footprint in Electric Cars
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Changan Auto to set up 6th overseas factory in Mexico
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Changan Group and AutoPark (Mexico) expect that the joint venture (JV) will help
them enter the North America auto market in the near future...enjoy the U.S. tariff
exemption policy in the North America Free Trade Area.
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our people here lose their jobs ...so China can make inexpensive cars in Mexico and sell
them up here... now that makes sense.
And now China and Russia are doing an oil deal. We need jobs here..and anything we can
get our hands on to run our cars and keep the $$$ over here rather than the middle
east....how fast can we do it?
CHINA/Russia Deal
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Chinese ambassador: China-Russia oil pipeline serves strategic goals of both sides
MOSCOW, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The construction of the China-Russia oil pipeline conforms with the strategic goals of China and Russia to diversify the former's energy imports and latter's energy exports, Chinese Ambassador to Russia Liu Guchang has said.
The move reflects the two countries' confidence and determination to tide over together the current global economic downturn, Liu said in a recent written interview with Xinhua on Sunday.
The signing of a package of oil cooperation deals between China and Russia as well as the start of the oil pipeline project marked a major breakthrough in their energy cooperation, represented a new height of China-Russia strategic partnership of cooperation and further substantiate this partnership, Liu said.
Trade of crude via the pipeline will help stabilize and enhance the growth in bilateral trade, the diplomat added.
Under the agreement reached between both countries, China and Russia will jointly build and operate the pipeline from Russia's Siberian city of Skovorodino to China's northeastern city of Daqing as its terminal via China's border city of Mohe.
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PODCAST
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A National Security Issue
We are Importing 67% of our oil
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We need job creation in the US
America's Energy Future Summit in Arlington, Virginia.
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25 By 25
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25% Renewable Energy BY 2025
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National Electronic Highway System
6000 miles of new transmission lines
Sec. Of The Interior\\speaks on Renewable Energy
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Outer continental shelf
Oil & Gas Development
Central Gulf of Mexico
We need new Data (25 yrs old)
Huge off shore wind potential (Atlantic coast)
1million megawatts of Power (suppy 1/4 of our elec needs)
WIND (27 Billion invested)
70 new Wind Turbine Manufacturing Plants
GEOTHERMAL
NEW Battery Technology for Plug in Cars
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what our Govt. is doing to assist in some major changes...
Pres. Obama pledged $15bn a year for (10 years) for research on green energy and transportation
...................................................................................................................................... It's what China, UK and USA all have in common. Hybrid cars.... subsidies.......New emission standards. .......................................................................................................................................
Converting coal to electricity. It may not be real Green, but it gets us clear of the dependency on the Middle East Oil Trap.
Keep American $$$$$ right here in the USA. ....................................................................................... California-
Proposition 1A - High Speed Rail Bond ActProposition 1a would authorize the state to sell more than $9.9 billion in bonds to help pay for a high-speed rail line linking Irvine, Los Angeles, Fresno and San Francisco. The measure includes $9 billion for high-speed rail and $950 million for commuter and conventional intercity rail. The bonds would be paid off over a period of years, with interest boosting the total cost to about $19 billion. What about Clean Coal?
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Coal, which is primarily used for the generation of electricity,[7] is the second largest domestic contributor to carbon dioxide emissions in the USA.[8] The public has become more concerned about global warming which has led to new legislation.
The coal industry has responded by running advertising touting clean coal in an effort to counter negative perceptions, as well as by putting more than $50 billion towards the development and deployment of clean coal technologies, including carbon capture and storage.[9] The expenditure has been unsuccessful to date in that there is not a single commercial scale coal fired power station in the US that captures and stores more than token amounts of CO2.[10]
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only 1 in 10 green jobs are permanent...google spain and green jobs..
it is not the end all of our problems... also my pet peve is cars do not have to be small to be fuel efficent.. just design a power system that is....i like my BIG suv. |
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