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After long wait, Obama lays out fight against climate change
2013-06-25 22:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Five years after being elected president and six months after winning a second term, President Obama today gave his first speech devoted solely to climate change and announced several executive actions to begin weaning the United States (historically the largest emitter of greenhouse gases) off fossil fuels. At Georgetown University today, Obama stated that his administration would expand renewable energy projects on federal lands, raise energy efficiency standards on appliances, and, most importantly,...
Solar power still better than nuclear in the fight against climate change
2013-06-24 13:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: George Monbiot claims in a gentlemanly article to have won our 100 bet, made three years ago, that solar PV would be at grid parity the same cost as conventional retail electricity by 2013. The very good news is that over the past three years, the actual average price of installed residential solar PV has come down some 60%, while the cost of new nuclear has gone up 70% and is still rising. I base the former on the real achievement at my company Solarcentury and the latter on a recent compilation...
TOP NEWS: Franchised NY Auto Dealers Fight Tesla Stores
2013-06-24 09:00:31| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
Two bills in the New York State Legislature could prevent Tesla Motors, and others in the future, from selling vehicles directly and bypass franchised dealers. Ford Motor Cos latest innovation to its Sync infotainment system, called MyFord Touch, may prove to be too complicated and dissuade potential car buyers. As we get closer to the year 2025, and upcoming EPA mileage guidelines, more hybrids and more parts within automobiles will be going electric.The Article TOP NEWS: Franchised NY Auto Dealers Fight Tesla Stores appeared first on Automotive Digest.
Car Dealers Fight Direct-to-Consumer Sales
2013-06-23 23:48:17| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Green Car Reports: Tesla doesn't sell its cars through dealership franchises. It uses its own company run stores, like Apple.
LA County cities fight over Metro plans for new trains, subways
2013-06-22 05:54:54| Railroads - Topix.net
The fight to see which parts of Los Angeles County are more train-worthy than others pits the city of Los Angeles against the suburbs, with the proposed westside subway to the sea, Green Line addition to LAX and a Regional Connector in downtown leading the list of accelerated projects.
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