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

Green Car Congress

The stimulus package is designed to address the recession and in the short term people were anxiously awaiting two key components of the plan: clarification on the details behind “ grants in lieu of tax credits ” and awards of loan guarantees by the DOE from section 1705. Billion vs. $28.3 Billion in 2008).

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Smart Meters and Electric Cars

Revenge of the Electric Car

Ed Kjaer, the director of electric transportation for Southern California Edison, demonstrates how the Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle or MiEV plugs into their Garage of the Future at their Electric Vehicle Technical Center in Pomona on Thursday, January 22, 2009. Photo by Eric Tom). Though some types of power generation can easily be.

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Coming Soon – The Electric City

Revenge of the Electric Car

SAN FRANCISCO — If electric cars have any future in the United States, this may be the city where they arrive first. The Energy Department says electric cars produce less of the emissions linked to climate change than traditional vehicles, though how much less depends on the source of power on the local electricity grid.

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Greenius Is Fired Up Over Obama’s Green Economic Recovery Bill!

Creative Greenius

This bill is not only the most sweeping economic recovery package in our nation’s history, it’s also the greenest. Fortunately for all of us, climate change guru, Joe Romm of Climate Progress, has already done the heavy lifting and outlined just how green and positive this new bill is.

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California Goes To Hell In A Handbasket But Greenius Says AB 811 is Our Route To Green Heaven

Creative Greenius

The treasure chest was cleverly disguised in the form of Federal stimulus money from the ARRA, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. See, California’s AB 811 is all about funding solar energy and energy efficiency for property owners. Imagine that. Here at my home we’ve cut our electrical bill more than in half.