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EIA: light duty vehicle energy consumption to drop 25% by 2040; increased oil production, vehicle efficiency reduce US oil and liquid imports

Green Car Congress

Energy consumption by marine vessels increases from 0.9 Natural gas overtakes coal as the largest fuel for US electricity generation. In some areas, natural gas-fired generation replaces power formerly supplied by coal and nuclear plants. Personal air travel (billion seat-miles) grows by an average of 0.7%

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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. coal-fired power plants) would either be required by the emissions cap. Although Congress could address GHG emissions with alternative policies—e.g.,

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

Creative Greenius

These zoning decisions blow in whatever direction the development winds are gusting in the city at the moment and there is no consistency, logic or equity in the decisions made. And do you wind up offering your customers some kind of assistance in filing the rebate form? You pay your taxes on-line. We do all the paperwork.

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

But its monumentally less pollution , even on the national (half-coal) grid. How about a car-mounted wind-generator? At the moment, only 2004-2007 Priuses , and to a limited extent, the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrids. Better yet, make a tax-deductible contribution. See our How to Get a PHEV page for more information.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

Green Car Congress

Cap-and-trade was first tried on a significant scale twenty years ago under the first Bush administration as a way to address the problem of airborne sulfur dioxide pollution–widely known as acid rain–from coal-burning power plants in the eastern United States. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), John Kerry (D-Mass.) Reduced Output.

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