Creative Greenius

APRIL 30, 2009

But while I’m wondering, I’m going to keep on working and I’m going to continue to support President Barack Obama and his efforts to lead the United States in the direction that me and people like me have been yearning for. It was an honor to work with them and I can’t wait to do my next install with GRID.

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Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Obama's choice for Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu, apparently can't be faulted for his dedication to dealing with climate change. Corporate sponsors have an outsized influence on universities these days. Just when it seemed the overhyped promise of biofuels was diminishing, it may prove to have a second life under Obama.

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Plug In Partners

MARCH 1, 2006

Barack Obama (D-Ill.) Barack Obama on Energy Independence Remarks of Senator Barack Obama Governor's Ethanol Coalition Washington, DC Feb. The Defense Department will also hold a competition where private corporations get funding to see who can build the best new alternative-fuel plant.

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DIY Electric Car

JULY 28, 2008

presidential candidates Barak Obama and John McCain are talking about EVs. Finally, American politicians, corporate executives and grassroots advocates all seem to agree that powering cars from clean, affordable and domestic electricity makes sense. Will things be different this time?

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2013

According to Gallup and Yale University polls, respectively, a majority of Americans believe climate change is occurring and that corporations, as well as government officials, should be doing more to address the issue. GM has worked with Ceres for more than two decades to refine its sustainability strategies and performance.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2010

In a speech at Andrews Air Force Base today, President Obama said that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Deport of Transportation (DOT) will sign the joint final rule establishing greenhouse gas emission standards and corporate average fuel economy standards for light-duty vehicles for model years 2012-2016 tomorrow.

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National Green Transportation

AUGUST 28, 2012

Today the Obama Administration announced the long-awaited new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standard for cars and light-duty trucks, raising the standard to the equivalent of 54.5 miles/gallon, by 2025. The CAFE standards are regulations.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2012

AT&T has placed 5,000 alternative-fuel vehicles (AFVs) on US roads since the company embarked on a 10-year commitment of up to $565 million to deploy approximately 15,000 alternative fuel vehicles through 2018, including one of the largest US corporate commitments to compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles to date. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2009

US President Barack Obama today announced a new harmonized national policy intended to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for all new cars and trucks sold in the US. The resulting new standards will cover model years 2012-2016, and will require an average fuel economy standard of 35.5

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced 16 major US employers and two stakeholder groups have joined the Workplace Charging Challenge ( earlier post ), while another 3 US corporations have joined the National Clean Fleets Partnership. National Clean Fleets Partnership.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 28, 2012

Department of Energy and the Obama administration have confirmed new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for all cars made between 2017 and 2025. After a long, political battle, both on Capitol Hill and in Detroit, the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2010

As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to restarting the US nuclear industry, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced the formation of a Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future to provide recommendations for developing a safe, long-term solution to managing used nuclear fuel and nuclear waste.

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National Green Transportation

AUGUST 28, 2012

Today the Obama Administration announced the long-awaited new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standard for cars and light-duty trucks, raising the standard to the equivalent of 54.5 miles/gallon, by 2025. The CAFE standards are regulations.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 19, 2011

looks to be well on its way to a corporate average fuel-economy requirement of 54.5 With agreement among the White House, the EPA and NHTSA, and most major automakers (though not all), the U.S. mpg by model year 2025.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Funds from USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) will assist the effort. The announcement incorporates the acquisition of biofuel blends into regular Department of Defense (DOD) domestic solicitations for jet engine and marine diesel fuels. USDA and Navy also are collaborating on an Industry Day, 30 Jan.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 28, 2011

The two Federal agencies that set gas mileage and emissions standards for future cars may propose rules that require corporate average fuel economy to reach 56 miles per gallon by 2025. indicate that the Obama Administration is urging the EPA and NHTSA to push for a 5-percent improvement each year between 2017.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2012

TransCanada Corporation, saying it was “ disappointed ” by the decision on Wednesday to deny the Presidential Permit for Keystone XL ( " src=" ">, also said it remains fully committed to the construction of the pipeline. Plans are already underway on a number of fronts to largely maintain the construction schedule of the project.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2011

and Syntroleum Corporation. In March 2011, President Obama directed the Departments of Agriculture, Energy and Navy to work together to advance a domestic industry capable of producing “drop-in” biofuel substitutes for diesel and jet fuel. Solazyme, Inc., Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Eligible entities include Indian tribes, State or local governments, corporations, farmer co-ops, agricultural producer associations, higher education institutions, rural electric co-ops, public power entities or consortiums of any of the above. Applications for biorefinery assistance are due by 30 January 2014.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2012

President Obama and Prime Minister Singh launched the US-India Partnership to Advance Clean Energy (PACE) in November 2009 to accelerate the transition to high performing, low emissions, and energy secure economies. MEMC Corporation; and Solarmer Energy Inc. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.; Moser Baer India Ltd.;

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2010

Eaton Corporation has selected Compact Power Inc. The announcement was made today during a groundbreaking celebration at CPI’s new battery cell manufacturing facility in Holland that was attended by President Barack Obama and Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

Battery costs exceeded $500/kWh when President Obama launched his EV Everywhere Grand Challenge goal of making EVs that are as affordable and convenient for the American family as gasoline-powered vehicles, and low-cost, high performance batteries are a key component of the strategy to attain the President’s goal.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2018

Administrator Pruitt also announced the start of a joint process with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to develop a notice and comment rulemaking to set revised GHG emissions standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. The Obama Administration’s determination was wrong.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2014

The new $148-million lightweight metals manufacturing institute announced in February by President Obama ( earlier post ) will locate in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit, officials from the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (ALMMII) and the city announced today.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Since Wheeler became the acting administrator last July, he has released plans to unwind rising emissions and attendant fuel economy standards enacted under President Obama, and to rescind California's half-century-old authority to set tighter emissions.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2011

More than 1,000 subscribers to WardsAuto responded to the survey designed to identify challenges and trade-offs associated with meeting 2025 CAFE (corporate average fuel economy) standards. The WardsAuto, DuPont survey was conducted just before the Obama administration’s originally proposed 2025 fleet average of 56.2 L/100 km).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2010

This follows the memorandum of understanding signed between CPECC and USTDA in November as part of the US-China Clean Energy Announcements made by President Obama and President Hu in November 2009. In this initial study phase, GE and CPECC will evaluate the cost and performance of an IGCC design.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2009

In one of his first official acts in office in January, President Obama requested a final order for federal fuel economy standards for only model year 2011, with further consideration and analysis to occur prior to issuing rules for subsequent model years. million metric tons during that period. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

The two governments are also actively engaging industry, academia, and civil society in advancing clean coal and CCS solutions.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2009

President Obama announced the awards for the $2.4B UK-based Modec and Navistar International Corporation are finalizing a joint venture for the production and sales of electric Class 2c-3 commercial vehicles in North, Central and South America. in funding at Navistar in front of a Navistar Modec prototype. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2009

NAATBatt is a not-for-profit industry consortium of more than 50 corporations, associations and research institutions dedicated to making the United States a world leader in the manufacture of advanced lithium-ion or Li-Ion battery cells for transportation applications.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2010

The Obama Administration has made a goal of developing cost-effective deployment of CCS within 10 years, with an objective of bringing 5 to 10 commercial demonstration projects online by 2016. Archer Daniels Midland Corporation (Decatur, Ill.)-The DOE share: $253 million).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2009

The award, through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, was announced by President Barack Obama during a visit to Indiana in August. In addition to the DOE award, Delphi has been offered support from the Indiana Economic Development Corporation through performance-based tax credits and training grants. With an $89.3

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2009

Kent Kresa, chairman emeritus, Northrop Grumman Corporation, has been named interim non-executive chairman of the board of directors. In its statement, GM said that it is awaiting further announcements by President Obama and the Task Force on Automotive Reconstruction (due Monday), and that it will have additional comments at that time.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Effectively manage corporate energy use and report on energy productivity as part of corporate sustainability reporting. Commission members will also discuss the recommendations with Obama Administration leaders. Efforts to advance recommendations across the country at the local and state levels are to begin immediately.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 12, 2011

Corporate average fuel economy requirements have already been set through 2016, an action facilitated by the Obama Administration soon after taking office. Two days ago, the NHTSA said that it would require annual gas-mileage improvements of somewhere between 2 and 7 percent each year between 2017 and 2025.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

TransCanada Corporation has informed the US Department of State (DOS) that it plans to file a Presidential Permit application (cross-border permit) in the near future for the Keystone XL Project from the US/Canada border in Montana to Steele City, Nebraska.

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