Gas-Electric Mercury Tax 
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 29, 2009
Buyers of a new 2010 Fusion Hybrid or Mercury Milan Hybrid this year will qualify for a $3,400 tax credit. Fusion Hybrid travels up to 47 mph in pure electric mode, faster than all other hybrids currently on the road. The 2009 Escape and Mariner Hybrid FWD models qualify for a $3,000 tax credit; 4WD models $1,950.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 14, 2012
One possible scenario for the electricity system in the Western US in 2026-29. Pie charts show the proportion of different types of energy sources generating power and flowing between load areas if there were a carbon tax of $70 per ton. Click to enlarge. To meet these carbon goals, coal has to go away from the region.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 23, 2013
Continue efforts to decarbonize the economy, with emphasis on the electricity sector. Key recommended steps here are: Support continuing expansion of shale-gas production, ensuring that environmental impacts of production and transport do not curtail the potential of this approach.
Revenge of the Electric Car
APRIL 20, 2010
After a federal tax credit and state rebate, the price of these cars will come out at around a cool 20k. Funny that this article cites “a shortage of public charging stations&# as the sole reason for auto makers scrapping electric vehicles in the 1990s. By Dana Hull for the San Jose Mercury News. By Dana Hull.
Baua Electric
APRIL 25, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will require existing coal-fired and new natural gas-fired power plants to control 90% of their carbon emissions or shut down. Coal powered around 16% of US electricity in 2023. Trucks Haul Coal Navajo Mine by U.S. National Archives is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 22, 2009
A new report from the National Research Council examines and, when possible, estimates, “hidden” costs of energy production and use—such as the damage air pollution imposes on human health—that are not reflected in market prices of coal, oil, other energy sources, or the electricity and gasoline produced from them.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 21, 2013
Neutrons do not possess any electric charge; they are stable inside the nucleus, and outside of it, they decay with a lifetime of about 15 minutes (886 seconds)—a long time for a fundamental particle. In the case of ORNL’s SNS, the target is mercury. FIE-TAX: Fixed-Incident-Energy Triple-Axis Spectrometer.
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