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VIDEO: Shai Agassi Talks About His Plan for Mass Adoption of Electric Cars
Thursday, 16 Apr, 2009 – 5:26 | One Comment
VIDEO: Shai Agassi Talks About His Plan for Mass Adoption of Electric Cars

Shai Agassi, of Better Place, the electric car charging infrastructure company says electric cars are the only solution if we want to impact emissions. His company, Better Place, has a radical plan to take entire …

Oil Chief Says US Green Policy Will Kill Economy
Wednesday, 15 Apr, 2009 – 3:25 | 2 Comments
Oil Chief Says US Green Policy Will Kill Economy

One of the US oil industry’s most successful chief executives has warned that Washington’s energy and environment policy risks plunging the US into an economic tailspin that could turn it into “the world’s cleanest third …

First City Powered by Solar Energy Planned in Florida
Friday, 10 Apr, 2009 – 9:02 | 6 Comments
First City Powered by Solar Energy Planned in Florida

A Florida developer unveiled plans today to build the nation’s first solar-powered city. The ambitious plan announced on Thursday is for a 19,500-home city with energy-efficient buildings that will be “the first city on earth …

Residential Geothermal Energy Incentives Cap Lifted
Friday, 10 Apr, 2009 – 7:43 | 3 Comments
Residential Geothermal Energy Incentives Cap Lifted

The $2,000 cap previously required on the 30-percent federal tax credit available to homeowners who install geothermal heat pumps at their residential property has now been eliminated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of …

First Solar Powered EV Charging Station Unveiled in Chicago
Wednesday, 8 Apr, 2009 – 4:10 | 2 Comments
First Solar Powered EV Charging Station Unveiled in Chicago

Chicago has just unveiled the first solar-powered electric vehicle charging station. The Solar Plug-In Stations will be used daily by the City of Chicago Department of Fleet Management to power the city’s electric cars.
Scott Emalfarb, …

Copenhagen Aims to Become the First Carbon-Neutral Capital City by 2025
Wednesday, 1 Apr, 2009 – 14:50 | 5 Comments
Copenhagen Aims to Become the First Carbon-Neutral Capital City by 2025

Copenhagen wants to bring carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions down to zero and become the first carbon-neutral capital city by 2025. The target was announced by the seven mayors of the city while launching Copenhagen’s new climate …