Archive for June 24th, 2009
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
June 24 (Bloomberg) — General Motors Corp. , racing to emerge from bankruptcy, said it drove the first pre-production electric-powered Chevrolet Volt yesterday, about two weeks ahead of schedule.
Source: www.bloomberg.com
Tags: gm, Hybrids, volt
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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
June 24 (Bloomberg) — General Motors Corp. , racing to emerge from bankruptcy, said it drove the first pre-production battery-powered Chevrolet Volt two weeks ahead of schedule.
Source: www.bloomberg.com
Tags: gm, Hybrids, volt
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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Oil prices fell Wednesday in choppy trading as the dollar strengthened and the United States reported mixed energy inventory data.
Source: uk.biz.yahoo.com
Tags: iran, Oil, politics
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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC- U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced more than $204 million in Recovery Act funding to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in ten states.
Source: www.energy.gov
Tags: obama, politics
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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
A Boulder, Colo., nonprofit is urging communities across the country and the world to prepare for the chaos that could come from the end of cheap oil. Daniel Terdiman reports for Road Trip 2009.
Source: news.cnet.com
Tags: Oil, peakoil
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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
A Boulder, Colo., nonprofit is urging communities across the country and the world to prepare for the chaos that could come from the end of cheap oil. Daniel Terdiman reports for Road Trip 2009.
Source: news.cnet.com
Tags: Oil, peakoil
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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Ford Motor is going for the “green:” $5.9 billion in US government loans to spur development of more fuel-efficient vehicles. Other recipients, according to the White House, are Japanese automaker Nissan Motor, whose North American unit will…
Source: www.nypost.com
Tags: cars, electricconversion
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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) has made its position clear: the industry is not prepared to accept the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in its current form. Either the government gives it control of the proposed transport system, or it continues to rule the roads with its taxis.
Source: www.capeargus.co.za
Tags: Oil, peakoil
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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
A Japanese oil refiner said that it was considering operating solar-power plants in Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, in cooperation with state-owned energy giant Saudi Aramco.
Source: news.yahoo.com
Tags: Solar
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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
CHEVRON GLOBAL POWER HAS BEGUN PRE-CONSTRUCTION WORK ON AN ELEVEN TURBINE WIND FARM IN EVANSVILLE. RIGHT NOW, CHEVRON IS WORKING ON ROAD EXPANSION AND HAULING EQUIPMENT IN TO PREPARE FOR THE ASSEMBLY OF THE TURBINES.
Source: www.k2tv.com
Tags: Wind
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