Archive for December 20th, 2009

Solar power golf carts

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

Solar power golf carts are being introduced to cut the amount of pollution that is produced in the sport.

Source: bigpondnews.com

Solar Charging Station for Electric Car Running in Red Hook

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

Courtesy Inhabitat The city’s first solar-powered electric vehicle charging station has opened in Red Hook, Inhabitat reports . It’s the work of Beautiful Earth Group , a sustainable energy company, and located on an industrial lot by their offices. This baby’s completely off the grid, built out of recycled steel shipping containers, and powered solely by 235 watt photovoltaic panels. The …

Source: gothamist.com

CQ Transcript: Sens. Nelson, Graham on CNN’s ‘State of the Union’

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

CQ Transcriptswire

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OPEC poised to keep oil supply steady as price firm

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

OPEC will almost certainly leave output targets unchanged when it meets this week in Luanda, ministers said on Sunday, as robust oil prices offset any concerns in the group about excess supplies.

Source: news.yahoo.com

MARK PHELAN: Volt video a viral hoot

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

If you believe there’s no such thing as bad publicity, you haven’t seen the “Chevy Volt Dance” video from the recent Los Angeles Auto Show.

Source: www.freep.com

Volt video a viral hoot

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

If you believe there’s no such thing as bad publicity, you haven’t seen the “Chevy Volt Dance” video from the recent Los Angeles Auto Show.

Source: www.freep.com

U.S. Senate OKs bill that benefits some Michigan companies, jobless

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

Washington — The Senate passed the $636 billion Department of Defense appropriations bill this morning that includes millions of dollars for military-related projects by Michigan companies, plus an extension of unemployment benefits and COBRA health insurance subsidies for laid-off workers.

Source: www.detnews.com

Obama faces new global warming skeptic: Joe Sixpack

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

Fresh from a global warming deal in Copenhagen, Denmark, President Obama returned to a cold, snowy Washington where the politics of global warming are slowly shifting underfoot.

Source: news.yahoo.com