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Can Volvo Truck Plant in SW Virginia Drive to Neutral CO2 Emissions?
Repeat PerformancePatrick Collignon hopes New River Valley plant will replicate Volvo Trucks success in BelgiumWhen Volvo Trucks approaches environmental impact: Plant improvement, power generation, water heating and heat transfer, use of solar...NGVA Calls for Legislative Action in Washington
NGVsNow Also Offers Grassroots SupportBOSTON – The Natural Gas Vehicles for America program here in Boston has focused largely on energy legislation, extending tax credits beyond 2010, and support for the Natural Gas Act. With the high visibility BP...Stefan Lorentzson's Volvo Legacy
Exclusive Interview with Volvo CEO Stefan Lorentzson By Mike Smith, CEO, Mike Smith Public Affairs, Washington, DC MS – Stefan, I know you are moving back to Gothenburg June 1st for a senior management role. With 10,000 employees in the U...ACEEE Calls for ‘Silver Buckshot’ (no bullet) for Real Market Transformation
Individual Innovations on a state and local scale will help bring about large scale energy efficiency By Mike Smith and Elizabeth Bush At the ACEEE Market Transformation Symposium this week, featured panelists discussed...Renewable Energy Technology Show - 2010
by Mike Smith and Contributor Liz Bush A hub of gadgets and gizmos were on display at RETECH 2010 in Washington this week, clearly the technology of tomorrow. The display gave attendees the eerie feeling of walking through a green-themed Star Trek...Economics Must Align with Climate Change
Experts at the Renewable Energy Technology conference argue legislation for an improved economy and climate can coexist. By Mike Smith with Liz Bush At the RETECH 2010 conference and exhibition, Thursday and today, it became...Volvo and Mack Produce a Powerful Alternative
When you enter the Washington, DC convention center at this year’s RETECH show, continuing today, one is confronted by a nearly 28,000-ton truck of magnificent proportions. It is over 11feet high standing at the first booth in the hall. The...Andrea Cinquina, Tik Tik Tik, and the quest for sustainability in Italy
Andrea Cinquina is a 30-year old man from Italy – Pescara specifically – who has long cared about environmental issues. He has studied at leading universities earning a master’s degree in sustainable studies and environmental sciences. He helped...Chinese Delegate Su Wei's press conference at the UN Climate Change Summit
A section from Chinese Delegate Su Wei's press conference at the UN Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen is below, videotaped by Mike Smith on behalf of Energy Collective. The press conference was packed with at least 200 reporters waiting to hear...Reinhold Achatz, VP of Research at Siemens, discussed a recent study on green cities
Reinhold Achatz, VP of Research at Siemens, discussed a recent study by the Economist on green cities with Mike Smith at the UN Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen, where he revealed that cities account for 50% of all carbon emissions, and industry...Guido Bartels on Copenhagen and smart grid
Guido Bartels echoes Katherine Hamilton's advocacy of smart grid technology during the UN Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen, calling the event "a meeting of historic precedence". Bartels, General Manager of IBM's Global Energy and Utilities...Katherine Hamilton, President of GridWise Alliance, from the floor of COP15
In this video, Katherine Hamilton, President of GridWise Alliance, reflects upon the value of the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit and makes a case for aligning both innovative technologies and thoughtful behavioral changes to solve the United...
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Baby You Can Drive My (Electric) Car
Posted May 11, 2012 by Scott Edward Anderson
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Siemens develops ABS plastic alternative
Posted May 9, 2012 by Doris de Guzman
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Reduce CO2 and Slow Global Warming?
Posted April 30, 2012 by Willem Post
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WGC 2012 - 25th World Gas Conference
June 4, 2012, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Ecwatech 2012
June 4, 2012, Moscow, Russia
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Intersolar Europe
June 11, 2012, Munich, Germany
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NERC CIP Compliance Training
When: Thu, 2012-05-24 08:00
Hidroenergia 2012
When: Thu, 2012-05-24 09:00
Webinar on Transported Asset Protection Association’s (TAPA) Freight Security Requirements and Trucking Security Requirements
When: Thu, 2012-05-24 14:00
Global JOJOBAWORLD 2012
When: Fri, 2012-05-25 09:00
NESCO Town Hall: Security Risk Management Practices for Electric Utilities
When: Wed, 2012-05-30 13:00
Ecwatech 2012
When: Mon, 2012-06-04 09:00
“Cities will need to be retrofitted, as a whole. There's much work to be done. Vertical farming and other forms of energy/space/agriculture integration will be necessary to further sustain how humans live on this planet.”
“David,Reserves, potential resources and production are not interchangeable, and apocalyptic statements that depend on conflating them are thus fundamentally flawed. Your cogent analysis makes this crucial distinction well. It just needs a bigger audience.”