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Dispelling Electric-Vehicle Myths, #5 (and last): Technology Aspects

March 31st, 2015 · 1 Comment

In a series of guest posts, Assaf addresses — from the perspective both of an EV owner and an analyst — myths about electric vehicles. The first post addressed the life-cycle CO2 Footprint of various types of cars … and … the simple truth (in line with Debunking Handbook guidelines): Electric Vehicles have lower (LOWER!) […]

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Tags: automobiles · electric vehicles · guest post · hybrid · transportation

California pleads with Senator @JimInhofe (R-@ExxonMobil): “Throw some snowballs in our direction”

March 31st, 2015 · Comments Off on California pleads with Senator @JimInhofe (R-@ExxonMobil): “Throw some snowballs in our direction”

A simple fact: California is drying up.  The snowpack is at record lows (which means less spring runoff). Farmers’ fields are brown, rather than green, even as  irrigation wells are going deeper and deeper (and some farmers game system for big profits).  Reservoirs are retreating even faster than glaciers.  The situation is so serious that […]

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Tags: climate change