Green Reader Jan.11.2011
January 11, 2011 – 7:18 PM | No Comment

China has 1 out of every 2 wind turbines in world; World to run out of oil 100 years before replacement; Silvr Lining launches solar powered clothing; Kenyan offgrid homes install solar; Pakistan calls …

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Kenyan offgrid homes install solar
January 11, 2011 – 6:49 PM | No Comment
Kenyan offgrid homes install solar

General Motors and SAIC Motor Corp, Chinese firm, partner to manufacture alternative energy vehicles run on lithium-ion batteries.

Aspen private airport operators want to add $1 surcharge to every gallon of jet fuel sold for alternative …

New transmission line Idaho to Nevada
November 2, 2010 – 7:39 PM | No Comment
New transmission line Idaho to Nevada

Construction to begin on 500-kilovolt transmission line from Idaho to Nevada, which will enable energy transmission from rural areas.
Hawaii is becoming the test site for battery storage technology to support renewable energy generation.

J.D. Powers & …

China to invest $15B in alternative vehicle industry
September 13, 2010 – 9:12 PM | No Comment
China to invest $15B in alternative vehicle industry

China may invest $15B USD to ignite its alternative-energy vehicle industry over the next 10 years; China is now the world’s largest auto market, aiming for 500,000 alternative-energy vehicles by 2011 to reduce foreign oil …

Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicles purchased for US surveillance
July 31, 2010 – 6:32 PM | No Comment
Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicles purchased for US surveillance

Center for Biological Diversity sues the BLM to stop construction of a $3B gas pipeline from Wyoming to Oregon, saying pipeline will cross pristine land and harm endangered fish.
Alyeska Pipeline Service, operator of 800-mile trans-Alaska …

Hawaii targets 50,000 electric vehicles by 2015
July 3, 2010 – 1:30 PM | No Comment
Hawaii targets 50,000 electric vehicles by 2015

China is providing up to $7,320 for plug-in hybrid vehicles to increase demand, reduce reliance on fossil fuels and improve air quality.

Colorado with a 30% renewable energy requirement by 2020 for investor-owned utilities is having …

China’s car market surpasses the U.S.
May 18, 2010 – 2:12 PM | No Comment
China’s car market surpasses the U.S.

In the last year and a half, China’s car market (more than 1M units) has surpassed the United States, and China is quickly developing their alternative fuel fleet.
Survey by Ernst & Young shows that 60% …

Amtrak tests biodiesel on OK to TX route
April 20, 2010 – 10:11 PM | No Comment
Amtrak tests biodiesel on OK to TX route

United States’ electric grid is split into three sections: east, west and Texas.
The push to create more wind turbine-generated electricity could mean Illinois becomes a transmission hub.

FedEx introduces the first all-electric trucks to be used …

Green car dealerships open in Moscow
March 19, 2010 – 4:38 PM | No Comment
Green car dealerships open in Moscow

EVCARCO, green car dealerships, opens European headquarters in Moscow; first office in Fort Worth: http://www.evcarco.com/

Los Angeles may raise electric rate and give proceeds to solar power grid contributors; the LA electric commission is currently losing …

Toyota suspends production at two US plants
February 20, 2010 – 11:30 AM | No Comment
Toyota suspends production at two US plants

Toyota to suspend production at plants in San Antonio, TX (1,850 workers) and Georgetown, KY (6,600 workers) to deal with massive recalls; US government ordered Toyota to surrender documents to see how long they knew …

Toyota may recall 300,000 Toyota Prius hybrids
February 9, 2010 – 9:51 AM | No Comment
Toyota may recall 300,000 Toyota Prius hybrids

Toyota is still deciding on a potential recall of up to 300,000 Toyota Prius hybrids due to a brake issue.
Several projects in Nevada set for BLM fast-track — including solar, wind, geothermal and energy transmission.

Grasslands …