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My Weekend with the Electric Mini Cooper (Mini-e) and my review, photos, and videos.
Introduction:
The Mini-e is in a ‘field trial’ in the US. It is an all-electric car. It has the same body as a Mini Cooper S. People were invited to apply for one. Well, actually, for a 1-year lease. My sister and her husband applied and recieved one of the first ones to be delivered in LA. (They are only availalbe in the LA and New York areas.) At the end of the year the car will have to go back to Mini Cooper for evaluation.
We picked up the Mini-e at Alexander Mini in LA on Saturday, May 30, 2009.
This the review…
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IEC – News releases > nr1209 – IEC takes charge of setting global standards for Smart Grid
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is spearheading a global initiative to support the new “smart” electric power grids around the world with common technical standards that ensure interoperability, security and energy savings.
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Tribes in Peru to get $0.68/acre for protecting Amazon forest
Indigenous communities in Peru will be paid 5 soles ($1.70) per hectare ($0.68/acre) of preserved forest under a new conservation plan proposed by Peru’s Ministry of Environment, reports the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) in its bi-monthly update.
Antonio Brack, Peru’s Minister of Environment, says the scheme could generate $18.3 million dollars for forest communities, which control some 11 million hectares of forest in the country, beginning in 2010. Brack says money has already been set aside for the program in the 2010 budget.
They should be paying more per acre and this should be rolled out in more countries – still, great news.
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Coda unveils ‘practical’ all-electric sedan | Green Tech – CNET News
You could call electric car company Coda Automotive the anti-Tesla.
The company, formed by fleet vehicle provider Miles Electric, on Wednesday unveiled the Coda, a plain-looking electric car that’s designed for everyday use.
The highway-capable four-door sedan can go between 90 and 120 miles on its lithium ion battery pack. It will be available to consumers in California in the fall of 2010 at a price of $45,000. The cost can be offset by about $10,000 from a federal tax credit and state incentives, the company said.
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Green energy overtakes fossil fuel investment, UN figures reveal | Environment | guardian.co.uk
Green energy overtook fossil fuels in attracting investment for power generation for the first time last year, according to figures released today by the United Nations.
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Fact or Fiction? You Must Drink 8 Glasses of Water Daily: Scientific American
Virtually every health-conscious person can quote the recommendation: Drink at least eight eight-ounce glasses of water per day. Other beverages don’t count.
Turns out the advice is rubbish!!!
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Will the U.S. Ever Need to Build Another Coal or Nuclear Power Plant?: Scientific American
No new nuclear or coal plants may ever be needed in the United States, the chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said today.
“We may not need any, ever,” Jon Wellinghoff told reporters at a U.S. Energy Association forum.
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The Human Cost of Climate Change – Yahoo! News
The Global Humanitarian Forum paints a grim portrait of the human toll inflicted by Earth’s gradual rise in temperature: 26 million people displaced, $125 billion in annual economic losses and more than 300,000 yearly deaths
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